The Utah Mammoth secured a five to four overtime victory against the Tampa Bay Lightning at Delta Center on Saturday, October 24, 2026. Dmitry Simashev scored the winning goal in the overtime period to seal the win for the home team.
The game began with J. Guentzel scoring an unassisted even-strength goal for Tampa Bay at 5:10 of the first period. Utah responded at 7:02 with an even-strength goal from K. Yamamoto, assisted by no one. Following a goal by P. Holmberg for the Lightning, Utah's D. Guenther scored a power-play goal at 17:39 of the first period to tie the score. Brayden Point later extended the Lightning's lead with a power-play goal in the first period.
In the second period, C. Geekie scored an even-strength goal to put Tampa Bay ahead. Utah answered with goals from A. Lee and D. Simashev to take the lead. The Lightning's scoring was capped by Geekie's second goal of the game.
The game moved into overtime after the teams remained tied through the third period. At 1:44 of the extra period, Dmitry Simashev scored his second goal of the game, assisted by Brayton Hayton and Karel Vejmelka, to secure the victory for Utah. The win marked the Utah Mammoth's 12th game of the season and their 5th home game.
Utah's goaltender Karel Vejmelka played 61:44, making 28 saves on 32 shots. The three stars for Utah were Dmitry Simashev, K. Yamamoto, and V. Trocheck.
The game featured several penalties for both teams. Tampa Bay's penalties included infractions by J. Viel, E. Lilleberg, N. Kucherov, and C. D'Astous. Utah's penalties included infractions by J. McBain, C. Keller, M. Sergachev, and K. Stenlund. Both teams finished the game with 4 penalty minutes and 8 total penalty minutes distributed across 4 infractions each.
