Resiliency remains key to Golden Knights' success
Rallying from deficits is a strength that has been evident virtually all season.
Vegas Golden Knights F Brett Howden (21) celebrates after he scored the game winning goal against the Utah Mammoth in Round 1 Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, in Las Vegas, Nevada. LAS VEGAS — Billy Joel has sung about it. John Tortorella has been preaching it since he got here a month ago.
In hockey, as it is in relationships, it’s a matter of trust. In the case of the Vegas Golden Knights, it’s a matter of resilience too. Same goes for the Utah Mammoth.
Want to know why this has been a great opening-round Stanley Cup Playoff series? You have two teams that refuse to capitulate. Two teams that even if they’re trailing, refuse to quit.
And on a night where both teams’ star players showed up and delivered, when it came to determining a winner, it was Brett Howden, who came through, beating Karel Vejmelka 5:28 into the second overtime to give the Knights a 5-4 win Wednesday at T-Mobile Arena and a 3-2 series lead with Game 6 Friday at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City. Game 5’s in best-of-seven series are always pivotal and Wednesday night was no different. If Utah finds a way to bounce back and win, the Mammoth get the opportunity to clinch at home in front of their raucous crowd.
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