NASHVILLE, Tennessee – Three goals in 5:09 for the Utah Mammoth turned a 1-0 deficit into a two-goal lead, stunning the home crowd and completely shifting momentum.
The Mammoth (26-20-4, 56 pts) is taking on the Predators (24-22-4, 52 pts) at Bridgestone Arena on Saturday, January 24.
Yams deflected out front!
🚨 3-1, Utah. pic.twitter.com/ybd1Lj2a2E
— Utah Mammoth (@utahmammoth) January 24, 2026
Captain Clayton Keller got the party started, following up on his Thursday night heroics and tying the game 1-1. Mikhail Sergachev (27) and Sean Durzi (11) assisted Keller’s 16th goal.
Two minutes later, Michael Carcone gave Utah its first lead.
The speedster put on the jets to beat two Nashville defenders. Carcone then fired a rocket past Saros for a goal, assisted by Kailer Yamamoto.
Carcone in on his own! 🤯
2-1, Utah. pic.twitter.com/gN4XxwE1Gu
— Utah Mammoth (@utahmammoth) January 24, 2026
It was the third straight road game Carcone has scored in, tying him for the longest road-goal streak in franchise history.
Yamamoto got in on the goal-scoring fun as the Mammoth upped the pressure in front of the net.
Planting himself in front of the crease, Sergachev fired a shot that Yamamoto redirected into the back of the net. Sergachev and Durzi notched their second assists.
After assisting on Carcone’s goal and scoring his own, Yamamoto has two points in a single game for the first time as a member of the Mammoth.
Nashville recovered to get a goal back, sending Utah into the second intermission leading 3-2.
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