""If we were able to score in that first period, it would have given us some momentum," head coach Patrick Roy said after the game. "But after that, it's probably more about the detail of the game. We lost one-on-one battles and we should have been better in those areas. We took some offensive zone penalties, too many men. So these details, at some point, are going to hurt you.""
"Utah seized control early in the second. Dylan Guenther opened the scoring just 36 seconds into the frame, but the Islanders briefly answered when Cal Ritchie snapped a wrist shot over Karel Vejmelka's glove to tie the game 1-1. That response didn't last. Guenther struck again midway through the period, finishing a backhand feed to put Utah back in front, and Nick Schmaltz added another late in the second to give the Mammoth a 3-1 edge."
"Any hope of a push disappeared early in the third period. Utah scored twice in the opening six minutes, with Mikhail Sergachev and Clayton Keller finding the net to stretch the lead to 5-1 and chase David Rittich from the game. Rittich stopped nine of 14 shots before Marcus Hogberg took over in relief. Guenther completed his first career hat trick late in the third, sliding the puck through Hogberg's legs for his 20th goal of the season."
The New York Islanders fell 7-2 to the Utah Mammoth at UBS Arena after a competitive opening period. The Islanders outshot Utah early but failed to score, losing momentum. Utah opened scoring early in the second as Dylan Guenther scored 36 seconds in. Cal Ritchie tied it briefly before Guenther and Nick Schmaltz gave Utah a 3-1 lead. Utah scored twice early in the third, chasing David Rittich and bringing in Marcus Hogberg. Guenther completed a hat trick and Schmaltz finished with two goals and an assist. Matthew Schaefer and Max Shabanov provided the Islanders' only offensive highlights.
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