Dallas Stars at Utah Mammoth

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Dallas Stars

27-12-9

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Utah Mammoth

24-20-4

Marino scores in third period to give Utah Mammoth 2-1 win over Dallas Stars

Dallas Stars vs. Utah Mammoth: Game Highlights

Marino also assisted on Nick Schmaltz's 17th goal of the season and Karel Vejmelka made 26 stops as the Mammoth won for the fifth time in six games.

Mikko Rantanen scored and Jake Oettinger had 25 saves for Dallas, which has lost nine of its last 11 games.

Schmaltz broke a scoreless deadlock with 7 seconds left in the second period, tipping in a feed from Marino. It was the fourth latest goal in any regulation period in Utah's short franchise history.

The Mammoth nearly made it 2-0 just 38 seconds into the third, but Lawson Crouse had his goal wiped off the board for high-sticking.

Rantanen leveled the score with a power-play goal at the 2:04 of the third.

Marino answered two minutes later, snapping the puck home from long distance to put the Mammoth up 2-1 with his second winning goal of the season.

Utah improved to 16-1-1 this season when leading after two periods.

Up next Stars: host Tampa Bay on Sunday.

Mammoth: host Seattle on Saturday.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Scoring Summary

Goal	2nd Period 19:53	Nick Schmaltz Goal (17) Tip-In, assists: John Marino (19), Clayton Keller (31)
Goal	3rd Period 2:04	Mikko Rantanen Goal (19) Wrist Shot, assists: Wyatt Johnston (28), Jason Robertson (29)
Goal	3rd Period 4:03	John Marino Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Nick Schmaltz (26)

Statistics

DAL		UTA
19	Blocked Shots	15
15	Hits	18
6	Takeaways	5
27	Shots	27
1	Power Play Goals	0
2	Power Play Opportunities	2
50.0	Power Play Percentage	0.0
0	Short Handed Goals	0
0	Shootout Goals	0
21	Faceoffs Won	43
32.8	Faceoff Win Percent	67.2
16	Giveaways	21
3	Total Penalties	3
6	Penalty Minutes	6