Mar 04, 2026
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JJ Petrka scored on a beautiful shot in the second period and the Utah Mammoths beat the Washington Capitals 3-2 on Tuesday night.Dylan Guenther and Mikhail Sergachev scored for the Mammoths, who took an early 2-0 lead and kept the Capitals close to the playoff cutoff line in a matchup of teams.Pierre-Luc Dubois and Ryan Leonard scored for Washington, which fell to four points behind Boston for the second wild card in the East.
The Mammoth defeated the Capitals 3-2, leaving Washington 4 points out of a playoff spot
WASHINGTON (AP) — JJ Peterka scored on a bizarre second-period comeback and the Utah Mammoths beat the Washington Capitals 3-2 on Tuesday night.
Dylan Guenther and Mikhail Sergachev scored for the Mammoths, who took an early 2-0 lead and kept the Capitals in a close battle in the quarters.Utah entered the night with Edmonton for the top wild card in the Western Conference.
Pierre-Luc Dubois and Ryan Leonard scored for Washington, which fell four points behind Boston for the second wild card in the East.The Bruins also have three games remaining on the Caps.
The leaders of the city hope to add to the front before the end of business on Friday, and Aliaksei Protas for a personal goal on Tuesday, they tried to keep the Utah area until the loss of two of the third.It's unclear whether Washington's position in the playoffs — and losses to Montreal and the Mammoth in its last two games — will change the team's path to the playoffs.
Guenther scored his 28th goal of the season in the first period, and then Sergachev made it 2-0 on the power play.Dubois scored for the Capitals in the last minute of the first period.
Petraka's 21st goal gave Mamut a 3-1 lead.With Utah on the power play, his shot past the slot bounced off the post and over goaltender Logan Thompson.As Thompson pulled on his glove, he knocked the puck into the net.
Washington's power play, which has been a thorn in the side all season, produced both goals in the game, but was unable to tie the game after Leonard got the Capitals within one with 13:29 left.
Mammoth: At Philadelphia on Thursday night.
Main locations: Saturday in Boston.
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