Schmaltz, Mammoth power play sink Devils on Tuesday night
NEWARK, N.J. (Interstat) — Nick Schmaltz scored his NHL-best fifth goal of the season and added two assists as the Utah Mammoth used a proficient power play to beat the New Jersey Devils 5-3 on Tuesday night at Prudential Center. Clayton Keller, MacKenzie Weegar, Lawson Crouse and Vincent Trocheck also scored for Utah. Mikhail Sergachev contributed three assists before leaving late in the second period after taking a puck to the back of his helmet. Karel Vejmelka made 30 saves for the Mammoth, which improved to 3-1-0. Luke Evangelista scored twice for New Jersey, and Timo Meier added an assist while recording seven shots on goal and four penalty minutes. Jesper Boqvist also scored for New Jersey in the third period. New Jersey dropped to 1-2-0. MacKenzie Weegar finished with six penalty minutes and seven hits. Logan Cooley and Dylan Guenther each had an assist. Attendance was 15,146. Utah next visits Boston on Thursday, while New Jersey hosts Vancouver on Saturday.