The Utah Mammoth pulled off a wild 5-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday night, with four different players racking up a goal and an assist each to secure the win. Kailer Yamamoto also found the back of the net for Utah, while Sebastian Cossa made 15 stops to hold onto the tight win. This wasn’t a runaway, though, as the Penguins clawed their way back in a late third-period surge that had everyone on the edge of their seats.
Penguins Struck First, But Utah Came Alive
Pittsburgh came out swinging, with Erik Karlsson putting them on the board with a deflected power-play goal just 71 seconds into the game. That’s a quick punch, right? But the Mammoth didn’t blink. Clayton Keller, who’s been on fire, leveled the score at 6:00 of the first period with a slick backhand. Get this, it was his third goal in three games, and Lawson Crouse set him up perfectly, redirecting the puck around Karlsson’s leg. Then, with 9:50 left in the first, Kevin Stenlund tapped one in from close range, giving Utah their first lead of the night. It was a back-and-forth battle from the jump, showing these teams came to play.
Utah’s Mid-Game Blitz Was Scary Good, But Pittsburgh Refused to Quit
The Penguins tied it up again in the second period, with Richard Rakell flicking in a wrist shot near the left post on another power play at 7:01. But Utah responded with authority. Nate Schmidt reclaimed the lead with 8:16 to go, blasting a slapshot home from near the blue line. Just a few minutes later, Kailer Yamamoto tipped in a puck from the low slot with 5:20 left, extending the Mammoth’s lead. The third period started with Nick Schmaltz making it 5-2 for Utah with a power play goal at 1:36. Arturs Silovs, who made 24 saves for Pittsburgh, stopped the initial shot, but Schmaltz threaded a backhand around the goalie’s left leg on the second effort. That looked like it was lights out for Pittsburgh, but nope. The Penguins cut the deficit to one late in the third with goals from Egor Chinakhov at 2:55 and Declan Carlile following up with a score. Bryan Rust even chipped in with two assists for Pittsburgh in what turned into a frantic finish.
What a game. The Mammoth survived a serious scare from the Penguins, leaning on their top offensive guys to get the job done. Sebastian Cossa’s 15 saves were enough, but that late surge from Pittsburgh made everyone sweat. You know they are looking to clean up those late-game defensive lapses for next time.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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