Utah Mammoth game wrap: Schmaltz Smokes Canucks In 6-2 Mammoth Victory

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Utah Mammoth center Nick Schmaltz (8) falls against the Vancouver Canucks right wing Jonathan Lekkerimaki (23) in the first period at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City on Mon Feb 2, 2026 (AP News photo)

By Tom Walker

SALT LAKE CITY–Utah forward Nick Schmaltz recorded a hat trick and an assist as the Mammoth dominated the hapless Vancouver Canucks 6-2.

The Utah Mammoth (28-23-4) hosted the Vancouver Canucks (18-31-6) on Monday night for the second of three home games prior to the Olympic break. Utah hoped to bounce back from Saturday’s 3-2 loss to the Dallas Stars while Vancouver hoped to bounce back from the entirety of 2026 where they have lost 14 of 16 since the ball drop on New Year’s Eve.

Repeating the opening miscues from Saturday night, the Mammoth took an early too many men on the ice penalty at 1:24 of the first period to give the Canucks a quick man advantage. Not repeating from Saturday night, Utah killed the penalty, and as Jack McBain was sprung from the box the Mammoth had an odd-man rush as Nick Schmaltz netted his 20th goal of the season ten seconds later on a wrist shot, with John Marino and Barrett Hayton picking up the assists. Schmaltz has now tallied 20 or more goals for five consecutive seasons and for the sixth time overall in his career.

At 7:04 Vancouver tied things up with Liam Öhgren’s fourth goal of the season, assisted by Conor Garland and Teddy Blueger. The PA announcer barely mentioned Öhgren’s goal when 33 seconds later Schmaltz picked up his second goal of the night and 21st on the season to put Utah up 2-1, assisted by Sean Durzi. Kevin Lankinen stopped 7 of 9 shots in the frame, while Karel Vejmelka turned away 5 of 6.

Vancouver gave Utah a power play opportunity at 8:29 of the second period when Evander Kane went to the sin bin for tripping against Jack McBain. 16 seconds later, Mammoth defenseman Mikhail Sergachev launched one of his signature blasts from the blue line past Lankinen for his ninth goal of the season, assisted by Schmaltz and Dylan Guenther, to make it 3-1.

Utah forward Lawson Crouse made it 4-1 for Utah when a shot by John Marino deflected off of him, then off the skate of Elias Pettersson, and into the Canucks goal. The goal, which was originally credited to Lawson Crouse, and then credited to Marino before being restored to Crouse, was his 14th of the season, with Marino and Clayton Keller picking up the assists.

With just under four minutes to play in the period, Utah forward JJ Peterka got into the action with a slap shot which got past Lankinen for his 20th of the season, assisted by Kailer Yamamoto and Marino, to give the Mammoth a commanding 5-1 lead. Peterka joins Guenther and Schmaltz with 20 or more goals on the season which is tied for the most among NHL teams.

Marino’s three assists were the third time in his career that he has registered a three-point game, and with Monday night’s points he now has a new career high of 28 points on the season, surpassing his rookie point total with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2019-2020. Teddy Blueger got one back for Vancouver with 71 seconds left in the frame, his fifth goal of the season, assisted by Garland and Marcus Pettersson, to end the period with a score of 5-2.

Nick Schmaltz, who already had two goals and an assist heading into the third period, his second assist of the night having been taken away when the Crouse goal was restored from Marino, made it a four point night with a hat trick at 12:22 for his 22nd goal of the season, assisted by Keller and Crouse.

Schmaltz previously registered a three-goal, one-assist night on October 17 against the San Jose Sharks. Vejmelka stopped 21 of 23 shots in recording his league-leading 26th victory. Veggie is 8-1-0 in his last nine starts at home. Vancouver has now lost 15 of 17 in 2026.

“I think there were a lot of great plays by some guys finding me,” said Schmaltz in the locker room following the game. “There was a fortunate bounce on one of them. But I was super excited to get a hat trick and help the team win.” Of Marino, who assisted on Schmaltz’s first goal, he added, “He’s a great player. I think he’s very underrated. He’s got a lot of poise with the puck. He wades off defenders and makes a lot of good plays in the middle of the ice. Super great player and I’m very happy to see him having success.” Schmaltz also noted how many different guys are contributing from game to game. “It’s awesome to see. That’s a good sign of a good team. I think that (in) depth scoring, guys are going to step up on different nights. You’ve got to do that in this league. Eighty-two games is a lot of games and you’re not going to have your best every night. So you’ve got to have a deep team that can step up and guys (that) can make plays when it matters.”

Defenseman Mikhail Sergachev praised Schmaltz’s dominant night. “It’s obviously great to see when Schmaltzy gets five.” [One of the assists was later removed.] “It’s a big night, and we’re all happy for him. And Johnny too, I think he got three points. Tonight was big and it shows that guys can make plays, create and finish. So we need more of that for sure.” Speaking of the previous two losses, Sergachev said, “The first one against Carolina, we obviously lost that game in the last three minutes. And then for Dallas, we didn’t have a good start, and that’s what left a bad taste. But tonight we had a better start, and played better overall.” On his laser beam shot from the blue line, he said, “yeah, I just took the shot. There was no screen, which was not great, but it went in. It was kind of lucky, but it was a big goal for a power play that made us confident we could shoot and go get rebounds to score.”

Head Coach André Tourigny opened his post-game remarks saying, “A big night for our special teams. I liked our PK a lot, obviously our power play as well. Even on the first power play, the way we attacked. We had the intensity. We recovered loose pucks. I liked our special teams. We were really opportunistic. We found a way to score a big goal at a key moment early in the game and throughout the game. That’s what I think of the game.” On his two offensive stars of the game, he added, “I think Schmaltzy was really good everywhere. He was good defensively, stripped pucks, and his body position was good. I liked his game a lot. Marin’s as well. I think Marin was solid in his game. His puck decision was good and made really good plays, produced, all of it.” What was different from the previous couple of contests? “I think we played well at the beginning of the game. I think we played solid. When we scored a few goals, I’ll be honest, not sure we played as well. From four minutes left in the second, we had a tough time finishing the period, and had a tough start to the third. Afterwards, we played well. Most of the game we played well. It’s just we had little spots. I think we were confident offensively, and like I said, we scored big goals at key moments. We didn’t have a lot of volume, but we had quality chances.”

Utah (29-23-4) has a shot at winning 30 games before the Olympic break when they wrap up the three-game homestand on Wednesday night against the Detroit Red Wings (33-18-6)

San Jose Barracuda podcast Marko Ukalovic: Barracuda have explosive 7-2 game against Wranglers

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Calgary Wranglers defenseman Nick Cicek (41) tries to put the stop on San Jose Barracuda defenseman Nolan Allan (7) and center Colin White (16) who crash the net at Tech CU in San Jose on Sat Jan 31, 2026 (San Jose Barracuda photo)

San Jose Barracuda Marko Ukalovic:

#1 How did Filip Bystedt impact the Barracuda’s offensive performance against the Wranglers on Jan. 31?

#2 What role did Cam Lund play in generating scoring chances or goals for the Barracuda in the Saturday matchup?

#3 Did Nolan Allan’s defensive play help limit Calgary’s scoring opportunities during the game, and how effective was he on the back end?

#4 How did Donavan Houle contribute offensively or on special teams for San Jose against the Wranglers?

#5 Was Anthony Vincent involved in any key plays (goal, assist, penalty kill, power play) that influenced the Barracuda’s result on Saturday night?

Marko Ukalovic does the San Jose Barracuda podcasts each Monday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Sharks Fall 6-3 to Blackhawks, Just One Shot in First; Slumping San Jose drops their third in a row

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Ryan Donato erupted in the Blackhawks’ 6-3 win over the Sharks on Monday (Michael Reaves/Getty Images file photo)

By Mary Walsh

The San Jose Sharks fell 6-3 to the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday. Connor

Bedard, Connor Murphy, Ryan Donato, Sam Rinzel and Ilya Mikheyev scored for Chicago. Spencer Knight made 24 saves for the win. Will Smith, Macklin Celebrini and Shakir Mukhamadullin scored for San Jose. Yaroslav Askarov made six saves on ten shots and Alex Nedeljkovic made five saves in relief.

This was the most lopsided loss for the Sharks since January 11, when they lost 7-2 to the Tampa Bay Lightning. After the game, Sharks forward Macklin Celebrini said: “After that first period, I thought we did a really good job of staying on top of them. Just a couple mistakes, a couple of chances we give up and they just put it away. When it’s going like that it’s tough to … bounce back.”

Sharks defenseman Vincent Desharnais said: “Our D-zone is clearly not good enough. Our forecheck too, I think that’s one of our biggest strengths, when our forecheck is going I feel like all three zones are going well. And it’s been a couple games now that our forecheck is not going or it’s going ten minutes out of sixty. So you gotta play a full game.”

The first goal of the game came at the seven minute mark of the first. Connor Bedard scored with a snap shot on the power play. Assists went to Teuvo Teravainen and Tyler Bertuzzi. That was the only goal of the first period. The Sharks had only one shot on goal but the Blackhawks only had four. To the Sharks’ credit, they killed two of three penalties.

The Blackhawks doubled it up at 2:14 of the second period. Connor Murphy scored with a wrist shot from the top of the faceoff circle. Assists went to Matt Grzelcyk and Ryan Donato.

Donato scored his first of the night at 9:35 with a wrist shot. Assists went to Ilya Mikheyev and Jason Dickinson.

Sam Rinzel scored a minute later with a slap shot high in the slot. The assist went to Mikheyev.

The Sharks pulled Askarov after that goal and sent in Nedeljkovic.

Will Smith got the Sharks on the board at 12:05. His snap shot came from low in the faceoff circle. Assists went to Macklin Celebrini and Collin Graf.

Ilya Mikheyev scored less than a minute later, tipping a shot from Dickinson. Ryan Donato also got an assist.

Macklin Celebrini scored at 15:11 with a wrist shot from inside the faceoff circle. Tyler Toffoli got the assist.

The Sharks outshot the Blackhawks 12-9 in the second. There was a single penalty against each team in the middle frame.

Shakir Mukhamadullin scored with a backhand at 2:13 of the third period. Assists went to Philipp Kurashev and Vincent Desharnais.

Ryan Donato scored his second of the night at 14:41 of the third. Assists went to Mikheyev and Murphy. In all, Donato had four points on the night.

The only penalties called in the third went against the Blackhawks. The shots were 14-4 Sharks.

The Sharks next play in Colorado against the Avalanche on Wednesday at 6:00 PM PT.

No Place Like Home, Sac State Beats Weber State, Wins 3 Home Game Stands In a Row, Final Score: 104-90

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Sacramento State Hornet guard #16 Prophet Johnson shoots a free throw in the 2nd half with 11:11 remaining in the game at the Hornet Pavilion on Monday, Feb. 2nd, 2026 (photo by the author Michael Villanueva)

By Michael Villanueva

SACRAMENTO – On SACTOWN Sports Night, Sacramento State defeated Weber State 104-90 to extend its winning streak to three games and maintain its dominance at the Hornet Pavilion. The Hornets came out strong and never looked back, playing their best basketball of the season. They controlled the game from beginning to end with a combination of early offensive bursts and disciplined second-half execution. Hornets are 5-0 at home in Big Sky play for the 2nd time ever.

The Hornets started the game with Prophet Johnson, Mark Lavrenov, Shaqir O’Neal, Mikey Williams, and Jahni Summers in the backcourt. Lavrenov had anchored Sacramento State on both ends of the court with four double-doubles in his previous six games, while Williams was one of the Big Sky’s leading scorers going into the contest with an average of 20.6 points per game. Tijan Saine Jr., Duce Paschal, Nigel Burris, Viljami Vartiainen, and Malek Gomma were the players that Weber State used to respond. Saine Jr. led the Wildcats with 15.9 points per game, while Gomma controlled the glass with 7.1 rebounds per game.

Shaqir O’Neal, a forward for Sacramento State, opened the game with a stunning three-pointer that sent the crowd into an uproar. The Hornets made four of their last five field goal attempts and played smart basketball with efficient ball movement, taking a 12-9 lead in the first five minutes. Sacramento State went on a 6-2 scoring run early in the game, but the Wildcats quickly reacted with four straight field goals to maintain a competitive score. With backdoor cutters and high screens, both teams began to establish a rhythm. However, the Hornets had a momentary slump, going scoreless for two minutes and making consecutive errors, which allowed Weber State to narrow the lead to 22–21.

Summers began a rapid run with back-to-back three-pointers to drive a 15-3 run that included five consecutive field goals, and Sacramento State immediately regained control with a 7-0 run after making three consecutive shots in a minute and a half. With six minutes left in the first half, the Hornets increased their lead to 33–24.

After that, Sacramento State scored 28 points in the last seven minutes of the first half, putting the game well out of reach. The streak included a three-pointer from Hornet Madi Arman, which gave Sacramento State three consecutive three-pointers and put Weber State in a scoring bind that lasted over three minutes. The Hornets kept up their impressive shooting, making twelve of their thirteen field goal attempts at the end of the half and six straight three-pointers. Summers scored 17 points to start the Hornets’ offensive early, and Sacramento State led 53–32 at the half. The Hornets would also finish with 9 threes in the 1st half.

Mark Lavrenov drove to the rim for a layup to give the Hornets their first basket of the second half, but O’Neal soon got into foul trouble and committed his fourth personal foul. Weber State scored right away, making four consecutive field goals and six of their final ten tries, while Sacramento State started slowly, lasting almost three minutes without scoring. In response, the Hornets maintained control by attacking the basket, drawing fouls, and making clutch free throws. Although Weber State’s determination and ability to get into the lane allowed the Wildcats to score more points in the second half than in the first, Sacramento State’s lead was cut to 9 points, 70-61.

Weber State put pressure on the Hornets with their aggressive defense and baskets in the paint, cutting the advantage to 83-68 with almost seven minutes remaining. Sacramento State maintained its composure as it continued to drive to the rim, draw fouls, and make free throws, despite the Wildcats scoring 42 points in the paint during the half. Weber State attempted a comeback late in the game with its sixth three-pointer of the half, but Sacramento State finished the game with confidence thanks to the Hornets’ discipline and beneficial turnovers.

Prophet Johnson, who scored 35 points and energized the offense with constant scoring from the perimeter and in transition, was the driving force behind the Hornets’ win. With nine rebounds and 18 points throughout Sacramento State’s scoring runs, Mark Lavrenov dominated the paint. Jahni Summers, who coordinated the offense and made big three-pointers that fueled the Hornets’ shooting runs, contributed five assists.

Prior to the game, Sacramento State guard Prophet Johnson was named the College Insider National Player of the Week for helping the Hornets stun Montana and Montana State, both of which were in second place in the Big Sky Conference, at home. Zach Chappell was the last Hornet to get this national award in 2022. Chappell is now the assistant general manager of the Hornets.

With their third consecutive win, Sacramento State upped its home-court record to 9-1 and reinforced its standing as one of the top 6 schools in the Big Sky Conference. The Hornets will host first-place Portland State at 7 p.m. on February 7, 2026, in another major Big Sky game, hoping to build on their home-court success and continue their climb in the conference standings.

The Hornet Pavilion is buzzing with record-breaking crowds and momentum on their side. Just the Hornets hope to move this momentum and play it into road games, as the Hornets still haven’t won on the road. However, the team loves to play and thrive in their nest. Saturday’s game will conclude the team 4-game homestand.

Sacramento Kings podcast Barbara Mason: Ellis and Schroder dealt to Cleveland for De’Andre Hunter; Kings look to snap 9 game skid Wed vs. Memphis

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Sacramento Kings guard DeMar DeRozan (10) takes a jump shot against the Washington Wizards forward Anthony Gill (16) in the second half at Capital One in DC on Sun Feb 1, 2026 (AP News photo)

Sacramento Kings podcast with Barbara Mason:

1.The Kings are on a disastrous course losing nine games in a row and Sunday they were looking to break this streak when they took on the Washington Wizards another struggling team with much the same record as Sacramento.

2.Not much was going right for the Kings in Sunday’s game but they got a chance to turn it around with two great performances from Zach LaVine and DeMar DeRozan.

3.The Kings had a slow start in the game which set them behind the eight ball from the get go and they got next to nothing from the bench plus the absence of Domantas Sabonis and Russell Westbrook did not help either.

4. In a matchup of two last-place teams what went so terribly wrong for Sacramento, did it all come down to just the offense.

5.The Kings now head home to take on another struggling team the Memphis Grizzlies in the hopes of putting an end to this horrible streak the team is going through right now.

Sacramento Kings with podcast Barbara Mason is heard each Monday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

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Super Bowl LX podcast Daniel Dullum: How much of a presence will ICE be at the Super Bowl?

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Levi Stadium in Santa Clara the home of Super Bowl LX between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks on Sun Feb 8, 2026 comes with the fear that federal agents from ICE will be on property and also throughout Super Bowl week. (San Francisco 49errs file photo)

Super Bowl LX podcast Daniel Dullum:

#1 ICE Federal agents are reportedly will be working at Super Bowl LX events and Super Bowl LX it’s self. San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie said according to the NFL and federal agencies that no more than the normal amount of ICE or Federal agents are expected to work the Super Bowl during Super Bowl week in San Francisco and in Santa Clara.

#2 According to reports on hand Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen said he had not heard any operations that would tied to the Super Bowl regarding ICE officers at during Super Bowl week.

#3 Daniel on Saturday in San Francisco huge crowds chanted ICE out on the streets of downtown San Francisco where the Super Bowl will be attended could this possibly turn into a clash between ICE agents and protesters against ICE at the Super Bowl?

#4 Turning to the Super Bowl and the players now we’ll start with the New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye did not practice with the Patriots on Friday due to a shoulder injury related issue. Maye and nine other Patriot players are questionable to play in the Super Bowl on Sun Feb 8.

#5 To the Seattle Seahawks they’ve dominated all season long and their ready to get at it. The Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold has had himself a season currently he’s thrown 4048, 25 touchdowns, 14 interceptions, and played in all 17 Seahawks games this season.

Daniel Dullum will be covering Super Bowl LX for http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Kings Fall To Lowly Wizards 116-112; Loss extends Sac’s skid to nine games

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Washington Wizards forward Anthony Gill (16) takes a shot agianst the Sacramento Kings guard DeMar DeRozan (left) at Capital One Arena in DC on Sun Feb 1, 2026 (AP News photo)

By Barbara Mason

When it appears it could not get any worse for the Sacramento Kings (12-39) it did. They lost their ninth game in a row to the struggling Washington Wizards (13-35) 116-112. Zach LaVine and DeMar DeRozen each had a great game, LaVine finishing with 35 points and DeRozan with 32. That was about all that was going right for the Kings in this game. The Wizards beat them in the paint barely pulling this game out.

After losing nine games in a row, the Kings took on another struggling team in the Wizards Sunday afternoon with only one thing on their mind; break this horrible losing streak. The Kings have been playing some of the best teams in the NBA and this game the Kings should have taken the opportunity to turn things around.

Sabonis was out with a lower back soreness and Russell Westbrook also remains out with a right foot contusion, his third game in a row.

The newly acquired Trae Young was not available to play for the Wizards his new team out with a right MCL sprain delaying his debut until mid-February. Young is currently going through rehabilitation and being re-evaluated. A return date is probably after the All-Star break.

Game report: The opening quarters was an absolute disaster for the Kings being outscored by the Wizards 23-14. The second quarter began on a sour note as well with Washington leading by as much as 17 points.

Where was the Sacramento offense? The tide began to change late in the quarter when the Kings cut the Wizards double digit lead to single digits. Sacramento picked away and at 2:17 Washington was clinging to a four point lead 46-42. Going into the half the Wizards had a five point lead 53-48. Sacramento had outscored the Wizards 34-30 as the Kings offense came to life.

Zach LaVine had the team high at the half scoring 22 points and four rebounds. The rest of the offense was quiet with DeMar DeRozan finishing the half with four points. The Kings would need a lot more from some of their starters and their bench in the second half of play. The Kings really came around as the second quarter wound down and they would need more of the same in the second half.

Zach LaVine continued to carry the team in the third quarter while DeMar DeRozan and Maxime Raynaud started to heat up. With two minutes left in the quarter, it was a 2-point game 79-77 in favor of the Wizards.

When Sacramento got close to taking the lead, they allowed an AJ Johnson three followed by a turnover which resulted in a Jamir Watkins dunk pushing the Wizards lead out to 86-78 After three quarters the Wizards continued to lead 88-82.

Sacramento needed a fourth quarter push in the worst way but it was not to be. Every time the Kings got close, the Wizards pushed back and Sacramento had so far been unable to stop them. Again the Kings got within two points and at long last Sacramento tied up the game at 95 with 9:09 left in the game.

The King’s surge prompted a Washington time-out. This game went right down to the wire. With 30 seconds left on the clock the Wizards had a three-point lead that they were able to hang onto. The win for the Wizards is their third out of their last four games and the Kings had now strung out nine losses in a row.

While LaVine and DeRozan both had great games they did not get a lot of support from the rest of the team. The bench was not good and the team sure did miss Sabonis and Westbrook in this game. It was an awful start for Sacramento and they faltered in the final minutes of the fourth quarters.

The Kings now return home to Golden 1 Arena in Sacramento for a game Wednesday night taking on another struggling team in the Memphis Grizzlies. Sacramento continues to search for an end to this drought which they will hopefully realize Wednesday night.

That’s Amaury News and Commentary: The Freedom 250 Grand Prix Indy Car race is coming to Washington, D.C.

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The Freedom250 Grand Prix Indy Car race is coming to Washington. D.C.

That’s Amaury News and Commentary

By Amaury Pi-González

For the first time ever, the nation’s capital, Washington, D.C., will host an IndyCar race. The event will be administered by INDYCAR in coordination with the task force, the U.S. Department of Transportation, the U.S. Department of the Interior, and Washington, D.C.’s Executive Office of the Mayor, following an Executive Order signed by Donald J. Trump,47th President of the United States.

This will mark the first car race in Washington, D.C., which had active horse-racing tracks from the late18th century until Congress banned betting in 1908. The race was frequented by US President Andrew Jackson. He even kept a racing stable at the White House, sometimes housing horses in temporary shanties or prompting the construction of new stables to accommodate his passion, nothing new, crazy stuff many US Presidents have done in the White House throughout history.

The Washington, D.C. International was later established in Maryland in 1952. The Freedom250 Grand Prix of Washington, D.C., is coming to the capital on August 21-23, 2026, and has been officially announced as part of the celebration of the country’s 250th birthday. The race will run around the National Mall, with proposed routes that may include iconic areas such as Pennsylvania Avenue, the Supreme Court, and the Lincoln Memorial.

It was scheduled for August 21-23, 2026, rather than the 4th of July, to align with summer-long 250th birthday celebrations of the United States and to avoid conflicts with existing Independence Day events IndyCar Racing is a unique, world-famous, original American event, and celebrating our Independence Day with the best drivers in the world has been welcomed by most people in the sport.

Driver Graham Rahal weighs in on the proposed idea of INDYCAR racing on the streets of Washington, D.C., tied to the United States’ 250th anniversary celebrations. Speaking during the 2026 NTT INDYCAR SERIES Content Days in Indianapolis, Rahal calls the concept a “huge opportunity” for the series and responds to fans who don’t like the idea, saying, “Get a life”.

Other drivers already announcing their participation are Santino Ferrucci, Scott McLaughlin, and Delvin DeFrancesco, with more to come. Admission is Free for this historic race. All you have to do is be in Washington, D.C. Obviously, this has a significant economic impact on the nation’s capital.

Media coverage: FOX Network will also air nationally and be available on the FOX Sports app. Trivia: Most Famous Attendance Race? The Indy 500 (Motorsport) is generally considered to have the highest single-day, single-event attendance in sports, with approximately 350,000 to 400,000 spectators at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The Indy 500 generates $566 millionIn the annual economic impact for the city of Indianapolis, Indiana.

Quote:. “Auto racing began five minutes after the second car was built” -Henry Ford.

Amaury Pi-Gonzalez – Cuban-born Pi-González is one of the pioneers of Spanish-language baseball play-by-play in America. Began as Oakland A’s Spanish-language voice in 1977 ending in 2024 (interrupted by stops with the Giants, Mariners and Angels). Voice of the Golden State Warriors from 1992 through 1998. 2010 inducted in the Bay Area Radio Hall of fame.

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Defensive Dereliction Dooms Mammoth In 3-2 Loss To Dallas

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Utah Mammoth Mikhail Sergachev and the Mammoth lost a close contest to the Dallas Stars on Sat Jan 31, 2026 (photo from the Utah Mammoth X)

By Tom Walker

SALT LAKE CITY–Kailer Yamamoto was a bright spot with two goals, but the Dallas Stars (31-14-9) capitalized on Utah (28-22-4) penalties to defeat the Mammoth 3-2 to open the last pre-Olympics homestand on Saturday night.

The Mammoth returned to Delta Center on Saturday night to face the Stars for the first of three games at home prior to the Olympic break. Utah began the 2026 portion of the season with an 8-1-1 record prior to embarking upon a four game Southeast road trip which saw a few streaks snapped for better and worse.

Opening the road trip with a 5-2 victory over the Nashville Predators, Mammoth netminder Karel Vejmelka won his NHL-leading 25th game of the season while winning his 5th consecutive start. Two days later, Vejmelka’s win streak would come to an end in Tampa Bay where the Lightning shut Utah out 2-0.

The next day against the Florida Panthers, backup goalie Vítek Vaněček snapped a 10-game losing streak in a 5-4 victory. Vaněček’s previous victory had been October 26 against the Winnipeg Jets. Vejmelka returned to the net on Thursday against the Carolina Hurricanes where the Mammoth enjoyed a 4-2 lead with 1:59 remaining in the third period when Veggie surrendered three goals in 89 seconds to give Carolina a shocking 5-4 regulation win, sending Utah home with a split of the four games on the road.

The Mammoth put themselves in an early hole in the first period, with Sean Durzi and Jack McBain each taking delay of game penalties for putting the puck over the glass, and Dallas converting both power play opportunities for goals by Thomas Harley (his fourth) and Wyatt Johnston (his 29th).

Utah got one back at 10:23 of the first on Kailer Yamamoto’s eighth goal of the season, assisted by JJ Peterka and John Marino. The goal was challenged by the Stars for goaltender interference, but the call on the ice stood as the Mammoth halved the Dallas lead 2-1.

On the assist, Peterka registered his 100th career assist. With a little more than three minutes remaining in the frame, the Stars regained their two-goal lead on Matt Duchene’s ninth goal of the season, assisted by Jamie Benn and Sam Steel. The squads headed to the locker room with Casey DeSmith stopping 5 of 6 Mammoth shots and Vejmelka turning away 7 of 10.

Whereas the opening period resulted in four goals, the second period was a hard-fought scoreless draw, with DeSmith stopping 5 shots and Vejmelka turning away 11 as the score remained 3-1 in favor of the Stars.

Kailer Yamamoto gave Utah some life with his second goal of the game and fourth in the past two games with his 9th of the season at 6:41 of the third period, assisted by Peterka and Barrett Hayton, but it wasn’t enough to overcome the early defensive miscues as the Mammoth went on to lose 3-2. Vejmelka stopped 29 of 32 shots while registering his third consecutive loss.

Utah forward JJ Peterka said in the locker room after the game, “I feel like throughout the whole game, they made really good plays; they put a lot of pressure on us, especially D-zone draws for us. We had trouble executing and getting out of that zone. You have to give them credit for that.”

Yamamoto, who now has seven points in his last five games (5g, 2a), has been getting more ice time recently after having been a healthy scratch for a number of contests. He said, “I think just getting back into the lineup, obviously, is a huge confidence (boost). I haven’t played too many games here. Playing with JJ and Hayts, they’re amazing players too. They make plays with the best of them. They are very easy to read off and stuff like that. They were both fine to me.”

Head Coach André Tourigny, speaking of the performance of Barrett Hayton’s line, said, “Well, I think they work really hard and they simplify their game. I don’t think they did anything complicated. A big topic for us in the last month or so is to play the game that is in front of you. There’s some nights where there’s plays to be made. There’s some other nights, where there’s no play to be made. There was nothing tonight. There was no seam or easy possession. They played really well. So in those situations, you need to go with broken plays, with quick attacks from the forecheck or shot volume and bodies on the net. We had a little bit of stubbornness in ourselves tonight, of trying to play the game we wanted to play instead of playing the game that’s in front of us. I’m not blaming our guys, in the sense of Dallas played a hell of a game. They didn’t give us anything, but we need to learn and on those nights where maybe you don’t have your A game, you don’t have your execution, and the opponent plays well, we need to find a way to simplify and get the dirty goals.”

Tourigny acknowledged the team’s bad start, saying “We didn’t play well from the beginning in terms of, we’re not skating, if you look at those two pucks, we have time and space, so why are we not moving our feet and playing with pace. That just kind of illustrates our start and and even on the PK, we’re playing well. They have two shots and three goals on their first two power plays. It’s not like it was a shooting gallery with a lot of opportunities. They’re really good at the way they score and that’s the way they scored. They get tips and sticks on rebounds and stuff like that. We knew it, and they’re the second best power play in the league, for a reason, we need to stay out of the box in any way, shape or form. We need to find a way.”

On his team’s current anemic power play, Tourigny commented, “No doubt about it, I don’t think we have any swagger. I don’t think we have any kind of execution. At some point in this league, if you feel sorry for yourself, everybody will step in your throat, and nobody will let you get back up. So there’s no feeling sorry for yourself. You’re the best players on the team. You have an opportunity to be a difference maker, and you need to do it, and you need to hone your confidence, and you need to hone your play, and we need to be better in those situations. I think there’s a lot to be thought, to be brainstormed, maybe about that, but we need to find a way, because our five on five game is top five in the league, and right now we’re fighting for our life. We need to get our special teams, special situations, up to par.”

Next up for Utah (28-23-4) are the Vancouver Canucks (18-31-6) on Monday followed by the Detroit Red Wings (32-18-6) on Wednesday, after which the Mammoth will begin their Olympic break. When the break concludes, Utah will resume action on February 25 with another 3-game homestand, meaning they will not have played a single road game in the entire month of February with the exception of the team’s Olympians who will have been on the road in Italy.

Barracuda beat down Wranglers 7-2, sweep series

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San Jose Barracuda defenseman Luca Cagnoni (#42) playfully chokes out fellow teammate Nick Leddy (#4) while John Gormley (#79) looks on with amusement as the team sported their “CudaMania” jerseys against the Calgary Wranglers at Tech CU Arena on Saturday JAN 31, 2026. (San Jose Barracuda)

by Marko Ukalovic

SAN JOSE — Filip Bystedt has become one of the standout players for the San Jose Barracuda.

Bystedt’s three-point night led the Cuda in its 7-2 thrashing over the Calgary Wrangler on Saturday evening at Tech CU Arena.

San Jose swept their weekend series against its Pacific Division rival and has won four out of its last five games. Calgary has lost nine of its past 10 games.

San Jose (24-13-1-2-51 points) drew first blood early in the first period with an even strength goal. Collin White sent the puck back up to the point. Braden Hache sent a wrist shot toward the net that bounced off of the glove of Wranglers goalie Ivan Prosvetov into the back of the net for his first goal of the season at the 1:33 mark.

Hache snapped a 40-game goalless drought. The last time he scored a goal was against Calgary in the second to last game last season.

Calgary (16-18-8-2-42 points) answered back just under two minutes later. Sam Morton collected the puck near the right faceoff circle and beat Cuda goalie Gabriel Carriere with a seeing-eyed wrist shot for his eighth goal of the season at the 2:49 mark.

The Barracuda regained their lead 31 seconds into the second period. Oliver Wahlstrom led an odd man rush up the ice after receiving a touch pass from White. Wahlstrom wired a wrist shot top shelf as he beat Prosvetov to the short side for his 12th goal of the season.

San Jose went up 3-1 when another defenseman snapped a long goalless draught. Igor Chernyshov sent a cross rink pass over to Mattias Havelid who blasted a one-timer past Prosvetov for his second goal of the season at the 8:54 mark. Havelid went 22 games between his goals this season. Bystedt had the secondary assist.

Anthony Vincent has become a scoring machine for the Cuda. He scored San Jose’s third unanswered goal and his second in back-to-back games. Donovan Houle won a battle along the boards. The puck squirted out to Vincent who buried a wrist shot past Prosvetov for his third goal of the season at the 10:03 mark.

That ended the night for Prosvetov (8-7-1-1) as Wranglers head coach Brett Sutter pulled him for backup goalie Arsenii Sergeev. Prosvetov finished his early evening with just 13 saves on 17 shots.

Calgary answered back 31 seconds on the next shift. Rory Kerins centered a puck from behind the net out to Morton whose initial shot was saved by Carriere. Morton cleaned up his own rebound for his second goal of the game and ninth of the season.

San Jose put the game away in the first four minutes of the third period with two goals. Jimmy Huntington centered a pass while taking a hit from the end boards out to a wide open Egor Afanasyev. The Russian winger got Sergeev to go down before roofing a backhander over him for his seventh goal of the season at the 1:56 mark.

Then at the 3:37 mark, Bystedt sprung Cam Lund on a breakaway with a pass from inside his own zone. Lund skated and beat Sergeev with a shot through the five-hole for his ninth goal of the season. Lund extended his goal streak to four games.

Bystedt concluded the game’s scoring when he beat Sergeev with a wrist shot from the slot for his team leading 13th goal of the season at the 14:13 mark.

Carriere (10-7-3-1) finished the game stopping 14 of the 16 shots to earn his 10th win of the season. Sergeev made eight saves on 11 shots in mop up duty.

GAME NOTES: San Jose finished the game 0-for-4 on the power play. Calgary went 0-for-1. Two streaks ended with San Jose going 0-for-2. One, it snapped the Cuda’s seven-game streak with at least one power play goal and the other was San Jose had scored a goal on the man advantage in every game against Calgary this season.

The Three Stars of the Game: 1) Bystedt 2) Morton 3) Afanasyev.

San Jose hosted its second “CudaMania” Night where they donned wrestling themed uniforms. Former WEE wrestler Rob Van Dam dropped the puck during the ceremonial faceoff before the game. Van Dam did a private meet and greet with fans three hours before the game.

UP NEXT: San Jose concludes its four game homestand with a tilt against the Coachella Valley Firebirds on Wednesday February 4 at 7:00pm at Tech CU Arena.