Brett Howden. Again. Ben Hutton hops out the box for a 2-on-1, his shot rebounds high, and Howden was there to corral it and put home the rebound. 3-0, 1:34 into the third.

End of 2: Golden Knights 2, Avalanche 0 Goals from Coghlan and Dorofeyev the difference. Couldn't ask for a better 40 minutes from the road team to this point. Avs will have 1:25 of power play time to start the 3rd. Goals from Coghlan and Dorofeyev the difference.

What a pass by Mitch Marner, nearly on one knee, finding Pavel Dorofeyev cutting through the slot for the finish. 2-0 Golden Knights

As we all expected, it's Dylan Coghlan opening the scoring of the Western Conference Final midway through the second period. Takes the feed from Saad in the slot and rips it home. 1-0 Golden Knights. First career playoff goal for Coghlan.

Thought that was a good road period from the Golden Knights. First five minutes it was all Colorado. VGK got to its game and started moving in transition. Wedgewood made some massive saves.

VGK lines and pairs for Game 1 in Colorado: Barbashev-Eichel-Dorofeyev Howden-Karlsson-Marner Saad-Hertl-Sissons C. Smith-Dowd-Kolesar McNabb-Theodore Hanifin-Andersson Hutton-Coghlan Hart

Mark Stone is not on the ice for warmups.

Final: Golden Knights 5, Ducks 1 For the fifth time in nine years, #ForgedInGold is heading to the Western Conference Final/NHL semifinals. The behemoth Colorado Avalanche await. Game 1 at Ball Arena on Wednesday. Buckle the hell up, folks.

End of 1: Golden Knights 3, Ducks 0 Couldn't have scripted a better start for #ForgedInGold, led the way by Mitch Marner. Howden and Theodore with the other goals, shots are 9-4 VGK. Can't imagine they're pulling Dostal like they did Game 3, but who knows?

Oh. My. God. Mitch Marner. There are no words. 1-0 Golden Knights at 1:02. Holy hell.

Game 1 of the Western Conference Final begins Wednesday in Colorado at 5 p.m., no matter the finish of this series.

Final: Ducks 3, Golden Knights 1 Mark Stone ends the shutout with a late power-play goal. Consolation prize. Dominant road game from Anaheim, who will take a split back to Southern California as the better team through six periods. Game 3 at Honda Center on Friday.

Someone has got to pick up 91 in white there. Leo Carlsson alone on the weak side, and unless something drastic changes in the offensive mindset, that could be the dagger. 2-0 Ducks

End of 2: Ducks 1, Golden Knights 0 This game is a landslide if not for Carter Hart, who has been VGK's best player through five periods. That is a problem. Sennecke goal the difference. Shots are 21-15 Anaheim.

After spending 99% of this period in the offensive zone, the Ducks strike first. Beckett Sennecke snaps one home from in close after Viel won a puck battle. 1-0 Anaheim

End of 1: Somehow, no goals. Ducks, for the second straight game, dominate in the shot department primarily thanks to a PK that is currently impenetrable. Hart stopped all 15 shots he faced. Anaheim had a 28-11 edge in shot attempts. ATTEMPTS.

And now the Golden Knights are getting a power play, as Washe gets called for goaltender interference. There have been 10 penalty minutes handed out in 10:06 of game action.

After all that hoopla and the dust has settled... The PK is now 23-of-24 in the playoffs.

Well, uh. Double-minor high stick called on Eichel. So it's going to be 5-on-3 for 1:38.

Four seconds away from another kill, Marner lobs it over the glass and will give the Ducks another power play.

Dowd won the opening faceoff, then gave it right to Anaheim to spring a 2-on-1, but Hart made the save. Well.

VGK lines and pairs for Game 2 vs. Anaheim: Barbashev-Eichel-Dorofeyev Howden-Marner-Stone Hertl-Karlsson-Kolesar C. Smith-Dowd-Sissons McNabb-Theodore Hanifin-Andersson Hutton-Korczak Hart

Lineman calls off the icing, play keeps going and Ivan Barbashev puts home the weak-side finish from Dorofeyev. Took a while but the goals came. 2-1 with 4:58 to go.

End of 2: Golden Knights 1, Ducks 0 This was absolutely not the score I expected going into tonight. Howden with the difference maker. Carter Hart, once again, shuts the door in the period. Shots 21-14 Ducks.

PK now 3-for-3 after killing the Karlsson high-stick. 18-for-19 in the playoffs.

Jackson LaCombe is going to be sick to his stomach for 24 hours if the Ducks lose.

Would you believe me if I told you Brett Howden scored a goal? Because Brett Howden scored a goal. Fifth in four games off the sick feed from Marner. Golden Knights strike first. 1-0

No goals after 1. Hart stopped all 11 Anaheim shots. That period was all Ducks. Active sticks were in the right spots. Golden Knights puck management not the best.

Shots are 7-1 Ducks at the first TV timeout. Only shot was from Andersson on a breakaway out of the box stopped by Dostal. Anaheim has created pressure, but Hart has been good.

Enjoy the hockey.

VGK lines and pairs for Game 1 vs. Anaheim. Reilly Smith out, Tomas Hertl to the wing: Barbashev-Eichel-Dorofeyev Howden-Marner-Stone Hertl-Karlsson-Kolesar C. Smith-Dowd-Sissons McNabb-Theodore Hanifin-Andersson Hutton-Korczak Hart

Carter Hart vs. Lukas Dostal, Part I.

Round 2 against Gordon Bombay and the Flying V.

Joked with William Karlsson after his scrum died down: “Of course you would come back on May the 4th.” Karlsson, laughing: “Hopefully the force is with me tonight.”

Hope you took the over.

Final: Golden Knights 5, Mammoth 1 Dominant performance from #ForgedInGold, who are moving on to the second round where the Anaheim Ducks await. The future is bright for #TusksUp, who ran out of gas at the end. Game 1 will be at T-Mobile Arena. Time and date TBA.

An absolutely ridiculous shift of nearly two minutes ends with a Mitch Marner clapper for his first goal of the series. 2-0

The hottest goal scorer on the planet strikes again. Brett Howden with the weak-side rebound. Four goals in three games. Golden Knights strike first. 1-0

William Karlsson just took the ice for morning skate.

In the days following the Golden Knights' Game 3 loss, John Tortorella felt the special teams battle was in Utah's favor. The pendulum has swung back in VGK's favor, not because of the power play, but the penalty kill. www.reviewjournal.com/sports/golde...

Clutch, thy name is Brett Howden. Shorty for the win. Golden Knights win 5-4, lead the series 3-2. See y'all in SLC on Friday.

Off the pine, to hats thrown in his honor. Pavel Dorofeyev with a hat trick, and he ties it with 52.7 seconds left. Holy hell. 4-4

A defensive-zone faceoff loss from Dowd turns into a 2-on-1 for Utah, and Dylan Guenther lasers one home. We're tied at 3. Buckle up.

Put that on the Mark Stone stick check highlight reel. That and winning the race to the puck???

Cole Smith called for a high-sticking double minor 11 seconds into the period is not the start the Golden Knights were hoping for. #Analysis

And now Shea Theodore does the shooting this time and rips one home off the turnover from Vejmelka. Two goals in 1:39, and the Golden Knights have their first lead. 3-2

Hat trick watch for Pavel Dorofeyev. Incredible drop pass from Shea Theodore to set him up. Tied again.

Just like in Game 3, Lawson Crouse gets room in the slot off busted coverage and snipes it home. 2-1 Utah

Another questionable penalty from Logan Cooley. High-sticking well behind the play. Golden Knights are going to the power play for already the fourth time.

Have not been impressed with the lack of rally towel usage in this building.