Colorado Avalanche at Utah Mammoth
· National Hockey League
Guenther scores in OT to lift Mammoth over Avalanche, 4-3
Guenther, tied for the team lead with four goals this season, tapped in the winner on a pass across the front of the net from Clayton Keller.
Mikhail Sergachev, Lawson Crouse and Nick Schmaltz also scored for the Mammoth (5-2-0), who extended their franchise-best start at home to 4-0. Sergachev and Keller each had two assists, and Karel Vejmelka made 30 saves.
Cale Makar, Jack Drury and Martin Necas scored for Colorado (5-0-2), which has earned at least one point in each of its first seven games. Avalanche goalie Scott Wedgewood, who entered ranked second in the NHL with a 1.48 goals-against average, stopped 29 shots.
Necas scored the equalizer for the Avalanche with 2:16 left in regulation on a shot off Vejmelka's helmet from a tough angle.
Sergachev gave the Mammoth a 3-2 lead when he stole the puck and slapped home an unassisted goal 5:20 into the third period.
Drury scored his first of the season 70 seconds into the third to make it 2-all.
Utah had a 15-7 advantage in shots on goal during a strong second period. Crouse scored on a one-timer and Schmaltz deposited a rebound on the power play after the Mammoth started the season 3 for 26 with the man advantage.
Colorado had a goal wiped off the board in the second when Valeri Nichushkin was ruled offside after a replay challenge, which seemed to sap the Avalanche's momentum.
Makar opened the scoring with a slap shot just inside the blue line 5:29 into the game. The Avalanche had been 3-0 when scoring first.
Colorado didn't score on its only power-play opportunity, falling to 3 for 26 this season.
Mammoth: Visit the St. Louis Blues on Thursday night.
Regular Season SeriesSeries tied 1-1
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 5:29 | Cale Makar Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Parker Kelly (1), Zakhar Bardakov (1) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 9:17 | Nick Schmaltz Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Clayton Keller (6), Mikhail Sergachev (1) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 12:30 | Lawson Crouse Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: Kevin Stenlund (1), Michael Carcone (1) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 1:10 | Jack Drury Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Ross Colton (1) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 5:20 | Mikhail Sergachev Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: none |
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Goal | 3rd Period 17:44 | Martin Necas Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: none |
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Goal | 4th Period 0:33 | Dylan Guenther Goal (4) Backhand, assists: Clayton Keller (7), Mikhail Sergachev (2) |
Statistics
 COL |
 UTA |
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|---|---|---|
| 8 | Blocked Shots | 19 |
| 20 | Hits | 28 |
| 7 | Takeaways | 4 |
| 33 | Shots | 33 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
| 1 | Power Play Opportunities | 2 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 50.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 30 | Faceoffs Won | 37 |
| 44.8 | Faceoff Win Percent | 55.2 |
| 17 | Giveaways | 21 |
| 2 | Total Penalties | 1 |
| 4 | Penalty Minutes | 2 |
Utah Mammoth Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Colorado Avalanche Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Logan O'Connor, RW | Injured Reserve | Oct 21 |
| Mackenzie Blackwood, G | Out | Oct 20 |
| Joel Kiviranta, LW | Injured Reserve | Oct 18 |
| Samuel Girard, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 12 |
| Ronnie Attard, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 6 |
