The Utah Mammoth survived a late barrage to defeat the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs 5-4 on Tuesday night, October 13, in Salt Lake City. The Mammoth secured the win despite a third-period rally by the visitors.
Daniil But opened the scoring for Utah at 14:55 of the first period on a play where he slipped the puck under defenseman Morgan Rielly and over the shoulder of goaltender Anthony Stolarz. The second period saw a high volume of scoring. Logan Cooley assisted Vincent Trocheck to make it 2-0, and Mikhail Sergachev added a short-handed goal following a puck slid by Barrett Hayton. Auston Matthews extended his five-game point streak on a power play assisted by John Tavares. Jack Roslovic and MacKenzie Weegar also scored in the middle frame, with Weegar scoring on a no-look pass from Clayton Keller. Stolarz recorded 23 saves in the contest.
The Maple Leafs mounted a comeback in the third period. John Tavares, returning to the lineup after the birth of his fourth child, scored to make it 5-3 after receiving a long pass from his goaltender. Gavin McKenna later brought the visitors within one goal. Toronto had opportunities to tie the game late through Morgan Rielly and Jack Roslovic, but the Mammoth held on. Karel Vejmelka made 22 saves for Toronto, including key stops during a late man advantage.
Dylan Guenther and Mikhail Sergachev each recorded one goal and one assist for the Utah Mammoth during the game.
