Clayton Keller’s OT goal for Mammoth stymies Jets comeback attempt

Clayton Keller scored the overtime winner and added an assist as the host Utah Mammoth defeated the Winnipeg Jets 4-3 on Sunday night. The loss left Winnipeg winless in seven of its last eight games.

Lawson Crouse, JJ Peterka, and Alexander Kerfoot also tallied for Utah. Dylan Guenther and Mikhael Sergachev had two assists each. The Mammoth's Karel Vejmelka made 23 stops.

Kyle Connor scored twice for Winnipeg, while Morgan Barron also found the back of the net. Mark Scheifele had a pair of assists.

Connor Hellebuyck made 18 saves for Winnipeg.

Guenther fired a shot from high in Utah's offensive zone that missed the net and caromed off the end boards to Crouse, who beat Connor Hellebuyck at 5:20 of the first period to open the scoring.

Utah extended the lead later in the period, as a series of failed clearing attempts by Winnipeg led to a centering pass from Clayton Keller that was chipped in by Peterka at 9:31 of the first.

Utah padded its advantage at 3:01 of the second period, as crisp puck movement through the Jets' zone ended with Kerfoot finishing the play to make it 3-0.

Winnipeg got on the board with 8:42 remaining in the second period, as Connor snapped a power-play shot through traffic to cut the deficit to 3-1. The goal marked Connor's 300th career tally, making him the second-fastest player in franchise history to reach the milestone, behind Atlanta Thrashers forward Ilya Kovalchuk.

Connor scored his second of the game with only 4:37 left on the clock, converting from a sharp angle near the goal line to pull the Jets within one. The deficit did not last, as just 25 seconds later Tanner Pearson sprung Barron on a breakaway, and Barron buried the chance to tie the game 3-3.

Utah quashed the comeback 17 seconds into overtime, as Keller provided the dagger by cleaning up a 2-on-1 attempt to hand the Mammoth the 4-3 victory.