Utah Mammoth at New Jersey Devils
· National Hockey League
Nick Schmaltz scores NHL-best 5th goal and Mammoth beat Devils 5-3
Clayton Keller, MacKenzie Weegar, Lawson Crouse and Vincent Trocheck also scored for the Mammoth, and Mikhail Sergachev had three assists to surpass 300 for his career before leaving the game when he took a puck to the back of the helmet late in the second period.
Utah went 2 for 4 on the power play and has scored on 8 of 13 opportunities this season with the man advantage, including Keller's goal in the first period and Schmaltz's go-ahead tally midway through the second that made it 3-2.
Luke Evangelista scored twice for New Jersey and Jesper Boqvist had the other goal.
The Mammoth beat the Devils for the first time, having gone 0-4 in the franchise's previous two seasons.
Karel Vejmelka stopped 30 shots for Utah, and New Jersey's Jake Allen made 26 saves.
Sergachev reached 300 assists with his second of the game, on Weegar's goal early in the second period. The 28-year-old Russian defenseman reached the milestone in his 634th NHL game.
He also assisted on Schmaltz's goal for his seventh career four-assist game and fourth in his last 32 contests.
Schmaltz had two assists, the second on Trocheck's goal that made it 5-3 with 3:08 remaining.
New Jersey defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler left with an injury early in the third period.
Devils: Host Vancouver on Saturday.
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Regular Season SeriesUTA leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 1:57 | Clayton Keller Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: Mikhail Sergachev (3), Logan Cooley (4) |
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Goal | 1st Period 12:23 | Luke Evangelista Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Jack Hughes (1), Jesper Bratt (2) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 1:42 | MacKenzie Weegar Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Anders Lee (2), Mikhail Sergachev (4) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 6:31 | Luke Evangelista Goal (2) Tip-In, assists: Timo Meier (1) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 12:05 | Nick Schmaltz Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Dylan Guenther (3), Mikhail Sergachev (5) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 19:03 | Lawson Crouse Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Barrett Hayton (1), Nick Schmaltz (1) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 9:49 | Jesper Boqvist Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Dougie Hamilton (1), Declan Chisholm (1) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 16:52 | Vincent Trocheck Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Nick Schmaltz (2), Clayton Keller (6) |
Statistics
 UTA |
 NJ |
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|---|---|---|
| 21 | Blocked Shots | 14 |
| 24 | Hits | 10 |
| 3 | Takeaways | 5 |
| 31 | Shots | 33 |
| 2 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
| 4 | Power Play Opportunities | 5 |
| 50.0 | Power Play Percentage | 20.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 36 | Faceoffs Won | 34 |
| 51.4 | Faceoff Win Percent | 48.6 |
| 24 | Giveaways | 22 |
| 6 | Total Penalties | 5 |
| 15 | Penalty Minutes | 13 |
New Jersey Devils Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Luke Evangelista, RW | Out | Oct 16 |
| Connor Brown, RW | Injured Reserve | Oct 12 |
| Nick Bjugstad, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 9 |
| Seamus Casey, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 2 |
Utah Mammoth Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Carcone, LW | Out | Oct 10 |
| Maveric Lamoureux, D | Injured Reserve | Sep 28 |
Game Information
Prudential Center
Location: Newark, NJ
Attendance: 15,146 | Capacity:
Location: Newark, NJ
Attendance: 15,146 | Capacity:
2026-27 Metropolitan Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Carolina |
1 | 1 | 15 | 7 |
 NY Rangers |
0 | 3 | 12 | 6 |
 Washington |
0 | 3 | 10 | 5 |
 NY Islanders |
1 | 3 | 9 | 4 |
 New Jersey |
0 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
 Pittsburgh |
1 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
 Philadelphia |
3 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
 Columbus |
0 | 3 | 4 | 2 |