Mammoth survive Maple Leafs rally for 5-4 win
Dylan Guenther and Mikhail Sergachev each had a goal and an assist as Utah protected a one-goal lead late.
The Utah Mammoth held off the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-4 at Delta Center on Tuesday, Oct. 13, after taking a 5-2 lead into the third period. Dylan Guenther and Mikhail Sergachev each finished with a goal and an assist.
Toronto reduced the deficit with a John Tavares power-play goal at 7:12 of the third and a Gavin McKenna goal at 11:01. The Maple Leafs then had a six-on-four advantage for the final 1:46, with their goalie pulled and Guenther serving a tripping penalty, but could not find the equaliser.
Daniil But opened the scoring at 14:55 of the first period. Vincent Trocheck scored a minute into the second, and Sergachev's short-handed goal at 4:01 made it 3-0. Auston Matthews answered on the power play at 5:16.
Guenther scored at 14:17 of the second. Jack Roslovic replied at 16:29 before MacKenzie Weegar restored Utah's three-goal lead at 19:20.
Karel Vejmelka stopped 22 of 26 shots for Utah, which improved to 5-2-0. Anthony Stolarz made 23 saves on 28 shots for Toronto, now 3-3-1. Matthews and Tavares each had a goal and an assist.
