Utah Mammoth vs Columbus Blue Jackets

Regular season · Saturday, October 3, 2026 · Nationwide Arena

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4–1

Final

SOG 31–19

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Recap

Mammoth beat Blue Jackets behind Guenther's three points

The Utah Mammoth beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-1 on Saturday night at Nationwide Arena. Utah never trailed, scoring twice in the first period and twice more in the third. The Mammoth outshot Columbus 31-19 and went 3 for 4 on the power play while the Blue Jackets went 0 for 2.

Mikhail Sergachev opened the scoring at 11:55 of the first on the power play, and Nick Schmaltz made it 2-0 at 16:31 with what proved to be the winner. Kent Johnson got Columbus on the board early in the second, but Dylan Guenther restored the two-goal lead at 5:59 of the third and Schmaltz added another power-play goal at 14:13.

Guenther led the way with a goal and two assists, while Schmaltz scored twice, Sergachev had a goal and an assist, and Clayton Keller and Logan Cooley each added two assists. Sebastian Cossa earned the win with 18 saves on 19 shots; Jet Greaves took the loss with 27 saves on 31 shots. The Mammoth improved to 2-0-0, while the Blue Jackets fell to 1-1-0.

Written with AI from official NHL data and checked against it. The box score and play-by-play are the official record. How we write these

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
UTA	2	0	2	4	31
CBJ	0	1	0	1	19

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Mikhail Sergachev (1)Dylan Guenther (1), Clayton Keller (3)1–011:55 UTA · PPG
Nick Schmaltz (2)Clayton Keller (4), John Marino (1)Monahan 1:02 into shift2–016:31 UTA

2nd period

Kent Johnson (1)Matthew Knies (2)2–101:30 CBJ

3rd period

Dylan Guenther (3)Logan Cooley (2), Mikhail Sergachev (2)Fantilli 1:00 into shift3–105:59 UTA · PPG
Nick Schmaltz (3)Logan Cooley (3), Dylan Guenther (2)Coyle 1:11 into shift4–114:13 UTA · PPG

Tired legs

Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1:11

4–1 · 3rd 14:13 · Schmaltz. Coyle was 1:11 into his shift when it went in.

GoalUTA on iceCBJ on iceDefenders’ longest

1–0 UTA

1st 11:55 · PP · Sergachev

Soucy 0:52

NormalSoucy 0:52

2–0 UTA

1st 16:31 · Schmaltz

Long shift: Monahan 1:02

Long shiftMonahan 1:02

2–1 CBJ

2nd 1:30 · Johnson

Trocheck 0:54

NormalTrocheck 0:54

3–1 UTA

3rd 5:59 · PP · Guenther

Long shift: Fantilli 1:00

Long shiftFantilli 1:00

4–1 UTA

3rd 14:13 · PP · Schmaltz

Long shift: Coyle 1:11

Long shiftCoyle 1:11

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league. Share of 5v5 unblocked shots that went in, by how far into his shift the defending team’s longest-serving skater was (2025–26).

3.9%

5.8%

6.5%

7.1%

7.3%

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.9×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.9 times as often as against fresh legs (7.3% vs 3.9%).

30%

of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.

Team stats

UTACBJ

31Shots on goal19

44%Faceoff %56%

3/4Power play0/2

4Penalty minutes8

26Hits21

16Blocked shots23

24Giveaways23

5Takeaways8

Penalties

1st 02:22Denton Mateychuk · slashing2 min
1st 10:45Dmitri Voronkov · tripping2 min
3rd 01:01Mikhail Sergachev · holding2 min
3rd 05:43Denton Mateychuk · high sticking2 min
3rd 07:43John Marino · holding2 min
3rd 13:23Emil Andrae · slashing2 min

Season series

Utah Mammoth

Utah Mammoth skaters

11Dylan GuentherR	1	2	3	0	5	1	0	0	–	16:51
8Nick SchmaltzC	2	0	2	0	8	0	1	0	60	17:39
9Clayton KellerR	0	2	2	0	2	0	2	0	–	17:04
92Logan CooleyC	0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	30	16:48
98Mikhail SergachevD	1	1	2	-1	4	0	1	2	–	22:01
6John MarinoD	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	2	–	20:27
16Vincent TrocheckC	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	35	17:27
22Jack McBainC	0	0	0	0	0	6	2	0	100	14:34
27Barrett HaytonC	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	50	13:47
50Daniil ButL	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	–	11:11
53Michael CarconeL	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	–	13:03
67Lawson CrouseL	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	–	13:37
72Anders LeeL	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	–	13:47
82Kevin StenlundC	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	47	14:07
20Andrew PeekeD	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	–	15:03
26Dmitri SimashevD	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	–	16:40
52MacKenzie WeegarD	0	0	0	-1	1	2	4	0	–	20:21
88Nate SchmidtD	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	–	21:33

Utah Mammoth goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
33Sebastian CossaG	W	19	18	1	.947	60:00
70Karel VejmelkaG		0	0	0	–	00:00

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters

89Matthew KniesL	0	1	1	+1	1	1	1	0	–	17:44
91Kent JohnsonC	1	0	1	+1	5	0	1	0	–	17:14
3Charlie CoyleC	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	69	15:24
4Cole SillingerC	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	–	13:21
10Dmitri VoronkovL	0	0	0	-1	1	2	1	2	–	12:50
19Adam FantilliC	0	0	0	+1	1	2	2	0	75	20:31
23Sean MonahanC	0	0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	38	16:53
24Mathieu OlivierR	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	–	15:23
43Valeri NichushkinR	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	0	–	16:47
58Danton HeinenL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	43	11:25
83Conor GarlandR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	12:43
94Ryan LombergL	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	–	09:06
2Jake ChristiansenD	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	–	09:47
5Denton MateychukD	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	4	–	28:07
7Carson SoucyD	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	–	16:28
8Zach WerenskiD	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	0	–	31:43
36Emil AndraeD	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	2	–	13:43
44Erik GudbransonD	0	0	0	-1	0	3	3	0	–	16:35

Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
33Cam TalbotG		0	0	0	–	00:00
73Jet GreavesG	L	31	27	4	.871	60:00