Golden Knights back in driver’s seat after tying series

After a dramatic victory, the Vegas Golden Knights seemingly have taken back the momentum in their first-round series.

The Golden Knights were involved in a wild game against the Utah Mammoth in Game 4 of the Pacific Division Semifinals on Monday night. Vegas blew a 3-0 lead, needing a goal from Brett Howden in the third to send the game to overtime. There, Shea Theodore potted the game-winner, evening the series at two games apiece.

The victory was as much of a sigh of relief as it was a shift in the mood around the Golden Knights. Instead of heading back home facing elimination, they have a chance to push the Mammoth to the brink of elimination before returning to Salt Lake City. That puts the pressure back on the Mammoth, who won Game 2 in Sin City, but gave up a chance to take a stranglehold on the series.

On Tuesday’s edition of Daily Faceoff LIVE, Tyler Yaremchuk and Carter Hutton discuss how the Golden Knights have taken control in the series following the big win.

Tyler Yaremchuk: If Vegas doesn’t win this game in overtime…we are talking about a team down 3-1. We’re talking about a team that probably needs to make a goaltending change because Carter Hart gave up a couple of stinkers again for the Golden Knights. All of that gets washed away with this OT winner. Now, it kinda feels like Vegas is back in the driver’s seat.

Carter Hutton: Yeah, it does. It feels like the pressure is squarely back onto Utah now after the first win at home and then blowing this one. But fighting back, having a lead in the third, it’s something you’d like to see them hang onto. I didn’t like Karel Vejmelka’s game. He’s a guy that I speak very highly of…he was just kinda fighting it a little bit last night and [Vegas] capitalized on their chances. It was a stinger last night for the Utah Mammoth 

You can watch the full segment and entire episode here…