UTA@BUF: Marino increases Mammoth's lead with PPG

BUFFALO -- Anders Lee, Kailer Yamamoto and John Marino each had a goal and an assist for the Utah Mammoth in a 4-1 win against the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center on Saturday.

Nick Schmaltz also scored, and Barrett Hayton had two assists for the Mammoth (4-2-0), who scored four straight goals after falling behind. Karel Vejmelka made 23 saves. 

Tage Thompson scored, and Colten Ellis made 26 saves for the Sabres (2-3-0), who have lost two in a row.

Thompson scored Buffalo’s first power-play goal of the season for a 1-0 lead at 8:00 of the first period. He carried the puck from the defensive zone to the bottom of the right face-off circle before putting a wrist shot short side past Vejmelka, who left an opening between his arm and the near post.

The Sabres entered the game 0-for-13 with the man-advantage.

Yamamoto tied it 1-1 at 10:12. Hayton collected a rebound in the left circle and quickly passed to Yamamoto driving to the net for a tap-in from in front.

Schmaltz received a feed across the crease from Logan Cooley on the power play and scored past Ellis at the left post to make it 2-1 at 15:23 of the second period. It was Schmaltz’s sixth goal in six games this season.

Lee pushed it to 3-1 at 17:24, scoring with a backhand in the low slot.

Marino increased the lead to 4-1 on the power play at 1:45 of the third period. He scored with a slap shot from the point that went through the five-hole.