Mammoth blank Golden Knights, inching closer to first playoff berth
If your team is already out of the March Madness tournament, jump over to the Mammoth bandwagon.
Utah Mammoth defenseman Ian Cole (28) knocks the puck away from Vegas Golden Knights center Jack Eichel (9) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, March 19, 2026, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher) | John Locher As determined as ESPN’s play-by-play announcer seemed to be to get hit with the commentator’s curse on Thursday, Utah Mammoth goalie Karel Vejmelka stayed strong to blank the Vegas Golden Knights. The curse, of course, revolves around the word “shutout” — just like “no-hitter” in baseball.
Hockey fans cringed as the commentator said it over and over again throughout the third period, but Vejmelka proved to be more impactful than a superstition, posting his second shutout of the season for a 4-0 Mammoth win. And don’t buy into the theory that luck was the only reason for Vejmelka’s big game. As Hall of Fame goalie Tom Barrasso once said , “Do you want me to stop the ones that are going wide, too?
” “I just trying to help the team get points as much as I can,” Vejmelka said after the game. “It (was) a big team game tonight. ” A number of Mammoth fans made the trip out to the desert for this game, unleashing the “Veggie” chants in Vejmelka’s honor when he came up big.
“It’s always nice,” Vejmelka said with a smile. “We had so many fans here tonight, so they gave us a special energy. We’re thankful.
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