Guenther breaks late tie, Mammoth beat Jets 3-2 for 7th straight victory

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Utah Mammoth's Dylan Guenther (11) celebrates after the winning goal against the Winnipeg Jets with Logan Cooley (92) during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (Fred Greenslade/The Canadian Press via AP)

Utah Mammoth goaltender Vitek Vanecek, right, falls into his net after a shot by the Winnipeg Jets as Mammoth's Michael Carcone (53) defends during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (Fred Greenslade/The Canadian Press via AP) — Utah Mammoth's Dylan Guenther (11) celebrates after the winning goal against the Winnipeg Jets with Logan Cooley (92) during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (Fred Greenslade/The Canadian Press via AP)

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6:08 PM on Sunday, October 26

The Associated Press

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Dylan Guenther broke a tie with 5:36 left and the Utah Mammoth won their seventh straight game, beating the Winnipeg Jets 3-2 on Sunday night.

Coming off a 6-2 victory in Minnesota on Saturday night, the Mammoth improved to 8-2-0.

Logan Cooley and JJ Peterka set up the winning goal, with Peterka stealing the puck from defenseman Haydn Fleury.

Michael Carcone and Mikhail Sergachev also scored for Utah. Vitek Vanecek made 28 saves.

Mark Scheifele and Dylan DeMelo scored for Winnipeg, and Connor Hellebuyck stopped 29 shots.

Winnipeg tied it at 2 on the power play in the second period. With John Marino off for interference, Scheifele took a pass from Josh Morrissey and whipped a shot past Vanecek.

The Mammoth scored twice in a 1:04 span in the second to take a 2-1 lead. Sergachev snapped a shot past Hellebuyck with 9:57 left, and Carcone finished a 2-on-1 with Kailer Yamamoto with 8:53 to go.

Up next

Mammoth: At Edmonton on Tuesday night.

Jets: At Minnesota on Tuesday night.

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