The Detroit Red Wings wrap their pre-break schedule with a tough 4-1 loss to the Utah Mammoth, surrendering two first-period goals that set the tone in Salt Lake City. Captain Dylan Larkin nets the lone Detroit tally on a late power play, but Karel Vejmelka stands tall for Utah while their offense clicks with contributions from Sean Durzi, Nick Schmaltz and Dylan Guenther.

Clayton Keller and Nick Schmaltz put on a clinic Thursday night, carrying the Utah Mammoth to a gritty road win over a Red Wings squad fighting for every point in the Atlantic scrum. These two have been the heartbeat of Utah's push from the Central basement, turning heads in front offices that pegged them for a lottery pick just months ago.

Clayton Keller and Nick Schmaltz put on a clinic as the Mammoth finally crack the code against a Red Wings squad clinging to that third-place spot in the East. These two have been the heartbeat of Colorado's surge, turning heads in front offices that remember when the Mammoth were an expansion punchline.

Dylan Schmaltz channels pure magic with a hat trick as the Mammoth steamroll Vancouver in effortless fashion. Colorado's depth forward picks apart a Canucks squad that's suddenly mortal on home ice. This outburst vaults the Avs' secondary scoring into elite territory at the perfect Olympic juncture.