{"id":54155,"date":"2025-10-18T13:05:49","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T17:05:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/schmaltz-shines-hat-trick-and-assist-lead-utah-mammoth-victory\/"},"modified":"2025-10-18T13:05:49","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T17:05:49","slug":"schmaltz-shines-hat-trick-and-assist-lead-utah-mammoth-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/nhl\/schmaltz-shines-hat-trick-and-assist-lead-utah-mammoth-victory\/","title":{"rendered":"Schmaltz Shines: Hat-trick and Assist Lead Utah Mammoth Victory"},"content":{"rendered":"SALT LAKE CITY &#8211; Nick Schmaltz had a night to remember, breaking his goal drought and leading the Utah Mammoth to victory over the San Jose Sharks.\n\nSchmaltz, who hadn&#8217;t scored in the first four games of the season, broke out with three goals and an assist in the Mammoth&#8217;s 6-3 victory.\n\nSchmaltz himself expressed his feelings after the match.\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>I feel like I&#8217;ve had a lot of opportunities early in the season. I&#8217;m trying to shoot the puck more, get it to the net, be closer to the net. A couple of teammates made great plays to find me in open areas. It was fun to see them come in for me.<\/p><cite>Nick Schmaltz<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\nUtah coach Andre Tourigny had anticipated Schmaltz&#8217;s scoring awakening.\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a3.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F1018%2Fr1561880_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg\" alt=\"Nick Schmaltz came into the night scoreless over the Mammoth&#039;s first four games but broke through in a big way, recording three goals and an assist in Utah&#039;s win over San Jose.\" title=\"\"><figcaption>Nick Schmaltz tuvo una noche espectacular, anotando tres goles y una asistencia en la victoria de Utah.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Since the beginning of the season, he has been playing very well. He&#8217;s had many opportunities. He reloads very well, on both sides of the puck, he&#8217;s a threat. He gets involved a lot. It was a matter of time. Today was the day.<\/p><cite>Andre Tourigny<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\nSchmaltz opened the scoring at 9:39 of the first period, taking advantage of a pass from Logan Cooley on a five-on-three power play.\n\nLess than four minutes later, Schmaltz scored his second goal of the night, receiving a pass from Clayton Keller and sending the puck into the top left corner.\n\nAfter Liam O&#8217;Brien regained the lead for Utah, Schmaltz completed his second hat-trick of his career at 54 seconds into the third period. He received a pass from Keller and scored from the left side to increase Utah&#8217;s lead to 4-2.\n\nIt was incredible, especially in front of our local fans. Shout out to my grandpa, he&#8217;s seen me play twice, in Arizona and here, and he&#8217;s seen a hat-trick both times.\n\nSchmaltz then assisted Keller for a goal, giving both players four points on the night.\n\nSchmaltz described the play.\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Just one pass and a high return. He saw it open and made a great shot to finish it.<\/p><cite>Nick Schmaltz<\/cite><\/blockquote>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SALT LAKE CITY &#8211; Nick Schmaltz had a night to remember, breaking his goal drought and leading the Utah Mammoth to victory over the San Jose Sharks. Schmaltz, who hadn&#8217;t scored in the first four games of the season, broke out with three goals and an assist in the Mammoth&#8217;s 6-3 victory. 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