Nick Schmaltz's overtime goal led the Utah Mammoth to a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Kings. Schmaltz scored his second goal of the game in overtime after Artemi Panarin tied the game for Los Angeles late in regulation. Lawson Crouse scored twice for Utah, and Karel Vejmelka made 33 saves. The Mammoth ended a four-game home losing streak and hold a wild card spot, while the Kings are two points behind Nashville for the final wild card.
SALT LAKE CITY — Nick Schmaltz scored his second goal of the game on a break at 1:46 of overtime to give the Utah Mammoth a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday night.Schmaltz carried the puck in on a 2-on-1 with defenseman Mikhail Sergachev on his left and fired a snap shot between goalie Darcy Kuemper's legs.
After Los Angeles controlled play in the 3-on-3 overtime and nearly ended it on Alex Laferriere’s shot that went off the right post, Kevin Stenlund won a faceoff against Quinton Byfield to set up Schmaltz's seventh winning goal of the season.Artemi Panarin tied it for Los Angeles with 3:30 left in regulation with his 25th goal of the season His shot from deep on the far right side eluded goalie Karel Vejmelka.Schmaltz pushed his career-high goals total to 26 and reached 63 points to match his career high set in 2024-25. Lawson Crouse scored twice in the first period and added an assist, and Vejmelka made 33 saves to help Utah end a four-game home losing streak. The Mammoth hold the first wild card in the Western Conference, five points ahead of Nashville.Byfield had a goal and an assist, and Leferriere also scored for Los Angeles. Kuemper stopped 30 shots.The Kings are two points behind Nashville for the final wild card.Kings: At Calgary on Tuesday night.Mammoth: Host Edmonton on Tuesday night.
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