SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH – OCTOBER 22: Jack McBain #22 of the Utah Hockey Club shoots the puck during the first period of a game against the Ottawa Senators on October 22, 2024 at Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images)
(Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY – Utah Mammoth center Jack McBain left the ice early in the second period after taking an awkward fall following a hit into the boards.
The Mammoth is hosting the Colorado Avalanche at Delta Center on Tuesday, October 21, in a battle of the Rockies.
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McBain just got crushed in the neutral zone and he’s taking his time to get up and make his way to the bench.
Straight to the locker room.
— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) October 22, 2025
The fifth-year center played five minutes before leaving with the injury. The club announced after the period that McBain is questionable to return with an upper-body injury.
Per the Mammoth, Jack McBain is being evaluated (upper body) and is questionable to return.
— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) October 22, 2025
Utah gave up a Cale Makar goal early in the first period, but Karel Vejmelka has stood firm since, making several spectacular saves to keep his team within striking distance.
Nick Schmaltz evened the score 1-1 when he capitalized on a rebound off a Clayton Keller shot nine minutes into the period.
Minutes later, Lawson Crouse scored his first goal of the season on a top-shelf one-timer to give the Mammoth a 2-1 lead with more than seven minutes left in the period.
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