
Utah Mammoth at Nashville Predators
· National Hockey LeagueGuenther scores in OT as Mammoth beat Predators 3-2

Logan Cooley and Jack McBain also scored for Utah, and Guenther also had an assist. Karel Vejmelka made 21 saves.
Filip Forsberg and Erik Haula scored for Nashville, and Juuse Saros made 20 saves.
In overtime Guenther forced a turnover by Nashville’s Fedor Svechkov on the right boards before skating in and beating Saros for the win.
Cooley, who had a career-high 25 goals last season, got the game’s first score at 2:21 of the opening period. After Nashville turned the puck over in the offensive zone, Guenther carried the puck up the left side before slipping a backhand pass to Cooley on the right, where he beat Saros with a one-timer.
Forsberg tied it at 7:23 of the first. After rookie Brady Martin forced a Utah turnover outside the blue line, Forsberg beat Vejmelka with a wrist shot from the right faceoff dot. The assist was the first-career NHL point for Martin, selected fifth overall in June’s NHL Draft.
Haula converted after a goalmouth scramble with 6:47 left in the second to give Nashville a 2-1 lead.
Roman Josi appeared to give the Predators a 3-1 lead on a power-play goal at 26 seconds of the third, but Utah successfully challenged the play as offside.
McBain tied it again with 8:23 remaining in the third.
The Mammoth killed off all five Nashville power plays in the game.
Predators: visit Ottawa on Monday.
Regular Season SeriesUTA leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 2:21 | Logan Cooley Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Dylan Guenther (1), JJ Peterka (1) |
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Goal | 1st Period 7:23 | Filip Forsberg Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Brady Martin (1) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 13:13 | Erik Haula Goal (1) Deflected, assists: Luke Evangelista (1), Jonathan Marchessault (1) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 11:37 | Jack McBain Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Nick Schmaltz (2), Sean Durzi (1) |
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Goal | 4th Period 2:56 | Dylan Guenther Goal (2) Backhand, assists: none |
Statistics
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20 | Blocked Shots | 12 |
21 | Hits | 20 |
6 | Takeaways | 7 |
23 | Shots | 23 |
0 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
4 | Power Play Opportunities | 5 |
0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
24 | Faceoffs Won | 33 |
42.1 | Faceoff Win Percent | 57.9 |
20 | Giveaways | 25 |
7 | Total Penalties | 6 |
14 | Penalty Minutes | 12 |
Nashville Predators Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Nicolas Hague, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 4 |
Utah Mammoth Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Jack McBain, C | Day-To-Day | Oct 21 |
Sean Durzi, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 17 |
Anson Thornton, G | Injured Reserve | Oct 6 |
Juuso Valimaki, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 6 |
Terrell Goldsmith, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 6 |