SALT LAKE CITY — John Marino scored at 4:03 of the third interval to interrupt a tie and provides the Utah Mammoth a 2-1 victory over the Dallas Stars on Thursday night time.
Marino additionally assisted on Nick Schmaltz’s seventeenth purpose of the season and Karel Vejmelka made 26 stops because the Mammoth gained for the fifth time in six video games.
Mikko Rantanen scored and Jake Oettinger had 25 saves for Dallas, which has misplaced 9 of its final 11 video games.
Schmaltz broke a scoreless impasse with 7 seconds left within the second interval, tipping in a feed from Marino. It was the fourth newest purpose in any regulation interval in Utah’s quick franchise historical past.
The Mammoth almost made it 2-0 simply 38 seconds into the third, however Lawson Crouse had his purpose wiped off the board for high-sticking.
Rantanen leveled the rating with a power-play purpose on the 2:04 of the third.
Marino answered two minutes later, snapping the puck residence from lengthy distance to place the Mammoth up 2-1 together with his second successful purpose of the season.
Dallas Stars middle Wyatt Johnston, proper, strikes the puck towards Utah Mammoth left wing Lawson Crouse throughout the second interval of an NHL hockey recreation Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, in Salt Lake Metropolis. Credit score: AP/Melissa Majchrzak
Utah improved to 16-1-1 this season when main after two durations.
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Stars: host Tampa Bay on Sunday.
Mammoth: host Seattle on Saturday.
