Overview
- Vegas beat Utah 5-4 in overtime on Monday, squaring the first-round series at 2-2.
- Utah climbed back from a 3-0 deficit after producing only three first-period shots, then Brett Howden drew Vegas level to reach overtime.
- Pavel Dorofeyev’s initial OT winner was overturned for offside on Jack Eichel before Shea Theodore buried the official clincher.
- Vegas drove the extra period with a heavy forecheck that limited Utah’s rushes and produced a 9-4 edge in scoring chances.
- Game 5 returns to T-Mobile Arena on Wednesday, with Carter Hart’s recent swings prompting talk of a possible Adin Hill start.