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Utah Mammoth at Columbus Blue Jackets

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Utah Mammoth
34-25-4
Final
5 - 4
Columbus Blue Jackets
32-21-9

Cooley scores in OT to lift the Mammoth past the Blue Jackets, 5-4

Karel Vejmelka makes big-time save vs. Blue Jackets

Clayton Keller broke free on the right side in the 3-on-3 overtime, slipping a cross-ice feed through traffic to Cooley.

Utah holds the first wild-card spot in the Western Conference. The Mammoth ended Columbus' three-game winning streak and left the Blue Jackets two points out of the East's final wild card.

Michael Carcone had a goal and an assist for Utah. Kevin Stenlund and Dylan Guenther also scored, and Alexander Kerfoot had two assists. Karel Vejmelka made 27 saves.

Damon Severson, Mathieu Olivier, Adam Fantilli and Mason Marchment each had a goal and an assist for Columbus. Kirill Marchenko had two assists to extend his points streak to four games, and Charlie Coyle added two assists to push his streak to five games. Elvis Merzlikins made 18 saves.

Stenlund broke a 2-2 tie three minutes into the third, and Cooley made it 4-2 on a breakaway 1:54 later.

Fantilli and Marchment scored 30 apart to tie it, sparking a trio of fights that resulted in four major penalties. Fantilli scored with 6:22 to go, and Marchment pulled Columbus event with 5:22 remaining.

Up next Mammoth: At Chicago on Monday night.

Blue Jackets: Host Los Angeles on Monday night.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 7:25 Michael Carcone Goal (13) Snap Shot, assists: Kevin Stenlund (10), Alexander Kerfoot (1)
Goal 1st Period 19:25 Damon Severson Goal (5) Slap Shot, assists: Charlie Coyle (32), Mathieu Olivier (10)
Goal 2nd Period 12:12 Dylan Guenther Goal (29) Tip-In, assists: Clayton Keller (43), Nick DeSimone (4)
Goal 2nd Period 16:03 Mathieu Olivier Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Charlie Coyle (33), Damon Severson (21)
Goal 3rd Period 3:00 Alexander Kerfoot Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Michael Carcone (11), MacKenzie Weegar (19)
Goal 3rd Period 4:54 Logan Cooley Goal (16) Backhand, assists: Lawson Crouse (16), Ian Cole (15)
Goal 3rd Period 13:38 Adam Fantilli Goal (18) Backhand, assists: Mason Marchment (17), Kirill Marchenko (31)
Goal 3rd Period 14:08 Mason Marchment Goal (15) Backhand, assists: Kirill Marchenko (32), Adam Fantilli (26)
Goal 4th Period 2:08 Logan Cooley Goal (17) Slap Shot, assists: Clayton Keller (44), John Marino (26)

Statistics

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25 Blocked Shots 11
13 Hits 25
7 Takeaways 5
25 Shots 31
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
27 Faceoffs Won 30
47.4 Faceoff Win Percent 52.6
19 Giveaways 20
5 Total Penalties 6
16 Penalty Minutes 34

Game Information

Nationwide Arena

Location: Columbus, OH
Attendance: 18,668 | Capacity:

2025-26 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Colorado 46 13 102 10
Dallas 43 16 97 11
Minnesota 40 19 92 12
Utah 37 28 80 6
Nashville 33 28 75 9
Winnipeg 29 29 70 12
St. Louis 28 30 67 11
Chicago 26 31 65 13

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 45 19 96 6
Pittsburgh 35 19 86 16
Columbus 37 22 85 11
NY Islanders 40 26 85 5
Philadelphia 34 23 80 12
Washington 35 27 79 9
New Jersey 35 32 72 2
NY Rangers 28 34 65 9
Full Standings