Utah Mammoth Secure Wild Card Spot

0:00On April 3rd, Utah Mammoth just locked up the first wild car spot in the Western Conference with a solid 6-2 win over the Seattle Kraken. Coming off a four-day break, they shook off a rough first period down to nothing and exploded for six straight goals. This victory pushes their playoff odds to 97.7% and basically knocks the Kraken out of contention. Their power play turned heads, going three for six with goals from Logan Cooley, Nick Schmaltz, and Michael Carcone. It's back-to-back gains with multiple man-evanished tallies, jumping them nine spots at 22nd in the league at 19.2% efficiency. Video Coach Hunter Churny stole the show too, nailing two coaches' challenges to overturn goals, going eight for nine on the season. Players and coaches raved about the grit. Nick Schmaltz called it a character win after a sloppy start, crediting better puck possession and shooting. Head coach Andre Torini praised the bench staff and special teams, saying they found a way even without their A-game. The penalty kills shut down all three Kraken chances,

1:03and Corel Vegemoca made huge saves to keep it close early. Now sitting at 84 points, five ahead of the San Jose Sharks for second wild card, a couple more wins should seal it. They swept the Kraken this season, but lost physical forward. Jack McBain to a block shot injury he didn't return, which could hurt heading into playoffs. Momentum's building with 12 goals in two games, but eyes are on Saturday's road trip finale against the Vancouver Canucks, who quenched last place. Mammoth lead the series to nothing after a 6-2 win in February time to keep pushing toward that clinch. From your team, powered by AI, this is NHL News Today.