Golden Knights storm back in 3rd period, take Game 1 over Mammoth — PHOTOS

It doesn’t matter which coach is behind the bench.

Leave it to the Vegas Golden Knights to complete one more third-period rally, even in Game 1 of the playoffs.

The Knights scored twice in less than two minutes early in the third and three times total in a 4-2 victory over the Utah Mammoth on Sunday.

The victory gave them a 1-0 lead in their first-round Stanley Cup playoffs series at T-Mobile Arena.

Captain Mark Stone tied it on the power play at 5:33, then fourth-line center Nic Dowd tipped a point shot from Noah Hanifin 1:47 later for the Knights’ first lead of the game.

Ivan Barbashev added an empty-netter with 1:39 remaining for the final score.

“We got our legs under us in the first two periods, and then just kept it going,” Barbashev said.

Game 2 is at T-Mobile Arena on Tuesday.

The Knights trailed 2-1 heading into the third period. Utah was 29-2-2 in the regular season when leading after 40 minutes.

Goaltender Carter Hart finished with 32 saves, and fourth-line winger Colton Sissons scored to cap off a stellar offensive performance from the “identity” line.

The Knights improved to 8-0-1, including the regular season, under coach John Tortorella.

This series is going to be about youthful exuberance against veteran, championship experience.

The Mammoth have some Stanley Cup winners and playoff-tested players on their roster. Most of their players, though, haven’t had the luxury of going through playoff hockey.

The Knights, on the other hand, have been there and done that with their eighth playoff appearance in nine years.

Utah wasn’t the intimidated new kid on the block. The Knights tried to rough them up. They tried to set the tone physically.

Utah landed the first punch with 11 seconds left in the first period, thanks to center Logan Cooley scoring the first postseason goal in Mammoth history.

Cooley isn’t a stranger to scoring against the Knights. He scored four goals against them on Nov. 24 in Salt Lake City.

It capped off an eventful first period with 10 penalty minutes, blood drawn from a couple of no-called high sticks and a headbutt thrown in a scrum.

Sissons notched the tying goal at 3:44 after a no-look, backhand pass from winger Cole Smith.

Utah restored the lead 1:23 later when center Kevin Stenlund threw a puck toward the net, deflected off Kaedan Korczak’s stick and in.

Stone (37) became the Knights’ all-time leader in playoff goals, surpassing Jonathan Marchessault.

“What we learned today is you have to play all 60,” Smith said. “It’s going to take every minute of every game. We just kept grinding.”