Dylan Guenther power play goal breaks tie as Seattle Kraken lose 5-3 to Mammoth
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH - DECEMBER 12: The Utah Mammoth celebrate a third period goal in a game against the Seattle Kraken at Delta Center on December 12, 2025 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Eli Rehmer / NHLI / Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY - Dylan Guenther scored a go-ahead power-play goal in the third period and the Utah Mammoth beat the Seattle Kraken 5-3 on Friday night to snap a three-game losing streak.
Nick Schmaltz had a goal and two assists, and Kailer Yamamoto, JJ Peterka, and Lawson Crouse also scored for the Mammoth. Kevin Stenlund had three assists and Karel Vejmelka stopped 32 shots.
Mason Marchment had two goals and Ben Meyers also scored for the Kraken in their seventh loss in eight games. Phillipp Grubauer had 26 saves.
After a scoreless first period, Marchment put Seattle on the board with a backhand shot at 3:35 of the second.
Schmaltz tied it at 8:09 with an unassisted goal. He attacked off a breakaway and chipped the puck over Grubauer’s shoulder from close range.
Yamamoto then gave Utah its first lead with 6:36 left in the middle period.
Seattle had several shots at an equalizer during a two-man advantage lasting nearly two minutes, but the Kraken came up empty.
Marchment then got his second goal of the night and fourth of the season at 7:50 of the third, slapping the puck home from long distance to tie it.
Guenther gave Utah a 3-2 lead with 7:05 remaining, successfully converting a power play.
Peterka and Crouse added empty netters over the final three minutes, and Meyers scored for Seattle with 43 seconds to go for the final margin.
Up next
Kraken: Host Buffalo on Sunday.
Mammoth: At Pittsburgh on Sunday.
The Source: Information in this story came from The Associated Press.
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