Nick Schmaltz’s Late Power-Play Goal Lifts Mammoth Past Leafs
Nick Schmaltz scored a power-play goal with 6:48 left to lift the Utah Mammoth over the Toronto Maple Leafs, 3-2. Jack Roslovic scored twice for Toronto, which tied the game in the third period before Schmaltz’s winner.
By the Numbers- Utah: 3 goals; Toronto: 2.
- Schmaltz scored with 6:48 remaining; Sebastian Cossa made 27 saves.
- Roslovic scored twice; Sergei Bobrovsky made 33 saves.
Andrew Peeke’s second-period goal stood despite a possible goaltender-interference sequence involving Barrett Hayton. Toronto chose not to challenge, avoiding the risk of a minor penalty.
State of Play- Utah improved to 10-6-0; Toronto fell to 8-7-2.
- The Mammoth will have played 13 of their first 19 games on the road before returning home Nov. 12.
- John Tavares’ lower-body injury status improved from week-to-week to day-to-day.
Utah visits Montreal on Thursday; Toronto hosts the Canadiens on Saturday. William Nylander is one point from tying George Armstrong for seventh on the Maple Leafs’ all-time points list.
Bottom LineUtah turned a late power-play chance into the difference, while Toronto’s comeback effort came up short after the teams traded goals in the second and third periods.
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