Nick Schmaltz’s go-ahead goal pushes Mammoth past Devils

Nick Schmaltz scored the go-ahead power-play goal during a three-goal second period to lead the visiting Utah Mammoth to a 5-3 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night. Clayton Keller, MacKenzie Weegar, Lawson Crouse, and Vincent Trocheck also scored for Utah, while Mikhail Sergachev registered three assists.

Luke Evangelista scored two goals and Jesper Boqvist added one for New Jersey, which suffered its second straight defeat as goaltender Jake Allen stopped 26 shots. Trocheck sealed the win with an insurance goal late in the third period, helping improve the Mammoth's record to 3-1-0.