Utah Mammoth held off Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 in OT
The Utah Mammoth held off the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 on the road Thursday at PPG Paints Arena in overtime.
The Utah Mammoth held off the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 on the road Thursday at PPG Paints Arena in overtime.
The margin of victory was 1 goal, and the two teams combined for 7 goals. The win moves the Mammoth to 9-5 on the season.
The Penguins fall to 5-8. They are 2-3 over their last 5 games.
In the standings, the Mammoth sit 2nd in the Central Division. The Penguins are 6th in the Metropolitan Division.
Across the season so far, the Mammoth are scoring 3.6 goals per game and allowing 3.3, while the Penguins are scoring 3.3 and allowing 3.4. That gives the Mammoth the better point differential, +5 to -1.
It was the 2nd meeting between the teams this season. The Mammoth now lead the season series 2-0.
Up next, the Mammoth visit the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday, November 1. The Penguins visit the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday, October 31.
The 7 combined goals were above the 6.8 goals these two teams’ games have averaged this season.
By the numbers
- Final: Utah Mammoth 4, Pittsburgh Penguins 3 (OT)
- Margin: 1 goals · Combined: 7 goals
- Mammoth: 9-5 overall · 4-2 at home · 5-3 on the road · last 5: W-L-W-L-W
- Penguins: 5-8 overall · 4-2 at home · 1-6 on the road · last 5: L-L-W-W-L
- Venue: PPG Paints Arena
Because the NHL awards a point for overtime and shootout losses, the standings are ordered by points rather than wins. The top three teams in each division and two wild cards per conference qualify for the 16-team playoff bracket.
After this result, the top of the Central Division reads: Minnesota Wild (9-3-3), Utah Mammoth (9-5), Colorado Avalanche (7-5-1), Dallas Stars (7-5-1), St. Louis Blues (6-6-1).
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