Brandon Hagel extended his goal streak to four games, and Cirelli and Yanni Gourde also scored for the Lightning (6-4-2), who began the season with one win in their first seven games (1-4-2). Jonas Johansson made 25 saves.
“I remember last year we came in here and they tore us apart,” Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper said. “It was a strange game. I don’t think there was a bunch of rushes either way, but if a team made a mistake, both teams have the ability to make you pay. But that’s what we limited ourselves to tonight. We made a mistake on the first one, but overall we defended well, and if we didn’t, Johansson was there to make the save.”
Lawson Crouse and Kailer Yamamoto scored for the Mammoth (8-4-0), who lost their second straight game following a seven-game winning streak. Ian Cole had two assists, and Vejmelka made 22 saves.
It was Utah’s first home loss of the season (4-1-0).
“I think [Tampa Bay] is a really good team,” Utah coach Andre Tourigny said. “We knew it would be a good test. I think we were toe-to-toe with them. They scored with seven (minutes) to go, but we were pretty close.”