NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Dylan Guenther scored at 2:56 of overtime and the Utah Mammoth rallied for a 3-2 win over the Nashville Predators on Saturday night.
Logan Cooley and Jack McBain also scored for Utah, and Guenther also had an assist. Karel Vejmelka made 21 saves.
Filip Forsberg and Erik Haula scored for Nashville, and Juuse Saros made 20 saves.
In overtime Guenther forced a turnover by Nashville’s Fedor Svechkov on the right boards before skating in and beating Saros for the win.
Cooley, who had a career-high 25 goals last season, got the game’s first score at 2:21 of the opening period. After Nashville turned the puck over in the offensive zone, Guenther carried the puck up the left side before slipping a backhand pass to Cooley on the right, where he beat Saros with a one-time