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Mailloux scored unassisted on a backhand shot from 20 feet out
to make it 4-3 in a back-and-forth game. Thomas' third goal, an
empty-netter with 38 seconds left, capped the scoring.
Pavel Buchnevich had the other goal for St. Louis and Joel Hofer
made 20 saves.
Michael Carcone, Lawson Crouse, and Kailer Yamamoto scored for
the Mammoth. Karel Vejmelka and Vitek Vanecek combined for 24
stops.
Clayton Keller assisted on two Utah goals to become the third
NHL player this season with at least one assist in 10 straight
games.
St. Louis struck first at the 3:45 mark of the first period when
Buchnevich tapped in a wrist shot at the post. Utah equalized
when Carcone snapped in the puck with 3:05 left in the first.
Crouse put the Mammoth in front 45 seconds into the second
period, tapping in a deflected puck after MacKenzie Weegar fired
a shot down the middle.
Thomas scored twice later in the period to help the Blues retake
the lead. He leveled the score on a wrist shot at the 8:14 mark
and then tipped in the puck with 8:53 left in the second.
Utah equalized again with 1:07 remaining in the second on
Yamamoto’s blast down the middle.
Up next
Blues: Their season is over.
Mammoth: Visit Vegas for Game 1 of their NHL Playoffs
first-round series on Sunday.
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