NHL

Vancouver Canucks at Utah Mammoth

· National Hockey League
Vancouver Canucks
18-32-6
Final
2 - 6
Utah Mammoth
29-23-4

Nick Schmaltz has hat trick in 5-point game, Mammoth beat Canucks 6-2

Kevin Lankinen makes big-time save vs. Mammoth

Schmaltz had his third career NHL hat trick to push his season goals total to 22, one shy of his career high set with Arizona in 2021-22.

JJ Peterka scored his 20th of the season, John Marino had a goal and two assists and Mikhail Sergachev also scored to help Utah end a two-game losing streak. Karel Vejmelka made 21 saves.

Schmaltz scored twice in the first as Utah took a 2-1 lead. In the second, Sergachev connected on a power play and Marino and Peterka pushed the advantage to 5-1. Schmaltz completed the hat trick with 7:38 left in the third, scoring off a feed from Clayton Keller on a break.

Liam Ohgren and Teddy Blueger scored for Vancouver. Kevin Lankinen stopped 14 shots.

Vancouver has only two victories in its last 18 games — both on an eight-game homestand that ended Saturday night with a 3-2 shootout loss to Toronto.

Up next Canucks: At Vegas on Wednesday night in their final game before the Olympic break.

Mammoth: Host Detroit on Wednesday night in their final game before the Olympic break.

Regular Season Series

UTA leads series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 3:34 Nick Schmaltz Goal (20) Wrist Shot, assists: John Marino (22), Barrett Hayton (13)
Goal 1st Period 7:04 Liam Ohgren Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Conor Garland (16), Teddy Blueger (1)
Goal 1st Period 7:37 Nick Schmaltz Goal (21) Snap Shot, assists: Sean Durzi (14)
Goal 2nd Period 8:45 Mikhail Sergachev Goal (9) Slap Shot, assists: Nick Schmaltz (29), Dylan Guenther (22)
Goal 2nd Period 12:16 Lawson Crouse Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: John Marino (23), Clayton Keller (35)
Goal 2nd Period 16:05 JJ Peterka Goal (20) Slap Shot, assists: Kailer Yamamoto (8), John Marino (24)
Goal 2nd Period 18:49 Teddy Blueger Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Conor Garland (17), Marcus Pettersson (10)
Goal 3rd Period 12:22 Nick Schmaltz Goal (22) Wrist Shot, assists: Clayton Keller (36), Lawson Crouse (14)

Statistics

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10 Blocked Shots 9
21 Hits 13
6 Takeaways 3
24 Shots 19
0 Power Play Goals 1
4 Power Play Opportunities 2
0.0 Power Play Percentage 50.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
20 Faceoffs Won 27
42.6 Faceoff Win Percent 57.4
19 Giveaways 13
3 Total Penalties 5
14 Penalty Minutes 18
Utah Mammoth Utah Mammoth Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Barrett Hayton, C Out Mar 26
Vancouver Canucks Vancouver Canucks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Thatcher Demko, G Injured Reserve Mar 3
Jonathan Lekkerimaki, RW Out Feb 27
Filip Chytil, C Injured Reserve Feb 25
Derek Forbort, D Injured Reserve Oct 28

Game Information

Delta Center

Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Attendance: 12,478 | Capacity:

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Anaheim 40 27 84 4
Edmonton 35 28 79 9
Vegas 32 26 78 14
Los Angeles 28 25 74 18
Seattle 31 29 72 10
San Jose 32 31 70 6
Calgary 30 34 67 7
Vancouver 21 41 50 8

2025-26 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Colorado 47 13 104 10
Dallas 43 17 97 11
Minnesota 40 20 92 12
Utah 37 29 80 6
Nashville 34 28 77 9
Winnipeg 30 29 72 12
St. Louis 29 30 69 11
Chicago 27 31 67 13
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