Utah beat Edmonton 4-2 Thursday at Rogers Place, with Clayton Keller scoring twice. Keller’s third-period goal with 19:32 left sealed the result after Edmonton had pulled within one.
Barrett Hayton opened the scoring for Utah in the first period, and Logan Cooley added a tip-in goal in the second to help the Mammoth build a 3-1 lead. Leon Draisaitl and Shakir Mukhamadullin scored for the Oilers, who fell to 5-1-1 and had their top line held off the scoresheet in terms of goals, with Connor McDavid managing only an assist.
Key Moments: How The Mammoth Beat Oilers 4-2
Hayton put Utah ahead 1-0 at 10:38 of the first period on a wrist shot, assisted by Kailer Yamamoto and John Marino. Utah carried that lead into the second period, where Keller extended it to 2-0 at 11:57 off a snap shot set up by Cooley and Nick Schmaltz.
Draisaitl answered for Edmonton just over two minutes later, scoring at 13:54 off a wrist shot from a McDavid and Evan Bouchard assist to cut the deficit to 2-1. Utah responded immediately. Cooley tipped in a shot at 14:17, assisted by Vincent Trocheck and Dylan Guenther, to restore a two-goal cushion at 3-1 heading into the third.
Mukhamadullin trimmed the lead to 3-2 early in the third period with a snap shot at 1:40, assisted by Owen Michaels and Mathieu Joseph. Edmonton could not find the equalizer, and Keller put the game away with his second goal of the night at 19:32, assisted by Schmaltz and Lawson Crouse.
Top Performers
Keller led with two goals. Schmaltz had two assists. Cooley scored and assisted.
Vejmelka made 22 saves on 24 shots (.917) for Utah. Devon Levi stopped 20 of 23 (.870) for Edmonton. The Mammoth converted two of three power-play chances (66.7%); Edmonton was 0-for-2.s goals.
Cooley added a goal and an assist, while Hayton contributed the opening goal.
Mammoth goaltender Karel Vejmelka stopped 22 of 24 shots for a .917 save percentage. Edmonton’s Devon Levi made 20 saves on 23 shots, a .870 save percentage, in the loss. Utah converted two of three power-play chances for a 66.7% rate, while Edmonton went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
The Oilers held a sizable edge in faceoffs, winning 58.5% to Utah moved to 6-2-0 and first place in the Central Division with 12 points. Edmonton fell to 5-1-1 and second in the Pacific with 11 points.s 41.5%, and outhit the Mammoth 28-20, but neither edge translated into enough offense to overcome Utah’s finishing.
What It Means
Utah moved to 6-2-0 and first place in the Central Division with 12 points. Edmonton fell to 5-1-1 and second in the Pacific with 11 points, one behind Vegas.
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