• Teodor Blüger participated in both Canucks’ goals. The striker of the Latvian national team spent 16:50 minutes or 22 substitutions on the field, scored twice, made four power plays, won 50% of the shots and accumulated a +/- indicator of plus two.
• In the eighth minute of the first third, the 31-year-old Latvian assisted Swede Liam Ogren’s goal with an assist, which made it 1:1 on the scoreboard at that time.
• At the end of the second period, Blügers beat the Czech goalkeeper Karel Vejmelka in front of the goal, making it 2:5 at that time.
• Blüger returned to the field on the night of January 22 after three months of absence. In the seven games played since his return, Blügers has collected four goals and an assist. In the season, the attacker has six points (5+1) in nine games.
Teodors Blüger scores a goal and earns an assist against Utah “Mammoth”! 🚨🍏🇱🇻 pic.twitter.com/n7KUmaHiUM
— NHL Latvia (@Latvija_NHL) February 3, 2026
• Mammoth the 29-year-old American striker Nick Schmaltz stood out in the ranks with 3+1. 1+1 was collected by Canadian Lawson Krauss, and three assists by American John Marino.
• Vancouver suffered its fifth loss in the last six games. The Canucks are still last in the entire NHL with 42 points in 56 games.
• There is one game left until the break of the Olympic Games – on Thursday night, the Canucks will visit Blüger’s former team, the Las Vegas Golden Knights.
NHL games
| The game | The result | Three stars |
|---|---|---|
| Panthers – Sabres | 3:5 | Zaker; Dalin; Reinhart |
| Penguins – Senators | 2:3 | Shticle; Giroud; Shilov |
| Capitals – Islanders | 4:1 | Stevenson; Fehervar; Daud |
| Wild – Canadiens | 4:3 P | Kaprizov; Faber; Hughes |
| Predators – Blues | 6:5 | Josi; Stemkoss; O’Reilijs |
| Blackhawks – Sharks | 6:3 | Donato; Mikheev; Murphy |
| Stars – Jets | 4:3 P | Harley; Rantanen; Perfetti |
| Avalanche – Red Wings | 0:2 | Gibson; Raymond; Casper |
| Mammoth – Canucks | 6:2 | Šmalcs; Marino; Krauss |
| Flames – Maple Leafs | 2:4 | Nylander; frames; Farabi |
