By JOHN COON SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Nick DeSimone scored the tiebreaking goal 7: 32 into the third period and the Utah Mammoth beat the scuffling New York Rangers 3-2 on Saturday night to snap a four-game losing streak. JJ Peterka and Clayton Keller also scored for the Mammoth, who overcame a 2-1 deficit in their seventh comeback victory this season. Karel Vejmelka made 20 saves. Vladislav Gavrikov and Artemi Panarin scored for the Rangers, who have lost four consecutive games all in regulation and three by one goal. They finished 0-3 on their Western Conference road swing. Jonathan Quick stopped 31 shots in a terrific performance for New York. DeSimone scored unassisted off a deflection for his second goal this season and first game-winner. Utah struck first on Peterka’s goal at the 10: 08 of the first period. Peterka poked in the puck with his stick from behind Quick’s skate. Gavrikov tied it at 15: 19 when Adam Fox’s pass redirected off the shaft of his stick. Panarin gave the Rangers the lead at 8: 07 of the second when he scored on a breakaway, with the puck squeezing through Vejmelka and dribbling across the goal line after he initially made the stop. Keller pulled the Mammoth even following a takeaway by Kailer Yamamoto, snapping the puck over Quick from close range at 11: 15. DeSimone fired a slap shot off the shin pad of a Rangers player to put Utah ahead. Up next Rangers: Host the St. Louis Blues on Monday night. Mammoth: Host the Vegas Golden Knights on Monday night. ___.
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Will Smith scores tiebreaking goal late in 3rd period as Sharks beat Jets 2-1
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Will Smith scored the tiebreaking goal late in the third period, and the San Jose Sharks beat the Winnipeg Jets 2-1 on Friday night.
Macklin Celebrini had a goal and an assist to move into the NHL scoring lead, while Alex Nedeljkovic finished with 32 saves for his third win in four starts. The Sharks extended their point streak to five games (4-0-1).
Josh Morrissey scored for Winnipeg, and Connor Hellebuyck stopped 25 shots. The Jets have now lost two straight games.
In a scramble in front of the net, Hellebuyck initially stopped Celebrini’s attempt from the left side. However, the puck lingered just behind the line, and Smith quickly tapped it in from the right side with 4:21 remaining.
Celebrini’s assist marked his league-high 23rd point of the season, with nine goals and 14 assists.
The Sharks outshot the Jets 11-9 in a scoreless second period that featured no penalties. Morrissey gave the Jets a 1-0 lead with 7:26 remaining in the opening period, firing a long slap shot from the left point.
Celebrini tied the game just 1:12 later on a breakaway, skating in on Hellebuyck and tucking a backhander around his left pad.
Up next for the Jets is a game at Anaheim on Sunday, the third of a six-game trip. The Sharks will host Florida on Saturday to finish a two-game homestand.
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