Clayton Keller scored the game-winning goal in overtime as the Utah Mammoth rallied to defeat the Edmonton Oilers 6-5 on Tuesday night.
The Mammoth went on the power play 25 seconds into overtime, and Keller scored on a snap shot that went over Tristan Jarry’s shoulder and into the net.
Nick Schmaltz scored twice and Alexander Kerfoot and Keller each had a goal and an assist for the Mammoth (41-30-6, 88 points), who have won four straight games, and defeated the Oilers for the first time since the 2023-24 season, when the franchise played in Arizona. Sean Durzi, Michael Carcone and Dylan Guenther each had two assists. Karel Vejmelka made 21 saves and gave up five goals, three of them in the first period.
Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist, and Jarry made 25 saves for the Oilers (39-29-10, 88 points), who have lost two straight (0-1-1) to slip into a tie for first place in the Pacific Division with the Vegas Golden Knights.
JJ Peterka put Utah ahead 1-0 at 1:53 of the first period. Ian Cole faked a shot on goal before setting Peterka up with a cross-ice pass, and the German winger scored on a slap shot from one knee.
Curtis Lazar tied the game 11 seconds later. Adam Henrique set up the goal on an odd-man rush, and Lazar’s backhanded shot beat Vejmelka five-hole.
McDavid put Edmonton ahead 2-1 at 8:56. The Oilers were on the power play when No. 97 eluded three Mammoth players to tuck the puck between Vejmelka’s right skate and the post. Jarry tallied the secondary assist on the goal.
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins made it 3-1 at 14:43 when Kasperi Kapanen set him on the rush, and he scored on a snap shot.
Schmaltz trimmed the deficit to 3-2 at 10:28 of the second period. Keller set Schmaltz up with a backhand pass, and Schmaltz scored on a slap shot through traffic.
Logan Cooley tied the game 3-3 at 15:19 after Guenther set him up for a slap shot. Edmonton took the lead back 4-3 at 16:06 when Vasily Podkolzin backed up to Vejmelka and scored on a no-look backhanded shot.
Schmaltz’s second goal tied it 4-4 at 19:24 on a snap shot set up by John Marino.
Colton Dach put the Oilers ahead 5-4 at 2:09 of the third period when he scored on his own rebound.
Kerfoot tied the game 5-5 at 12:56 when he tipped Durzi’s shot past Jarry’s skate.
–Field Level Media
