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
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 38 27 80 4
Edmonton 34 28 77 9
Vegas 31 25 76 14
Los Angeles 28 25 72 16
Seattle 31 29 71 9
San Jose 32 30 70 6
Calgary 28 34 63 7
Vancouver 21 40 50 8

2025-26 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Colorado 45 13 100 10
Dallas 43 15 97 11
Minnesota 40 19 92 12
Utah 36 28 78 6
Nashville 32 28 73 9
Winnipeg 28 29 68 12
St. Louis 28 30 67 11
Chicago 26 31 64 12
Full Standings