{"id":232275,"date":"2026-03-23T07:46:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T07:46:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/232275\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T07:46:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T07:46:22","slug":"kings-rally-in-third-period-before-falling-to-mammoth-in-overtime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/232275\/","title":{"rendered":"Kings rally in third period before falling to Mammoth in overtime"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

SALT LAKE CITY\u00a0\u2014\u00a0Nick Schmaltz scored his second goal of the game at 1:46 of overtime to give the Utah Mammoth a 4-3<\/a> victory over the Kings<\/a> on Sunday night.<\/p>\n

Schmaltz carried the puck in on a two-on-one rush with defenseman Mikhail Sergachev on his left and fired a snap shot between goalie Darcy Kuemper<\/a>\u2018s legs.<\/p>\n

After the Kings controlled play in the three-on-three overtime and nearly ended it on Alex Laferriere\u2019s shot that went off the right post, Kevin Stenlund won a faceoff against Quinton Byfield to set up Schmaltz\u2019s seventh winning goal of the season.<\/p>\n

Artemi Panarin<\/a> tied it for the Kings with 3:30 left in regulation with his 25th goal of the season. His shot from deep on the far right side eluded goalie Karel Vejmelka.<\/p>\n

Schmaltz pushed his career-high goals total to 26 and reached 63 points to match his career high set in 2024-25. Lawson Crouse scored twice in the first period and added an assist, and Vejmelka made 33 saves to help Utah end a four-game home losing streak. The Mammoth hold the first wild card in the Western Conference, five points ahead of Nashville.<\/p>\n

Byfield had a goal and an assist, and Laferriere also scored for the Kings. Kuemper stopped 30 shots.<\/p>\n

The Kings are two points behind Nashville for the final wild-card spot<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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