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

VAN		UTA
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 Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE

Vancouver Canucks Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Elias N. Pettersson, D	Day-To-Day	Mar 14
Pierre-Olivier Joseph, D	Injured Reserve	Mar 4
Thatcher Demko, G	Injured Reserve	Mar 3
Jonathan Lekkerimaki, RW	Out	Feb 27
Filip Chytil, C	Injured Reserve	Feb 25