Utah Mammoth
2026-27 · 1-0-0 · 2 pts · 1st Central
The Utah Mammoth are 1-0-0 (2 points) through 1 game of 2026-27, 1st in the Central Division and 2nd in the Western, with a +6 goal differential.
Next up: at the Columbus Blue Jackets on Sat, Oct 3.
In the latest game, the top line has been Trocheck – Schmaltz – Keller and the top pair Weegar – Sergachev. PP1 is Schmaltz, Keller, Sergachev, Guenther and Cooley.
At 5-on-5 in 2025-26 they have taken 53.2% of shot attempts (4th in the NHL) and 53.0% of expected goals, outscoring opponents 185-163.
Karel Vejmelka has started 63 of 82 games with a .897 save percentage; Vanecek has 19 starts.
1 player is on the injury report.
Forwards (5-on-5)
From the last 1 game of shift data. Times are together per game.
Mammoth line combinations tool →Next game: Karel Vejmelka● Projected
- Karel Vejmelka63 GS · .897 SV%
- Vitek Vanecek19 GS · .883 SV%
No notable lineup changes in the last few games.
| Goalie | Games | Exp. starts | Confirmed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karel Vejmelka | 4 | 3.4 | 0 |
| Sebastian Cossa | 4 | 0.6 | 0 |
Fri, Oct 2 to Thu, Oct 8, from the start model with LineupExperts status applied. Tonight's starter →
Sat, Oct 3 · UTA @ CBJ
No schedule edge1 day rest · 2,438 km travel · +2 h
1 day rest
No meaningful schedule edge: UTA (1 day rest) at CBJ (1 day rest).
Sun, Oct 4 · UTA @ NYR
Edge: NYR +9.3 ptsBack-to-back · 768 km travel
1 day rest · 774 km travel
NYR has the schedule edge (+9.3 pts net win probability): uta on a b2b, b2b vs rested nyr.
Tue, Oct 6 · UTA @ NJD
No schedule edge1 day rest · 15 km travel
2 days rest · 38 km travel
No meaningful schedule edge: UTA (1 day rest) at NJD (2 days rest).
for Mammoth's next games, as win-probability edges.
No Mammoth skater is rising right now: nobody's role or production has jumped over his last 5 games.
Next: at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Oct 3
- Thu, Oct 1vs CHIW 6-0
| Player | GP | G | A | P | PP TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clayton Keller R | 82 | 26 | 62 | 88 | 19:05 | 3:15 | 56.3% |
| Nick Schmaltz C | 82 | 33 | 41 | 74 | 19:43 | 3:08 | 55.8% |
| Dylan Guenther R | 79 | 40 | 33 | 73 | 17:24 | 3:13 | 53.1% |
| Mikhail Sergachev D | 78 | 10 | 49 | 59 | 24:18 | 3:08 | 52.5% |
| JJ Peterka R | 82 | 25 | 22 | 47 | 15:59 | 1:55 | 53.3% |
| Lawson Crouse L | 81 | 24 | 20 | 44 | 16:36 | 1:02 | 53.3% |
Season: 2025-26 (until 2026-27 has 5 games).
Central Division
- PP1Nick Schmaltz – Clayton Keller – Mikhail Sergachev – Dylan Guenther – Logan Cooley1:41
46 PP goals in 377:41 of man-advantage time (17th in GF/60).
- Maveric LamoureuxDInjured ReserveShoulder · ir
Where the offence comes from
Share of Mammoth 5-on-5 expected goals by how the possession started, 2025-26 (82 games, 179.3 xG).
- Above the league share
- Below
From our possession chains: transition is a chain won in the defensive or neutral zone; forecheck is an offensive-zone takeaway, forced giveaway or hit.
- Forecheck xG/600.327 · 5th of 32(2025-26)
- Team xGF%53.0% · 6th of 32(2025-26)
- Team CF%53.2% · 4th of 32(2025-26)
5-on-5, regular season. Forecheck xG/60 is the expected goals created straight off offensive-zone hits, takeaways and forced giveaways.
NHL Edge ranks (2026-27)
Puck and player tracking from NHL Edge. Bars are league rank (longer is better).
See how the Mammoth rank in every stat → Corsi, xG, transition, special teams, goalies, luck, schedule and tracking, each against all 32 teams.
Mammoth news
- Mammoth's Karel Vejmelka: Cruises to shutout winCBS Sports
- Dylan Guenther News: Opens season with two power-play markersRotoWire
- Dylan Guenther previews home opener against Chicago BlackhawksKSL Sports
- Mammoth's Dylan Guenther: Opens season with two power-play markersCBS Sports
- Dylan Guenther scores twice as Mammoth hammer BlackhawksBradenton Herald
- PRE-GAME: Dylan Guenther 10.1.26NHL.com
Headlines via LineupExperts. Links open the original publisher.