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Guenther has 2 power-play goals in the Mammoth's 6-0 victory over the Blackhawks

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Coon, J. (2026, October 2). Guenther has 2 power-play goals in the Mammoth's 6-0 victory over the Blackhawks. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/guenther-has-2-power-play-goals-in-the-mammoth-s-6-0-victory-over-the-blackhawks/article_da58ef87-edbe-5694-8230-27441dfa8f7d.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-10-02 · by John Coon

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Dylan Guenther scored two power-play goals as the Utah Mammoth defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 6-0 in an AHL hockey game on Thursday night in Salt Lake City. Karel Vejmelka made 15 saves for Utah, while Arvid Soderblom had 26 saves for Chicago, who struggled to generate shots with only nine on goal over the first two periods. The Mammoth opened their scoring early and added four more goals by halftime, securing a decisive victory in their season opener.
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On Thursday night, Dylan Guenther scored two power-play goals as the Utah Mammoth defeated the Chicago Blackhawks by a score of 6-0 in Salt Lake City. Karel Vejmelka made 15 saves for Utah, while Arvid Soderblom had 26 saves but faced more pressure from the Mammoth's offense. The game marked Utah's second consecutive season opener victory over Chicago after losing to Vegas earlier in the week. Goals by Michael Carcone, Nick Schmaltz, and Anders Lee also contributed to Utah’s dominant performance, which included outshooting Chicago 31-9 overall.

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📰 Guenther Scores Two Power Play Goals
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Blackhawks Mammoth SALT LAKE CITY Utah the Utah Mammoth

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Mammoth ORG · 4× Blackhawks ORG · 3× Utah GPE · 3× Guenther PERSON · 2× Soderblom PERSON · 2× Dylan Guenther PERSON · 1× Karel Vejmelka PERSON · 1× SALT LAKE CITY GPE · 1× the Chicago Blackhawks ORG · 1× the Utah Mammoth ORG · 1×

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Dylan Guenther scored two power-play goals, Karel Vejmelka made 15 saves and the Utah Mammoth opened the season with a 6-0 romp over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night.
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Dylan Guenther scored two power-play goals, Karel Vejmelka made 15 saves and the Utah Mammoth opened the season with a 6-0 romp over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night. asserted
Mammoth → score → night
Clayton Keller assisted on both power-play goals. asserted
Keller → assist → goals
Michael Carcone, Nick Schmaltz, Anders Lee and Daniil But also scored to help the Mammoth beat the Blackhawks in a season opener for the second time in three seasons. asserted
Mammoth → score → seasons
Chicago generated only nine shots on goal over the first two periods. asserted
Chicago → generate → periods
Arvid Soderblom had 26 saves for the Blackhawks. asserted
Soderblom → have → Blackhawks
They lost their second straight after falling 5-2 at Vegas on Tuesday night. asserted
They → lose → night
Utah opened the scoring on Guenther’s first power play goal with 3:19 left in the first period. asserted
Utah → open → period
Carcone made it a two-goal lead for the Mammoth 40 seconds later, flicking a wrist shot over Soderblom’s elbow. asserted
it → make → elbow
Schmaltz scored Utah’s third goal at the 9:46 of the second. asserted
Schmaltz → score → second
He collected a puck that deflected off Soderblom’s skate as he dropped to his belly and tapped it in behind him at close range. asserted
he → collect → range
The Mammoth added two more goals later in the period. asserted
Mammoth → add → period
Lee tapped in the puck in traffic off a feed from Andrew Peeke with 6:54 left in the second. asserted
Lee → tap → second
Guenther added his second power-play goal with 4:32 remaining in the period to put Utah up 5-0. But capped the scoring with 7:10 left in the third. asserted
Guenther → add → third
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