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Utah Mammoth 5, Pittsburgh Penguins 4 (OT) — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Utah Mammoth 5, Pittsburgh Penguins 4 (overtime). Shots on goal: UTA 36, PIT 16. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 UTA 0-2 PIT; P2 UTA 0-1 PIT; P3 UTA 4-1 PIT; OT UTA 1-0 PIT.

Scoring plays: P1 00:48 Justin Brazeau (assists: Ben Kindel, Rutger McGroarty) to make it UTA 0-1 PIT; P1 15:21 Bryan Rust (assists: Rickard Rakell) to make it UTA 0-2 PIT; P2 05:40 Ben Kindel (assists: Ryan Shea, Kris Letang) to make it UTA 0-3 PIT; P3 01:07 Nate Schmidt (assists: Nick Schmaltz, JJ Peterka) to make it UTA 1-3 PIT; P3 01:22 Michael Carcone to make it UTA 2-3 PIT; P3 05:35 Sean Durzi (assists: Kailer Yamamoto, Mikhail Sergachev) to make it UTA 3-3 PIT; P3 07:06 Michael Carcone (assists: Barrett Hayton, Daniil But) to make it UTA 4-3 PIT; P3 14:06 Justin Brazeau (assists: Erik Karlsson, Ben Kindel) to make it UTA 4-4 PIT; OT 00:42 Dylan Guenther (assists: John Marino) to make it UTA 5-4 PIT. Top skaters: Ben Kindel (PIT) 1 G, 2 A; Michael Carcone (UTA) 2 G, 0 A; Justin Brazeau (PIT) 2 G, 0 A; Bryan Rust (PIT) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Karel Vejmelka (UTA) 12 saves on 16, decision W; Sergei Murashov (PIT) 32 saves on 37, decision O.

Standouts

Top Scorer · PIT
Ben Kindel
1 G, 2 A, 3 PTS, 2 SOG · 16:23 TOI
Goals · UTA
Michael Carcone
2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 5 SOG · 12:20 TOI
Goaltending · UTA
Karel Vejmelka
12 saves on 16 shots (.750) · W
Season highs
Nick Schmaltz · Season-high 9 shots on goalJJ Peterka · Season-high 8 shots on goalBen Kindel · Season-high 3 pointsMichael Carcone · Season-high 2 goals

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

UTA 1 largest lead P3 7:06 (UTA 4, PIT 3) · 4-0 run, P3 1:07–P3 7:06
PIT 3 largest lead P2 5:40 (UTA 0, PIT 3) · 3-0 run, P1 0:48–P2 5:40
Swings 1 lead changes Tied 2 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 0:48 Justin Brazeau (Ben Kindel, Rutger McGroarty) PIT · backhand shot · UTA 0, PIT 1
  • P1 15:21 Bryan Rust (Rickard Rakell) PIT · backhand shot · UTA 0, PIT 2
  • P2 5:40 Ben Kindel (Ryan Shea, Kris Letang) PIT · wrist shot · UTA 0, PIT 3
  • P3 1:07 Nate Schmidt (Nick Schmaltz, JJ Peterka) UTA · wrist shot · UTA 1, PIT 3
  • P3 1:22 Michael Carcone UTA · wrist shot · UTA 2, PIT 3
  • P3 5:35 Sean Durzi (Kailer Yamamoto, Mikhail Sergachev) UTA · wrist shot · UTA 3, PIT 3
  • P3 7:06 Michael Carcone (Barrett Hayton, Daniil But) UTA · Power play · wrist shot · UTA 4, PIT 3
  • P3 14:06 Justin Brazeau (Erik Karlsson, Ben Kindel) PIT · tip-in shot · UTA 4, PIT 4
  • OT 0:42 Dylan Guenther (John Marino) UTA · wrist shot · UTA 5, PIT 4

Linescore

123OT T
UTA 0041 5
PIT 2110 4

Shots on goal: UTA 37, PIT 16

Biggest Period

The Utah Mammoth scored 4 goals in P3 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

UTAPIT
36Shots on goal16
67Shot attempts40
32Faceoff wins32
9Hits18
7Blocked shots17
1Power-play goals0
5Takeaways4
18Giveaways13
4Penalty minutes8
75.0%Save %86.5%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
UTA71117136
PIT646016

🎯 Shot Map

Utah Mammoth5 G · 59 attempts
JJ Peterka: saved (tip-in)Daniil But: saved (wrist)Jack McBain: missed the netDylan Guenther: saved (wrist)JJ Peterka: saved (backhand)JJ Peterka: missed the netNick Schmaltz: saved (tip-in)Dylan Guenther: missed the netJJ Peterka: saved (wrist)Dylan Guenther: missed the netIan Cole: missed the netDylan Guenther: missed the netDylan Guenther: missed the netLawson Crouse: saved (tip-in)Lawson Crouse: missed the netLawson Crouse: missed the netOlli Maatta: missed the netLawson Crouse: missed the netNick Schmaltz: saved (wrist)Nick Schmaltz: saved (wrist)Nick Schmaltz: missed the netKevin Stenlund: missed the netDylan Guenther: missed the netJohn Marino: saved (wrist)Michael Carcone: missed the netMichael Carcone: saved (wrist)Clayton Keller: missed the netDylan Guenther: missed the netNick Schmaltz: saved (tip-in)JJ Peterka: saved (wrist)Nick Schmaltz: missed the netNick Schmaltz: saved (wrist)Nick Schmaltz: saved (wrist)Dylan Guenther: missed the netSean Durzi: saved (wrist)Mikhail Sergachev: saved (wrist)JJ Peterka: saved (wrist)JJ Peterka: saved (wrist)Nate Schmidt: goal (wrist)Michael Carcone: saved (wrist)Michael Carcone: goal (wrist)Kevin Stenlund: saved (wrist)Jack McBain: missed the netMichael Carcone: saved (wrist)Nick Schmaltz: missed the netClayton Keller: missed the netSean Durzi: goal (wrist)Nick Schmaltz: saved (wrist)Clayton Keller: saved (slap)Michael Carcone: goal (wrist)Dylan Guenther: saved (tip-in)JJ Peterka: saved (wrist)Lawson Crouse: saved (wrist)Nick Schmaltz: saved (wrist)JJ Peterka: saved (wrist)Clayton Keller: saved (wrist)Dylan Guenther: saved (wrist)John Marino: missed the netDylan Guenther: goal (wrist)
  • 5Goals8% of attempts
  • 31Saved53% of attempts
  • 23Missed the net39% of attempts
Pittsburgh Penguins4 G · 22 attempts
Justin Brazeau: goal (backhand)Tommy Novak: saved (wrist)Anthony Mantha: saved (wrist)Connor Dewar: saved (wrist)Parker Wotherspoon: missed the netBryan Rust: goal (backhand)Erik Karlsson: saved (wrist)Connor Clifton: saved (wrist)Ben Kindel: goal (wrist)Noel Acciari: saved (wrist)Noel Acciari: saved (tip-in)Tommy Novak: saved (wrist)Kris Letang: missed the netBen Kindel: missed the netRickard Rakell: missed the netBryan Rust: saved (tip-in)Ville Koivunen: missed the netNoel Acciari: saved (wrist)Connor Dewar: missed the netErik Karlsson: saved (slap)Justin Brazeau: goal (tip-in)Ben Kindel: saved (wrist)
  • 4Goals18% of attempts
  • 12Saved55% of attempts
  • 6Missed the net27% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

UTA skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Michael Carcone L 202-150012:20
Dylan Guenther R 101040020:16
Nate Schmidt D 101010219:44
Sean Durzi D 101-120217:59
Mikhail Sergachev D 011-110023:29
John Marino D 011+210023:00
Nick Schmaltz C 011090122:51
JJ Peterka R 011080021:55
Barrett Hayton C 011-101014:51
Daniil But L 011010010:45
Kailer Yamamoto R 011+101009:18
Clayton Keller R 000020023:00
Lawson Crouse L 000-124118:24
Ian Cole D 000001017:24
Kevin Stenlund C 000010013:32
Jack McBain C 000-102011:48
Olli Maatta D 000000110:30
Liam O'Brien C 000+100007:26
UTA goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Karel Vejmelka W 121675.0460:16
PIT skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Ben Kindel C 123+220016:23
Justin Brazeau R 202+121014:12
Bryan Rust R 101+120120:08
Erik Karlsson D 011+120328:27
Rickard Rakell R 011+203320:45
Ryan Shea D 011+101019:01
Kris Letang D 011+102118:02
Rutger McGroarty R 011+102014:11
Parker Wotherspoon D 000+202124:27
Sidney Crosby C 000001118:58
Noel Acciari C 000-230014:35
Connor Dewar C 000-211014:31
Ryan Graves D 000-200313:43
Anthony Mantha R 000010113:11
Connor Clifton D 000-214213:07
Tommy Novak C 000021012:13
Ville Koivunen R 000000010:31
Kevin Hayes R 000-200106:46
PIT goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Sergei Murashov O 323786.5560:06

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

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