Utah Mammoth's Overtime Heroics Secure Playoff Spot

0:00On April 8th, yo, and a wild overtime thriller last night, April 8th, 2026, the Utah mammoth pulled off a 6-5 comeback win over. The Edmonton Oilers right here at Delta Center. Clayton Keller sealed it just 33 seconds into extra time with a power play snipe off a fee from Mikhail Surgachev, beating Goli Tristan, Jerry cleaned through the glove. Nick Schmaltz lit it up with two goals for Utah, including a shorthanded beauty late in the second, while Alexander Kerfoot chipped in a goal and assisted to fuel the rally. The mammoth have now won four straight, locking down that first wildcard spot in the western conference playoffs at 41 wins, 30 losses. And six overtime losses. Edmonton got big nights from Conor McDavid with a goal and helper, but they dropped their second in a row. Still, they cleaned to the Pacific Division. Read over Vegas thanks to more regulation wins, as Corel Vegemelka stopped 21 shots in net for Utah.

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