Overview
- Thomas Harley and Wyatt Johnston scored first-period power-play goals to put Dallas up 2-0, with Johnston tying Mike Modano’s single-season team mark with his 18th on the man advantage.
- Matt Duchene added the eventual winner late in the first period, while Kailer Yamamoto netted both Utah goals to continue his two-game scoring surge.
- Casey DeSmith made 12 saves for his first win since Jan. 7 as the Stars limited the Mammoth to 14 shots, their fewest in a game this season.
- Utah went 0-for-2 on the power play and allowed two power-play goals, reinforcing head coach André Tourigny’s concern that the club’s special teams must “step up.”
- The NHL upheld Utah’s first goal on review, ruling Barrett Hayton’s contact with DeSmith was not goaltender interference, and the Mammoth remain in the West’s top wild-card spot at 60 points with home games vs. Vancouver and Detroit before the break.