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Mammoth score four straight to beat Sabres 4-1 in Buffalo

Anders Lee, Kailer Yamamoto and John Marino each had a goal and an assist as Utah erased an early deficit at KeyBank Center.

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File photo: Utah Mammoth forward Anders Lee lies on the ice after a check during a game against the Boston Bruins.
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The Utah Mammoth answered Buffalo's opening goal with four of their own to beat the Sabres 4-1 at KeyBank Center on Saturday.

Anders Lee, Kailer Yamamoto and John Marino each contributed a goal and an assist. Barrett Hayton had two assists, and Karel Vejmelka stopped 23 shots as Utah improved to 4-2-0.

Tage Thompson put Buffalo ahead on the power play at 8:00 of the first period. Yamamoto tied it at 10:12 after Hayton recovered a rebound and found him near the net.

Nick Schmaltz converted Logan Cooley's pass on a power play at 15:23 of the second period for a 2-1 Utah lead. Lee followed at 17:24, scoring on a backhand from the slot.

Marino added another power-play goal at 1:45 of the third period with a shot from the point. Colten Ellis made 26 saves for Buffalo, which fell to 2-3-0 with its second consecutive loss.

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