Golden Knights must prepare for raucous Utah crowd in Game Three
Vegas Golden Knights G Carter Hart (79) celebrates with his teammates after defeating the Utah Mammoth in Round 1 of the NHL Playoffs on Sunday, April 19, 2026, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Suddenly, the Vegas Golden Knights have themselves the competitive first round series they were promised. On Friday, the first round action shifts over to Salt Lake City as the Golden Knights hope to break the deadlock in their favor over the Utah Mammoth.
Venue : Delta Center, Salt Lake City, UT Date : Friday, April 24 Time : 6:30 pm PST How To Watch : SCRIPPS, TBS Radio : 1340 AM, 94. 7 FM With the series now tied at a game apiece, the Golden Knights find themselves in something of an uphill battle. They will now have to win at least one game in Salt Lake City to take back home ice advantage, which will be easier said than done.
Utah is going all out for their playoff hockey debut, and the arena is going to be one of the loudest experiences they have ever gone through. If the Golden Knights are going to weather the storm, this is what they must do. Cool the crowd The Golden Knights have to be aware that they are in for a difficult task, so they have to find a way to nullify Utah’s crowd noise quickly.
Mark Stone has had a strong series so far with goals in each of the first two games, but this is the ideal time for the rest of Vegas’ top scorers to produce. Jack Eichel, Pavel Dorofeyev and Mitch Marner have so far been held off the scoresheet, but they all have the offensive talent to change that at any given moment. It will take a hot start to keep the decibel levels in Salt Lake City down, and the Golden Knights especially do not want to volume to increase.
Slow the kids down While the Golden Knights have done a good job keeping most of Utah’s weapons at bay, the line of Logan Cooley, Dylan Guenther and Kailer Yamamoto have been the best line in the series so far. Cooley and Guenther have proven the moment is not too big for them, scoring three of Utah’s five goals, including Cooley’s game-winner in Game Two. The Golden Knights have yet to find a combination that works against them, and home ice shifting means Utah can now search for a matchup that makes the line’s impact stronger.