Nick Schmaltz recorded his second career hat trick and added an assist to lead the Utah Mammoth to a 6-3 win over the San Jose Sharks in Salt Lake City on Friday night.
Schmaltz scored twice in the first period, then completed his hat trick 54 seconds into the third period with a one-time shot from in front for a 4-2 lead.
Clayton Keller produced a goal and three assists and Liam O’Brien and Michael Carcone also scored for the Mammoth, who posted their second win in a row. Karel Vejmelka made 18 saves.
Macklin Celebrini and Jeff Skinner had a goal and an assist each and Tyler Toffoli also scored for the Sharks, who lost their fourth straight (0-2-2) to start the season. Yaraslov Askarov stopped 28 shots.
Red Wings 2, Lightning 1 (OT)
Dylan Larkin’s breakaway goal with 1:24 left in overtime lifted host Detroit to a victory over Tampa Bay.
Axel Sandin-Pellikka scored his first career goal during the first period. Larkin, who assisted on the rookie’s first-period marker, has contributed at least one point in all of the Red Wings’ five games this season. Detroit’s John Gibson made 31 saves.
The Lightning’s J.J. Moser tied the game with 3:43 remaining in regulation. Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 29 shots.
Capitals 5, Wild 1
Dylan Strome had two goals and two assists while Alex Ovechkin scored career goal No. 898 and added an assist as Washington won its fourth straight by defeating visiting Minnesota.
Ovechkin, who assisted on Strome’s first-period goal, notched his first of the season 1:19 into the third to put the Capitals ahead 3-1. The Capitals also got a goal apiece from Aliaksei Protas and Tom Wilson while outshooting the Wild 45-14. Logan Thompson saved 13 shots for the win.
Filip Gustavsson stopped 40 shots and Marcus Johansson scored for the Wild, who lost for the third time in five games to open the season.
Canucks 3, Blackhawks 2 (SO)
Brock Boeser scored the lone goal in a four-round shootout, giving visiting Vancouver its 11th consecutive victory over Chicago.
Jake DeBrusk and Max Sasson scored in regulation for the Canucks, who have won the first two outings of a five-game road trip and erased 2-0 deficits in both of them. Kevin Lankinen made 31 saves through overtime and stopped all four Chicago skaters in the shootout.
Ryan Donato and Tyler Bertuzzi scored early for the Blackhawks, whose two-game winning streak ended. Spencer Knight stopped 30 shots before making one save in the shootout.
–Field Level Media
