{"id":397285,"date":"2026-01-08T09:47:26","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T09:47:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/397285\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T09:47:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T09:47:26","slug":"nhl-roundup-mammoth-rally-to-beat-rangers-in-ot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/397285\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL roundup: Mammoth rally to beat Rangers in OT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Item 1 of 3 Jan 5, 2026; New York, New York, USA; Utah Mammoth defenseman Sean Durzi (50) skates against the New York Rangers during the third period at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>[1\/3]Jan 5, 2026; New York, New York, USA; Utah Mammoth defenseman Sean Durzi (50) skates against the New York Rangers during the third period at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images <a data-testid=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reutersconnect.com\/item\/nhl-utah-mammoth-at-new-york-rangers\/dGFnOnJldXRlcnMuY29tLDIwMjY6bmV3c21sX01UMVVTQVRPREFZMjc5Mzk2NjE%3D\/?utm_medium=rcom-article-media&amp;utm_campaign=rcom-rcp-lead\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__inherit-color__PhuPF text-module__inherit-font__1P1hv text-module__inherit-size__EyiQW link-module__link__INqxZ link-module__underline_default__-okuC link-module__with-icon__qlg76 collapsible-caption-module__license__CPQvV\">Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab<\/a><\/p>\n<p>January 6 &#8211; Sean Durzi scored 66 seconds into overtime to help the visiting Utah Mammoth rally for a 3-2 victory over the New York Rangers, who lost goalie Igor Shesterkin to a lower-body injury in the first period.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Carcone ensured the game reached the extra period by tying the affair at two 6:15 into the third frame. Dylan Guenther provided the other tally for Utah to help the team finish 2-1-0 on a three-game trip through the New York area.<\/p>\n<p>Alexis Lafreniere and Vincent Trocheck notched second-period power-play goals for the Rangers, who fell to 5-10-4 at home.<\/p>\n<p>Shesterkin left with a lower-body injury after he collided with Utah&#8217;s JJ Peterka. Jonathan Quick filled in with 14 saves.<\/p>\n<p>Capitals 7, Ducks 4<\/p>\n<p>Justin Sourdif had his first career hat trick and two assists, and Washington hung on to beat visiting Anaheim.<\/p>\n<p>Connor McMichael had four assists, Alex Ovechkin scored two goals, and Ryan Leonard and John Carlson each had a goal and an assist for the Capitals, who got 41 saves from Charlie Lindgren and built a 5-1 lead before needing two empty-net goals to seal the win.<\/p>\n<p>Chris Kreider, Alex Killorn, Jacob Trouba and Beckett Sennecke scored for the Ducks, who have lost six in a row (0-5-1).<\/p>\n<p>Red Wings 5, Senators 3<\/p>\n<p>John Gibson made 35 saves and James van Riemsdyk had a goal and two assists as Detroit skated to a road win over Ottawa.<\/p>\n<p>Andrew Copp, Dylan Larkin, Lucas Raymond and Michael Rasmussen all scored for the Red Wings, who chased Leevi Merilainen after he allowed three goals on eight shots in the first period.<\/p>\n<p>Claude Giroux, Dylan Cozens, and Brady Tkachuk scored Ottawa&#8217;s goals. Tim Stutzle recorded two assists and now has 21 points (eight goals, 13 assists) over a 13-game point streak.<\/p>\n<p>Kings 4, Wild 2<\/p>\n<p>Warren Foegele and Kevin Fiala each scored goals in the final five minutes of the second period, and Los Angeles finished off a home victory to end Minnesota&#8217;s six-game point streak.<\/p>\n<p>Andrei Kuzmenko had a goal and an assist, Adrian Kempe had a goal and Darcy Kuemper made 33 saves against his former team as the Kings defeated the Wild for the second time in three days. Los Angeles earned a 5-4 home shootout win over Minnesota on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan Hartman scored a goal, Jared Spurgeon had a goal with an assist and Filip Gustavsson had 29 saves for the Wild, who had earned points in 13 of the previous 14 games (10-1-3).<\/p>\n<p>Kraken 5, Flames 1<\/p>\n<p>Shane Wright celebrated his 22nd birthday with the go-ahead goal early in the third period as Seattle defeated host Calgary behind four third-period goals.<\/p>\n<p>Jacob Melanson, Vince Dunn, Freddy Gaudreau and Matty Beniers also scored for Seattle, which extended its point streak to eight games (7-0-1) since a Dec. 18 loss in Calgary. 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