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03/05 20:55 CST Vanecek earns 1st shutout of the season, 100th career win in
Utah's 3-0 victory over the Flyers
Vanecek earns 1st shutout of the season, 100th career win in Utah's 3-0 victory
over the Flyers
PHILADELPHIA (AP) --- Vitek Vanecek stopped 16 shots in his 100th career win
and Dylan Guenther assisted on two Utah goals as the Mammoth beat the
Philadelphia Flyers 3-0 on Thursday night.
Nick Schmaltz and Clayton Keller scored in the second period for the Mammoth,
and Michael Carcone added an empty-net goal at 18:12 of the third.
Vanecek earned his first shutout of the season and the 11th of his career. The
30-year-old had four shutouts during the 2021-22 with the Washington Capitals.
Utah has won two straight games and five of its last seven while completing a
two-game season sweep of the Flyers.
Dan Vladar made 20 saves for Philadelphia and slipped to 19-10-6. The Flyers
had their three-game winning streak halted.
After a scoreless first period, the Mammoth outshot the Flyers 14-7 in the
second period and took a lead they never relinquished.
Schmaltz opened the scoring at 1:38 of the second with a power-play goal on a
shot from a tough angle to the right of Vladar. Guenther and Sean Durzi
assisted on Schmaltz's 24th goal of the season.
About seven minutes later, Keller stretched the lead to two goals with his 19th
of the season. Guenther picked up his 25th assist when his feed from along the
boards sent Keller in all alone, and he beat Vladar with a shot between the
pads from close range at 8:03.
Keller leads the Mammoth in points with 61 (19 goals, 42 assists). Schmaltz is
next with 24 goals and 33 assists for 57 points, followed by Guenther's 53
points (28 goals, 25 assists). The Mammoth have scored 94 goals away from home
this season.
Veteran defenseman MacKenzie Weegar, who was acquired by Utah from Calgary on
Wednesday, was not available due to visa processing. The Mammoth recalled
defenseman Dmitri Simashev from Tucson of the AHL.
The Flyers were without Forward Travis Konecny (upper-body injury) and
defenseman Nick Seeler (lower-body injury).
Up next
Mammoth: At Columbus on Saturday in the third game of a five-game trip.
Flyers: At the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday.
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