Mason Marchment scored twice, Ben Meyers scored his first goal of the season, and Philipp Grubauer made 27 saves for the Kraken (12-11-6), who have lost seven of eight (1-6-1).
“I thought their goaltender made some big saves when he had to, certainly, on the 5-on-3 (in the third period),” Seattle coach Lane Lambert said. “For the most part, I thought our guys were, you know, they were good. I thought we could have gotten more out of the last power play.”
Marchment gave Seattle a 1-0 lead at 3:35 of the second period, beating Vejmelka blocker side on a breakaway.
Schmaltz tied it 1-1 at 8:09, scoring past Grubauer glove side on a breakaway.
“He works so hard. Sometimes it goes under the radar,” said Tourigny. “He's always at the net offensively. He drives that line, no doubt about it, in the sense that he is at the net all the time. He does all the dirty work, and he’s elite defensively. He's always the first guy back, and he's playing down low. He will sleep well tonight, and I guarantee that. He works really hard.”
Kailer Yamamoto put the Mammoth ahead 2-1 at 13:24 with a wrist shot from the bottom of the right circle. The goal was initially disallowed for goaltender interference, but the play was overturned after Utah’s coach’s challenge was successful.
Marchment’s second goal tied it 2-2 at 7:50 of the third period, a a one-timer from the top of the right circle off a pass from Ryan Lindgren. The goal came in the first minute after the Mammoth killed off a 5-on-3 advantage for Seattle.
“[We were] getting some shots through from the point tonight, we did a good job at that,” Marchment said. “There were a handful of shifts there where we kind of had them hemmed in and got a bunch of good looks. And we're getting pucks to the net and diving through seams, and that's how you score goals in this league. I thought we did a good job at that.”
Guenther’s power-play goal then gave Utah a 3-2 lead at 12:55, beating Grubauer blocker side with a one-timer from the left circle off a feed from Schmaltz. It was his fourth goal during his scoring streak.
“It was an important game,” Guenther said. “Closing out the homestand, losing the first two games. I think it was kind of a must-win, so it was nice to get it.”
