Dmitri Simashev scored his second goal of the game at 1:44 of overtime to lead the Utah Mammoth to a 5-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026.
Simashev previously tied the game at 4-4 with 2:28 remaining in the second period.
The Lightning took an early 1-0 lead with 14:50 remaining in the first period after Charle-Edouard D’Astous scored following a failed puck tap by a Mammoth player toward goalie Karel Vejmelka.
Kailer Yamamoto responded with a breakaway goal less than two minutes later to even the score. Pontus Holmberg then gave Tampa Bay a 2-1 advantage with 9:54 remaining in the first period.
Brayden Point extended the Lightning's lead to 3-1 with 7:18 remaining in the opening period, assisted by Nikita Kucherov. Dylan Guenther cut the deficit to 3-2 for the Mammoth on a power play with 2:21 left in the first period.
Conor Geekie extended the Lightning's lead to 4-2 with 14:28 remaining in the second period, but Anders Lee answered for the Mammoth with 5:21 remaining in that period.
Nikita Kucherov became the Tampa Bay franchise leader in points during the game after assisting on Point's goal. This brought Kucherov to 1,138 career points, surpassing former teammate Steven Stammos, who had held the record since April 2022.
Kucherov has played his entire professional career with Tampa Bay since starting in 2013.
The Mammoth will host Minnesota on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026.
Other scoring contributors for the Mammoth included Yamamoto, Guenther, and Lee. Vincent Trocheck recorded two assists, while Clayton Keller, Andrew Peeke, Mackenzie Weegar, and Sergachev each provided one assist.
For the Lightning, D’Astous, Ryan McDonagh, Scott Sabourin, and Erik Cernak each recorded an assist.
