{"id":125410,"date":"2026-01-16T05:39:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T05:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/125410\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T05:39:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T05:39:10","slug":"stars-wearisome-road-trip-ends-with-thud-in-loss-to-mammoth-as-dallas-slide-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/125410\/","title":{"rendered":"Stars\u2019 wearisome road trip ends with thud in loss to Mammoth as Dallas\u2019 slide continues"},"content":{"rendered":"

SALT LAKE CITY \u2014 John Marino scored at 4:03 of the third period to break a tie and give the Utah Mammoth a 2-1 victory over the Dallas Stars<\/a> on Thursday night.<\/p>\n

Marino also assisted on Nick Schmaltz\u2019s 17th goal of the season and Karel Vejmelka made 26 stops as the Mammoth won for the fifth time in six games.<\/p>\n

Mikko Rantanen scored and Jake Oettinger had 25 saves for Dallas, which has lost nine of its last 11 games.<\/p>\n

Schmaltz broke a scoreless deadlock with 7 seconds left in the second period, tipping in a feed from Marino. It was the fourth latest goal in any regulation period in Utah\u2019s short franchise history.<\/p>\n

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The Mammoth nearly made it 2-0 just 38 seconds into the third, but Lawson Crouse had his goal wiped off the board for high-sticking.<\/p>\n

Rantanen leveled the score with a power-play goal at the 2:04 of the third.<\/p>\n

Marino answered two minutes later, snapping the puck home from long distance to put the Mammoth up 2-1 with his second winning goal of the season.<\/p>\n

Utah improved to 16-1-1 this season when leading after two periods.<\/p>\n

Up next<\/p>\n

Stars: host Tampa Bay on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Mammoth: host Seattle on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Stars GM Jim Nill provides encouraging update on defenseman Lian Bichsel\u2019s injury<\/a>Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen to miss second straight game due to personal matter<\/a><\/p>\n

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