The Utah Mammoth secured a 5-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday night in Salt Lake City. Clayton Keller, Kevin Stenlund, Nate Schmidt, and Nick Schmaltz each contributed one goal and one assist to lead the win.
Erik Karlsson opened the scoring for the Penguins with a deflected power-play goal just 71 seconds into the game. Clayton Keller responded with a backhand goal at the 6:00 mark of the first period, marking his third goal in three games. Lawson Crouse assisted the equalizer by redirecting a puck near the boards around Karlsson's leg. Kevin Stenlund later gave the Mammoth their first lead with a tap-in goal with 9:50 remaining in the first period.
The game saw significant momentum shifts during the second and third periods. Richard Rakell tied the game for Pittsburgh with a wrist shot on a power play at 7:01 of the second. Utah responded with two late goals in that period, including a slapshot from Nate Schmidt with 8:16 remaining and a tip-in by Kailer Yamamoto with 5:20 left. Nick Schmaltz extended the Utah lead to 5-2 with a power-play goal at 1:36 of the third period.
The Penguins attempted a late comeback with goals from Egor Chinakhov at 2:55 of the third period and Declan Carlile with 5:05 remaining. Arturs Silovs recorded 24 saves for Pittsburgh, while Sebastian Cossa made 15 stops for the Mammoth. Bryan Rust provided two assists for the Penguins.
The Penguins are scheduled to host Florida on Thursday, while the Mammoth will play at Seattle on Thursday.
