NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 Dylan Guenther had his first career hat trick and added an assist and the Utah Mammoth topped the New York Islanders 7-2 on Thursday.<\/p>\n
Nick Schmaltz scored twice and added an assist, Clayton Keller and Mikhail Sergachev each had a goal and two assists, while Lawson Crouse and Barrett Hayton each had two assists. Karel Vejmelka returned from a two-game absence and finished with 20 saves as the Mammoth snapped a two-game skid.<\/p>\n
Cal Ritchie and Matthew Schaefer scored for New York, and Max Shabanov had two assists. David Rittich made nine saves on 14 shots, but was replaced by Marcus Hogberg 5:41 into the third period.<\/p>\n
Guenther scored his second goal of the game when he buried a backhand feed from Crouse to give Utah a 2-1 lead midway through the second period. He also opened the scoring just 36 seconds into the middle period.<\/p>\n
The Islanders briefly tied it 1-1 early in the second period when Ritchie fired a wrist shot over the glove of Vejmelka.<\/p>\n
Schmaltz beat Rittich with less than four minutes remaining in the second period to extend Utah\u2019s lead to two goals.<\/p>\n
Mammoth forward Alex Kerfoot took a four-minute high-sticking penalty late in the second, but the Islanders didn\u2019t capitalize on the ensuing power play.<\/p>\n
Sergachev and Keller scored in the first six minutes of the third period to stretch Utah\u2019s lead to 5-1 and prompt the Islanders to change goaltenders.<\/p>\n
Guenther completed the hat trick and scored his 20th goal of the season by sliding the puck between the legs of Hogberg with less than seven minutes remaining.<\/p>\n
Schaefer scored a power-play goal midway through the third period for his 10th of the season.<\/p>\n
Up next<\/p>\n
Mammoth: visit the New Jersey Devils on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Islanders: host the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday.<\/p>\n
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