The advantage the rookies have is that they have been linemates and familiarity with each other. That may help paying off, as both Rosen and Ostlund are likely to be in Buffalo for awhile, with Zucker, Norris, and Kulich’s injury/illness situations expected to be long-term.

Buffalo survived the second period up 2-1, but Utah continued pushing to begin the third, and early snipes from JJ Peterka and Lawson Crouse gave the Mammoth their first lead of the night. Nick Schmaltz added an insurance goal midway through, Clayton Keller an empty netter in the final minute, and that was all.

Despite leading 2-0 halfway through the second period, the Buffalo Sabres ended up on the wrong end of a dismal 5-2 loss at the hands of the Utah Mammoth at the Delta Center. A complete game recap fro

" (Zach has) been struggling with the lower body (injury) for last couple of games, to the point where he's not able to play." Ruff said after the Sabres morning skate on Saturday. "I would say it's short-term. I'll lay this out there, maybe a week. But I'm not a doctor."

Isak Rosen scored twice for his first NHL multi-goal game, but the Utah Mammoth responded with five unanswered goals to defeat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 at Delta Center on Wednesday.

The Utah Mammoth scored five straight goals to overcome a two-goal deficit and defeat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 at Delta Center on Wednesday. JJ

The Utah Mammoth scored five unanswered goals to rally for a 5-2 win against the visiting Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday. JJ Peterka, Nick Schmaltz and Clayton Keller each had a goal and an assist for the Mammoth,

J.J. Peterka and Lawson Crouse scored early in Utah’s four-goal third period, and the Mammoth rallied from two goals down to beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2.