VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) \u2014 Clayton Keller had the third hat trick of his career and the Utah Mammoth extended their winning streak to three games with a 7-4 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday night.<\/p>\n
Keller’s first three-goal game of the season came on a disputed power-play score and two empty-net goals. His man-advantage goal at 7:04 of the second period came on the deflection of a point shot by Dylan Guenther that gave Utah a 3-2 lead. The goal was originally waived off due to his stick touching the puck above the crossbar. After a video review, the referee ruled that the stick was at or below the crossbar.<\/p>\n
Dylan Guenther and Lawson Crowse each had a goal and an assist for Utah (40-30-6), which continued to push for a Western Conference playoff spot. Kailer Yamamoto and Liam O\u2019Brien, who was in the lineup after 18 games as a healthy scratch, also scored for the Mammoth, who won their fourth straight road game. Logan Cooley added two assists. Karel Vejmelka made 19 saves for Utah.<\/p>\n
Linus Karlsson, playing in his 100th NHL game, scored twice for Vancouver (22-46-8). Marco Rossi and Jake DeBrusk added power-play goals and Filip Hronek had two assists. Nikita Tolopilo stopped 17 shots for the Canucks, who have one win in their last nine games.<\/p>\n
The Canucks called up goaltender Jiri Patera from Abbotsford of the AHL as the backup to replace Kevin Lankinen, who was a late scratch.<\/p>\n
Before the opening faceoff, there was a tribute to Vancouver native Evander Kane, who returned to the lineup to play his 1,001st game after missing the last two games with an undisclosed injury.<\/p>\n
Up next<\/p>\n
Mammoth: Host the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Canucks: Host the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday.<\/p>\n