Dylan Guenther scored a go-ahead power-play goal in the third period, lifting the Utah Mammoth to a 5-3 win over the Seattle Kraken on Friday night and ending Utah’s three-game losing streak. Utah got a balanced night offensively, with Nick Schmaltz posting a goal and two assists.

Lane Lambert's one-minute news conference, which featured no questions from any local media and only questions from the editor-in-chief of the Seattle Kraken team website, has been described as an error by the communications department.

The Seattle Kraken host the Buffalo Sabres after Mason Marchment's two-goal game against the Utah Mammoth in the Kraken's 5-3 loss

Now, with the game tied, it was on Utah to make a response of its own. The Mammoth had already done it once this game when Nick Schmaltz singlehandedly stole the puck and scored a breakaway goal to tie the game 1-1 in the second period.

JJ Peterka and Lawson Crouse added empty net goals after that with goalie Philipp Grubauer pulled for an extra attacker. Kraken injury call-up Ben Meyers scored on a bang-bang play in close in the final minute with the game out of reach.

BOTTOM LINE: The Utah Mammoth aim to stop a three-game losing streak when they take on the Seattle Kraken. Utah has a 14-15-3 record overall and a 7-5-1 record in home games. The Mammoth have a +two scoring differential, with 96 total goals scored and 94 given up.

The Kraken will head to Utah to take on the Mammoth before heading home for a quick two-game homestand. SALT LAKE CITY — The Seattle Kraken make a quick stop in Salt Lake City on Friday, December 12, as they hit the road to take on the Utah Mammoth. The puck will drop at 6 p.m. on December 12 at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The Mammoth saw strong individual performances and an impactful special teams effort to end the homestand with a win

Seattle Kraken forward Jared McCann, who had been back from injury for just six games, will miss three weeks with a lower-body injury.

The Buffalo Sabres visit the Seattle Kraken at Climate Pledge Arena on Sunday, Dec. 14 at 8 p.m. ET. The game airs on ESPN+. Buffalo won 3-2 on the road its last time out on Dec. 11 against the Vancouver Canucks. Seattle played on the road its last time out on Dec. 12, and fell 5-3 against the Utah Mammoth.