Utah Mammoth at Ottawa Senators

· National Hockey League

Utah Mammoth

9-7-0

Final
2 - 4

Ottawa Senators

8-5-3

Merilainen makes 29 saves in 3rd NHL start to help the Senators beat the Mammoth 4-2

Utah Mammoth vs. Ottawa Senators: Game Highlights

On Saturday, the Mammoth fell 6-2 in Montreal, and the Senators outlasted the Flyers in 3-2 in overtime in Philadelphia.

Nick Cousins, Ridly Greig, Jordan Spence and Michael Amadio scored for Ottawa in the opener of a four-game homestand. Amadio has goals in his past four games.

Nick Schmaltz and Clayton Keller scored for Utah, and Vitek Vanecek made 21 saves.

Utah lost its third straight to complete a four-game trip. After an overtime victory in Buffalo, the Mammoth also lost at Toronto and Montreal.

Utah appeared to tie it at 3 early in the third when Jack McBain, sprawled on the ice, poked in a loose puck, but the goal was waved off for incidental contact.

Up next Mammoth: Host Buffalo on Wednesday night.

Senators: Host Dallas on Tuesday night.

Regular Season Series

OTT leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal	1st Period 13:59	Ridly Greig Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Dylan Cozens (5)
Goal	1st Period 17:33	Clayton Keller Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Mikhail Sergachev (9), Vitek Vanecek (1)
Goal	2nd Period 7:13	Jordan Spence Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: David Perron (7)
Goal	2nd Period 15:52	Nick Cousins Goal (3) Wrap-around, assists: Dylan Cozens (6), Ridly Greig (5)
Goal	2nd Period 18:56	Nick Schmaltz Goal (9) Backhand, assists: Logan Cooley (5), Nick DeSimone (1)
Goal	3rd Period 3:46	Michael Amadio Goal (6) Tip-In, assists: Thomas Chabot (8), Jordan Spence (6)

Statistics

UTA		OTT
9	Blocked Shots	11
13	Hits	28
3	Takeaways	5
31	Shots	25
0	Power Play Goals	0
1	Power Play Opportunities	2
0.0	Power Play Percentage	0.0
0	Short Handed Goals	0
0	Shootout Goals	0
23	Faceoffs Won	37
38.3	Faceoff Win Percent	61.7
20	Giveaways	15
3	Total Penalties	2
6	Penalty Minutes	4