Overview

• Nick Schmaltz scored three times, including a 5-on-3 strike that snapped Utah’s 0-for-13 power‑play skid, and added an assist in the 6-3 win.
• Captain Clayton Keller assisted on all three Schmaltz goals and added a short‑handed tally for a four‑point night.
• It marked the first hat trick at home in Utah Mammoth history and just the second hat trick for the franchise.
• Karel Vejmelka made 18 saves as Utah improved to 3-2-0 and remained unbeaten at the Delta Center ahead of the Bruins game.
• San Jose dropped to 0-2-2 after costly mistakes, with Tyler Toffoli, Jeff Skinner and Macklin Celebrini accounting for the Sharks’ goals.