Dmitri Simashev scores his second goal in OT as Mammoth beat Lightning 5-4

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Vejar, A. (2026, October 25). Dmitri Simashev scores his second goal in OT as Mammoth beat Lightning 5-4. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/dmitri-simashev-scores-his-second-goal-in-ot-as-mammoth-beat-lightning-5-4/article_92a9699e-b083-54ee-bb21-f6d4d0b2bc44.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-10-25 · by Alex Vejar

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Dmitri Simashev scored twice, including the game-winning goal at 1:44 of overtime, as the Utah Mammoth defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-4 on Saturday night in Salt Lake City. Nikita Kucherov assisted Brayden Point’s goal to become Tampa Bay’s franchise leader in points with 1,138, surpassing Steven Stamkos. Other goals were scored by Nikita Kucherov's teammates Kailer Yamamoto, Dylan Guenther, and Anders Lee for the Mammoth, while Charle-Edouard D’Astous, Pontus Holmberg, and Conor Geekie scored for the Lightning.
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“Both articles describe the same game on October 25, 2026, where Nikita Kucherov became Tampa Bay Lightning's career points leader and Dmitri Simashev scored the winning goal in overtime.”
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Alex Vejar
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Lightning Mammoth SALT LAKE CITY Tampa Bay the Utah Mammoth

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Lightning ORG · 3× Mammoth ORG · 3× Tampa Bay ORG · 3× D’Astous PERSON · 2× Dmitri Simashev PERSON · 1× Nikita Kucherov PERSON · 1× SALT LAKE CITY GPE · 1× Simashev PERSON · 1× the Tampa Bay Lightning ORG · 1× the Utah Mammoth ORG · 1×

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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Dmitri Simashev scored his second goal of the game at 1:44 of overtime as the Utah Mammoth beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-4 on Saturday night.
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2026-10-25 · Toronto Star
Dmitri Simashev scores his second goal in OT as Mammoth beat Lightning 5-4 · assertive framing

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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Dmitri Simashev scored his second goal of the game at 1:44 of overtime as the Utah Mammoth beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-4 on Saturday night. asserted
Mammoth → score → night
Simashev’s first goal tied the game at 4-4 with 2:28 remaining in the second period. asserted
goal → tie → period
Nikita Kucherov became Tampa Bay’s franchise leader in points when he assisted on Brayden Point’s goal with 7:18 remaining in the first period. asserted
he → become → period
That put him at 1,138 career points, one more than former teammate Steven Stamkos, who had held the record since April 2022. asserted
who → put → April
Kucherov has played his entire career with Tampa Bay, starting in 2013. asserted
Kucherov → play → 2013
Kailer Yamamoto, Dylan Guenther and Anders Lee also scored for the Mammoth. asserted
Yamamoto → score → Mammoth
Vincent Trocheck had two assists, while Clayton Keller, Andrew Peeke, Mackenzie Weegar and Sergachev each recorded one assist. asserted
Keller → have → assist
Charle-Edouard D’Astous, Pontus Holmberg and Conor Geekie had the other goals for the Lightning. asserted
D’Astous → have → Lightning
D’Astous, Ryan McDonagh, Scott Sabourin and Erik Cernak had assists. asserted
D’Astous → have → assists
Tampa Bay took a 1-0 lead with 14:50 remaining in the first period. asserted
Bay → take → period
D’Astous was credited with a goal after a Mammoth player tried to tap the puck to goalie Karel Vejmelka, but it went between his legs and into the net. asserted
it → credit → net
Yamamoto evened the score with a breakaway goal less than two minutes later. asserted
Yamamoto → even → goal
Holmberg scored with 9:54 remaining for a 2-1 advantage. asserted
Holmberg → score → advantage
Point put the Lightning up 3-1 with 7:18 remaining in the opening period. asserted
Point → put → period
Guenther cut the deficit to 3-2 on a power play with 2:21 left in the first. asserted
Guenther → cut → first
Geekie gave Tampa Bay a 4-2 lead with 14:28 remaining in the second period. asserted
Geekie → give → period
Lee answered with 5:21 remaining. Up next Mammoth: Host Minnesota on Tuesday. Lightning: Host Winnipeg on Thursday. ___ asserted
Lightning → answer → Thursday
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