Victory Notes

vs. Buffalo Sabres

Victory Notes anthemThird Period Thunder

2025-2026 · Utah Mammoth Hockey

Game 17
HomeUtah Mammoth5
AwayBuffalo Sabres2
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A moment to remember

Gamebook Moment

Gamebook moment / rest edge

No-rest win

1 fewer rest day

Utah won with less rest than Buffalo Sabres.

Game recognition

Three stars of the game

  1. 1st starJJ Peterka
  2. 2nd starLawson Crouse
  3. 3rd starNick DeSimone

The game at a glance

Key stats

Rest days2 / 3Utah / opponent
GoalieKarel Vejmelka17 saves on 19 shots for a 89.5% save rate
Game-winning goalLawson CrouseGWA: JJ Peterka, Jack McBain
Players with points11

Both sides of the ice

Team stats

Utah MammothBuffalo Sabres
Goals PP / SH
Utah Mammoth: 50 PP · 0 SH
Buffalo Sabres: 20 PP · 0 SH
Shots on goal
Utah Mammoth: 37
Buffalo Sabres: 19
Face-off %
Utah Mammoth: 58.8%40/68
Buffalo Sabres: 41.2%28/68
Power play %
Utah Mammoth: 0%0/2
Buffalo Sabres: 0%0/2
Penalty minutes
Utah Mammoth: 14
Buffalo Sabres: 24
Hits
Utah Mammoth: 16
Buffalo Sabres: 20
Blocked shots
Utah Mammoth: 9
Buffalo Sabres: 13
Giveaways
Utah Mammoth: 11
Buffalo Sabres: 20
Takeaways
Utah Mammoth: 5
Buffalo Sabres: 3

Utah scoring plays

Goal log

  1. Period 2
    Nick DeSimoneAssists: Michael Carcone, Nate Schmidt
    1–2
  2. Period 3
    JJ PeterkaAssists: John Marino, Mikhail Sergachev
    2–2
  3. Period 3
    Lawson CrouseAssists: JJ Peterka, Jack McBainGame-winning goal
    3–2
  4. Period 3
    Nick SchmaltzAssists: Clayton Keller
    4–2
  5. Period 3
    Clayton KellerAssists: Nick Schmaltz, Logan CooleyEmpty net
    5–2

Game lineup

Scratched players

  • Olli Määttä
  • Liam O'Brien
  • Kevin Rooney

Game officials

Under the whistle

Mammoth season win percentage in recorded games worked by each official.

OfficialRoleGamesMammoth win %
Kelly SutherlandReferee366.7%
Jordan Samuels-ThomasReferee450.0%
Tommy HughesLinesperson1100.0%
Jonathan DeschampsLinesperson837.5%