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.
Simashev's first goal tied the game at 4-4 with 2:28 remaining in the second 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. That put him at 1,138 career points, one more than former teammate Steven Stamkos, who had held the record since April 2022.
Kucherov has played his entire career with Tampa Bay, starting in 2013.
Kailer Yamamoto, Dylan Guenther and Anders Lee also scored for the Mammoth. Vincent Trocheck had two assists, while Clayton Keller, Andrew Peeke, Mackenzie Weegar and Sergachev each recorded one assist.
Charle-Edouard D’Astous, Pontus Holmberg and Conor Geekie had the other goals for the Lightning. D’Astous, Ryan McDonagh, Scott Sabourin and Erik Cernak had assists.
Tampa Bay took a 1-0 lead with 14:50 remaining in the first 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.
Yamamoto evened the score with a breakaway goal less than two minutes later. Holmberg scored with 9:54 remaining for a 2-1 advantage.
Point put the Lightning up 3-1 with 7:18 remaining in the opening period. Guenther cut the deficit to 3-2 on a power play with 2:21 left in the first.
Geekie gave Tampa Bay a 4-2 lead with 14:28 remaining in the second period. Lee answered with 5:21 remaining.
Mammoth: Host Minnesota on Tuesday.
Lightning: Host Winnipeg on Thursday.
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Utah Mammoth left wing Anders Lee (72) scores against Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Dennis Hildeby (35) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Melissa Majchrzak)
Tampa Bay Lightning right wing Pontus Holmberg (29) celebrates right wing Nikita Kucherov (86) who became the franchise's all-time points leader with an assist on center Brayden Point's goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Utah Mammoth Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Melissa Majchrzak)
Utah Mammoth left wing Lawson Crouse skates with the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Tampa Bay Lightning, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Melissa Majchrzak)
Saudi Arabia reopened its main airport for international flights, more than two weeks after deadly strikes by Yemen's Iranian-backed Houthi rebels knocked the facility out of service. Earlier Sunday, the kingdom said it intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile and a drone fired by the Houthis.
A massive Israeli military operation underway this weekend in the occupied West Bank — in response to an attack that killed two Israeli soldiers and wounded three in Hebron on Friday — has displaced hundreds of Palestinians over the weekend and put major restrictions on Palestinian movement.
It comes just days ahead of Israel's tense election on Tuesday, a vote widely seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s handling of the wars and the hard-right turn Israel has taken both domestically and on the world stage.
Here is the latest news from the Middle East on Sunday. Read our full coverage here.
The King Khalid International Airport said it has opened terminals 1 and 2 for domestic and international flights, starting Sunday.
The airport announcement came as the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen continued to fire drones and missiles toward the Saudi capital.
Saudi military spokesman Maj. Gen. Turki al-Malki said they intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile and a drone fired by the Houthis early on Sunday.
In early October, Houthi strikes hit a complex housing two other terminals, killing 17 people and wounding over 330.
Last week, the Riyadh airport opened to limited domestic flights.
The Israeli military carried out a massive military operation in the occupied West Bank over the weekend, displacing hundreds of Palestinians and placing major restrictions on Palestinian movement.
The operations came in response to an attack that killed two Israeli soldiers and wounded three in the West Bank city of Hebron on Friday.
The operation comes as Israel enters the final days before a tense election, the first since the 2023 Hamas-led attacks and ensuing wars in the region.
The vote is largely seen as a referendum on current Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s leadership and security policies during the past three years of war.
The Israeli military announced early Sunday that most Palestinian workers with permits will not be allowed to enter Israeli communities for work in the occupied West Bank on Sunday and Monday, and several crossings will also remain closed until after Israel’s elections on Tuesday.
The AID Coalition, a U.S.-based nonprofit focused on strengthening Israel’s democracy, says tens of thousands of Israelis living abroad are expected to fly in for the vote.
Israeli law generally requires citizens to vote in person in the country, with narrow exceptions for diplomats and certain official emissaries abroad.
Israel has more than 7.3 million registered voters, but polling suggests a tight race. Previous elections have turned on thin margins. It’s unclear what effect these voters from abroad might have, but many liberal Israelis who don’t support Netanyahu have left the country in recent years, suggesting that those returning to cast ballots would not support him.
This report will be updated throughout the day as new developments emerge.
A demonstrator wearing a mask depicting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends an anti-government rally ahead of the country's general election, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, in Tel Aviv, Israel. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
A demonstrator wearing a mask depicting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends an anti-government protest ahead of Israel's general election, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, in Tel Aviv, Israel. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Saudi-led coalition spokesman Maj. Gen. Turki al-Maliki speaks during a press conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Baraa Anwer)
