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Nick Schmaltz’s Hat Trick, Five-Point Night Lifts Mammoth Over Canucks 6-2

Utah halted a two-game slide with a special-teams rebound to steady its wild-card bid.

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The Vancouver Canucks celebrate a goal by left wing Liam Ohgren (Rob Gray-Imagn Images)
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Utah Mammoth center Nick Schmaltz celebrates after scoring a third goal for a hat trick with right wing Clayton Keller (Rob Gray-Imagn Images)

Overview

  • Schmaltz scored three times and added two assists, bringing his season total to 22 goals, one shy of his career high.
  • Utah went 4-for-4 on the penalty kill and snapped a power-play slump with a Mikhail Sergachev goal, ending a drought over their last 11 chances.
  • Defenseman John Marino logged a goal and two assists and set a single-season career high with 28 points.
  • JJ Peterka scored his 20th of the season, Lawson Crouse had a goal and an assist, Clayton Keller added two assists, and Karel Vejmelka made 21 saves.
  • Vancouver’s struggles continued with just two wins in its past 18 games and seven straight road losses, as Utah turns to a home finale against Detroit before the Olympic break.