Overview
- Nick Schmaltz and Clayton Keller posted a goal and an assist apiece to lead Utah’s attack.
- Karel Vejmelka stopped 29 shots and dedicated the victory to his uncle, who died two days earlier.
- Sean Durzi scored 57 seconds in, Schmaltz converted a 5-on-3, and Dylan Guenther added a breakaway before Dylan Larkin’s late power-play tally.
- The Mammoth improved to 8-1-1 at home since January and enter the break holding a Western Conference wild-card spot, with play resuming Feb. 25 against Colorado.
- Detroit fell to 1-3-1 over its past five and sits at 72 points heading into the pause, with Dylan Larkin, Lucas Raymond and Moritz Seider set for Olympic duty.