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Cooley with a gritty goal to give the Mammoth something to play for with a minute and a half left

A turnover in the defensive zone leads to Shabanov scoring to put the Wild up 3, and it seems to be all but over in Salt Lake. The Wild look like they will retain first place in the division

A crucial slip on the freshly Zambonied ice leads to a second mammoth goal by the league leader Kaprizov

17 penalty minutes for the Mammoth in the second period, not gonna win with that

Utah enters the second intermission down a goal, after a heated last 5 minutes, including a fight and multiple power plays

Absolute snipe by Eriksson Ek to put the Wild up one

Now the game has opened up, Wallstedt with an insane save. The Mammoth can't stop committing penalties.

Some grade A chances for the Wild on the second powerplay of the period leading to a kicked goal that was overturned

The Mammoth did a great job limiting an early 2nd-period Wild power play to almost no chances.

Not many high-scoring potential chances in the first period, both teams will be expecting a better effort in the second period.

Now Sergachev takes on Boldy, you can tell this game means a lot to these playoff contenders

O'Brien lands some right hooks on McCarron to get the crowd fired up. He immediately looks to the bench to fire up the boys after a start lacking energy.

Sustained early pressure by the Wild, Vejmelka denying serious chances. On the other end, Hayton misses a short-side chance as Wallstedt was almost caught sleeping on the wrong side of the net.

Lawson Crouse with an early slash, the Wild can't capitalize with a retaliatory roughing penalty 15 seconds into the power play.

The Mammoth look to leave home with a win tonight as this is their last home game before six straight on the road. The goalie matchup tonight is intriguing, as Vejmelka enters with 3.13 GA and an .878 save percentage, while Wallstedt enters with 2.08 GA and a .918 save percentage

The Mammoth enter tonight 5-0 when scoring first but 0-3 when trailing after 2 periods. The first goal tonight will matter a lot!

Going to be a battle of strengths between the Wild and Mammoth tonight. Utah's power play is 1st in the NHL, while their penalty kill sits 29th. Minnesota's power play sits 7th; special teams will be key tonight!

Going to be a great night in the Delta Center, the winner of tonight's matchup between the Mammoth and Wild will take the lead in the Central Division. Since moving to Utah, the Mammoth had a 5-1-1 record against the Wild.