Utah Mammoth defeat Minnesota Wild, 3-1

That brings us to the end of a first period — Minnesota Wild 0, Utah Mammoth 3. Utah Mammoth edged the shot clock 19-3, and they controlled most of the territorial pressure.

Brock Nelson opened the scoring for Utah Mammoth at 0:33, Brock Nelson extended the lead for Utah Mammoth on the power play at 6:46, and Dylan Guenther extended the lead for Utah Mammoth at 14:17.

Sergei Bobrovsky was under siege with 16 highlighted stops.

On the power play, Utah Mammoth went 1-for-2.

Utah Mammoth owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.

That brings us to the end of a second period — Minnesota Wild 1, Utah Mammoth 0. Shots were even at 13 apiece, with territorial pressure staying roughly even.

Matthew Knies cut the deficit for Minnesota Wild at 17:59.

Sergei Bobrovsky was under siege with 13 highlighted stops.

On the power play, Minnesota Wild went 0-for-1.

Utah Mammoth owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.

That brings us to the end of a third period — Minnesota Wild 0, Utah Mammoth 0. Shots were even at 12 apiece Utah Mammoth controlled most of the territorial pressure.

Neither side could solve the goaltending — a grinding, scoreless frame.

Sergei Bobrovsky was under siege with 12 highlighted stops.

On the power play, Minnesota Wild went 0-for-1 while Utah Mammoth went 0-for-1.

Minnesota Wild owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.