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10/01 23:21 CDT Guenther has 2 power-play goals in the Mammoth's 6-0 victory
over the Blackhawks
Guenther has 2 power-play goals in the Mammoth's 6-0 victory over the Blackhawks
By JOHN COON
Associated Press
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) --- Dylan Guenther scored two power-play goals, Karel
Vejmelka made 15 saves and the Utah Mammoth opened the season with a 6-0 romp
over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night.
Clayton Keller assisted on both power-play goals. Michael Carcone, Nick
Schmaltz, Anders Lee and Daniil But also scored to help the Mammoth beat the
Blackhawks in a season opener for the second time in three seasons.
Chicago generated only nine shots on goal over the first two periods. Arvid
Soderblom had 26 saves for the Blackhawks. They lost their second straight
after falling 5-2 at Vegas on Tuesday night.
Utah opened the scoring on Guenther's first power play goal with 3:19 left in
the first period. Carcone made it a two-goal lead for the Mammoth 40 seconds
later, flicking a wrist shot over Soderblom's elbow.
Schmaltz scored Utah's third goal at the 9:46 of the second. He collected a
puck that deflected off Soderblom's skate as he dropped to his belly and tapped
it in behind him at close range.
The Mammoth added two more goals later in the period. Lee tapped in the puck in
traffic off a feed from Andrew Peeke with 6:54 left in the second. Guenther
added his second power-play goal with 4:32 remaining in the period to put Utah
up 5-0.
But capped the scoring with 7:10 left in the third.
Up next
Blackhawks: At Buffalo on Saturday night.
Mammoth: At Columbus on Saturday night.
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