Mammoth falls to the Wild 3-1

The Utah Mammoth lost to the Minnesota Wild 3-1 on Tuesday, October 27, at Delta Center in Salt Lake City.

It was tied 0-0 after the first period, the Wild led 1-0 after the second period, and the Wild led 3-1 after regulation.

With 15:04 left in the second period, Joel Eriksson Ek scored on a snap shot, assisted by Quinn Hughes and Kirill Kaprizov. Minnesota Wild led 1-0. With 18:39 left in the third period, Logan Cooley scored on a wrist shot, assisted by Nick Schmaltz and Mikhail Sergachev. Minnesota Wild led 3-1.

Kirill Kaprizov led the Wild with 1 goal. Logan Cooley led the Mammoth with 1 goal. Karel Vejmelka stopped 27 of 30 shots for the Mammoth.

Utah Mammoth was favored by 1.5 goals. Mammoth did not cover. The total was 6.5, and the game stayed under.

The Mammoth are 8-5. In their last 4 games they lost to the Minnesota Wild 1-3 at home on October 27, beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-4 at home on October 24, lost to the Seattle Kraken 3-5 in Seattle on October 22, and beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-4 at home on October 19.

The Wild are 9-5. In their last 4 games they beat the Utah Mammoth 3-1 in Utah on October 27, beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-2 in Vancouver on October 25, beat the Seattle Kraken 5-1 in Seattle on October 24, and lost to the Calgary Flames 1-2 in Calgary on October 22.

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