Florida Panthers at Utah Mammoth
· National Hockey LeagueLundell scores late, Panthers top Mammoth 4-3 for third consecutive win
Sam Bennett had two goals and an assist, giving him seven points in his last three games for Florida, which was opening a four-game road trip and improved to 3-0-1 in its last four games. Carter Verhaeghe also stayed hot, with a goal and an assist — giving him seven goals and six assists in a seven-game point streak.
Dylan Guenther had two goals for Utah, pushing him to 13 for the season, and Jack McBain also scored. John Marino had two assists for Utah, which has dropped three straight.
Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 27 shots for the Panthers and Karel Vejmelka made 32 saves for the Mammoth.
Momentum shifted back and forth throughout the night, with Utah scoring the first goal — Guenther at 11:23 of the first — and then the Panthers scoring the next three. Verhaeghe tied it for Florida with 43 seconds left in the opening period, then Bennett scored twice in a span of 104 seconds to push the Panthers’ lead to 3-1 with 16:36 left in the middle period.
Back came the Mammoth. Guenther made it 3-2 just 13 seconds after Bennett’s second goal and McBain scored to knot the game at 3-3 with 5:23 left in the second.
It stayed that way until Lundell got the game-winner, with Sam Reinhart and Eetu Luostarinen getting the assists.
Mammoth: Host Seattle on Friday night.
Regular Season SeriesFLA leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 11:23 | Dylan Guenther Goal (12) Snap Shot, assists: John Marino (13) |
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Goal | 1st Period 19:17 | Carter Verhaeghe Goal (9) Snap Shot, assists: Aaron Ekblad (7), Sam Bennett (11) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 1:40 | Sam Bennett Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Evan Rodrigues (7), Niko Mikkola (5) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 3:24 | Sam Bennett Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Carter Verhaeghe (14) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 3:37 | Dylan Guenther Goal (13) Backhand, assists: Lawson Crouse (6), John Marino (14) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 14:37 | Jack McBain Goal (3) Backhand, assists: Sean Durzi (3), Ian Cole (10) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 19:08 | Anton Lundell Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Eetu Luostarinen (9), Sam Reinhart (13) |
Statistics
FLA |
UTA |
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|---|---|---|
| 15 | Blocked Shots | 15 |
| 21 | Hits | 19 |
| 6 | Takeaways | 3 |
| 36 | Shots | 30 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 2 | Power Play Opportunities | 3 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 29 | Faceoffs Won | 30 |
| 49.2 | Faceoff Win Percent | 50.8 |
| 16 | Giveaways | 13 |
| 3 | Total Penalties | 2 |
| 6 | Penalty Minutes | 4 |
Utah Mammoth Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Logan Cooley, C | Injured Reserve | Dec 13 |
| Alexander Kerfoot, C | Injured Reserve | Dec 9 |
Florida Panthers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew Tkachuk, LW | Injured Reserve | Nov 26 |
Game Information
Delta Center
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Attendance: 12,478 | Capacity:
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Attendance: 12,478 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Tampa Bay |
18 | 11 | 38 | 2 |
Boston |
19 | 13 | 38 | 0 |
Detroit |
17 | 12 | 37 | 3 |
Montreal |
16 | 11 | 35 | 3 |
Toronto |
14 | 11 | 33 | 5 |
Florida |
15 | 13 | 32 | 2 |
Ottawa |
14 | 12 | 32 | 4 |
Buffalo |
13 | 14 | 30 | 4 |
2025-26 Central Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Colorado |
22 | 2 | 51 | 7 |
Dallas |
21 | 6 | 47 | 5 |
Minnesota |
17 | 9 | 39 | 5 |
Utah |
15 | 15 | 33 | 3 |
Chicago |
13 | 12 | 32 | 6 |
St. Louis |
12 | 14 | 31 | 7 |
Winnipeg |
14 | 15 | 29 | 1 |
Nashville |
12 | 14 | 28 | 4 |




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