TORONTO (ABC4 Sports) - Playing on the second night of a back-to-back, the Utah Mammoth ran out of steam in the third period, giving up three goals in a 5-3 loss at Toronto Wednesday night.

John Tavares snapped a tie in the third period, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Mammoth for their third consecutive win. The Mammoth (9-5) have now dropped three of its last four after an 8-2 start.

Tavares, William Nylander, Matthew Knies and Matias Maccelli each had a goal and an assist for Toronto. Nylander has five goals and 11 assists during an eight-game point streak.

Maple Leafs goaltender Anthony Stolarz stopped 21 shots.

“We didn’t play our best game,” Utah coach Andre Tourigny said. “Our execution was very difficult. Obviously that’s not the way we want to play. The effort was not the

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