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Nick Schmaltz nets hat trick as Mammoth overpower Canucks 6-2

Nick Schmaltz nets hat trick as Mammoth overpower Canucks 6-2 | iNFOnews.ca
Utah Mammoth right wing JJ Peterka (77) goes after the puck against Vancouver Canucks defenseman Filip Hronek during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Melissa Majchrzak)

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Nick Schmaltz had his second hat trick of the season and added an assist for a four-point night in the Utah Mammoth’s 6-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Monday.

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 three assists and Mikhail Sergachev and Lawson Crouse 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 Crouse 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: Visit the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday.

Mammoth: Host the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday.

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Nick Schmaltz nets hat trick as Mammoth overpower Canucks 6-2 | iNFOnews.ca
Utah Mammoth centre Nick Schmaltz (8) falls against Vancouver Canucks right wing Jonathan Lekkerimaki (23) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Melissa Majchrzak)
Nick Schmaltz nets hat trick as Mammoth overpower Canucks 6-2 | iNFOnews.ca
Vancouver Canucks right wing Conor Garland (8) fights for the puck against Utah Mammoth right wing Kailer Yamamoto (56) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Melissa Majchrzak)
Nick Schmaltz nets hat trick as Mammoth overpower Canucks 6-2 | iNFOnews.ca
Utah Mammoth centre Nick Schmaltz (8) moves the puck against Vancouver Canucks left wing Drew O’Connor (18) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Melissa Majchrzak)
Nick Schmaltz nets hat trick as Mammoth overpower Canucks 6-2 | iNFOnews.ca
Vancouver Canucks left wing Jake DeBrusk (74) stops the puck against Utah Mammoth right wing Dylan Guenther (11) during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Melissa Majchrzak)

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