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Gabe Smith - Four-point effort Saturday Smith scored a goal and added three assists in QMJHL Moncton's 5-4 win over Blainville-Boisbriand in Game 2 on Saturday.

Impact Smith was the leading scorer for the Wildcats in this contest, helping them even this semifinals series at 1-1. He's up to 20 points across 10 playoff outings this year, two shy of his total across 19 postseason appearances in 2025. Smith took a massive step up with 34 goals and 77 points over 60 regular-season contests, and his performance has carried over during Moncton's playoff run.

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Guenther's powerful 1-timer making noise for Mammoth in Western 1st Round | NHL.com Forward's shot big factor in building 2-1 series lead against Golden Knights

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Nic Dowd - Pots goal in Game 3 loss Dowd scored a goal on three shots in Friday's 4-2 loss to the Mammoth in Game 3.

Impact Dowd has managed two goals on four shots while adding six hits and a plus-1 rating over three playoff outings. His goal brought the Golden Knights within two with 3:08 left in the third period, but that wasn't enough time to work with. Dowd remains locked in on the fourth line, and if any lineup changes are coming, he would be more likely to gain ice time than he would be to get scratched.

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Jack Eichel - Finds twine in loss Eichel scored a goal on three shots, added three hits and blocked two shots in Friday's 4-2 loss to the Mammoth in Game 3.

Impact Eichel has earned three points, seven shots on net, four hits and four blocked shots over three playoff contests. He got the Golden Knights on the board with a tally in the second period, but they weren't able to assemble a comeback. Eichel has been fine on offense so far, and Vegas will need him to at least continue this level of play as they try to overcome a 2-1 series deficit.

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Carter Hart - Bad outing in Game 3 loss Hart gave up four goals on 12 shots in Friday's 4-2 loss to the Mammoth in Game 3.

Impact Hart has trended down as this first-round series has progressed. He was unable to find success against an opportunistic attack from the Mammoth in this game, which saw them score all four goals over the first 30 minutes. He's now allowed nine goals on 74 shots over three playoff contests. It's not yet clear if head coach John Tortorella will stick with Hart for Monday's Game 4, but it would be tough for the 27-year-old netminder to have a worse performance than he did Friday.

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Clayton Keller - Dishes pair of assists Keller notched two assists, including one on the power play, and added a plus-2 rating in Friday's 4-2 win over the Golden Knights in Game 2.

Impact This was Keller's first contribution on the scoresheet in this first-round series. The 27-year-old winger ended the regular-season on a 10-game, 20-point streak, and it's hard for any opponent to keep him quiet for long. Keller is in the postseason for the second time in his career after logging seven points over nine playoff games in 2020. He had 26 goals, 88 points and 225 shots on net over 82 regular-season appearances this year.

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Dylan Guenther - Buries power-play tally Guenther scored a power-play goal on four shots and added five hits in Friday's 4-2 win over the Golden Knights in Game 3.

Impact Guenther put the Mammoth ahead 2-0 late in the first period with his power-play mark. He has three points, 13 shots on net and seven hits across three playoff outings so far. Guenther's in a top-six role at even strength and also features on the first power-play unit, so he's in a great spot to be productive throughout Utah's postseason run.

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