Utah Mammoth Goalie Starts 2025-26
2025-26 · 43-33-6 · 92 pts · 4th Central
Who started in goal for the Utah Mammoth in 2025-26: every game colour-coded by starting goalie, with each goalie's share of starts and how it moved through the season. G1 made the most starts.
Karel Vejmelka started 63 of 82 Mammoth games (77%). Vitek Vanecek had 19 starts and 3 relief appearances. Season: Workhorse.
G1StarterKarel Vejmelka- Starts
- 63/82
- Share
- 77%
- Last 10
- 8
38-20-3 · .896 SV% · 1 relief · last start Apr 16
G2BackupVitek Vanecek- Starts
- 19/82
- Share
- 23%
- Last 10
- 2
5-13-3 · .883 SV% · 3 relief · last start Apr 12
Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2025-26
Every Mammoth game by starting goalie
- G1 Karel Vejmelka
- G2 Vitek Vanecek
- G3 Matt Villalta
- G4 Colten McIntyre
Filled: started · half: relief · dot: dressed, did not play · blank: not dressed · ▲ second game of a back-to-back
Utah Mammoth goalie patterns
- Back-to-backs: 11 second games, started by Vitek Vanecek 8, Karel Vejmelka 3.
- Home and road: Karel Vejmelka started 36 of 41 home games and 27 of 41 road games.
- Pulled starters: a reliever came in 4 times (5% of games).
Game log
Every game: starter, saves and result (82 games)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Apr 16 | vs STL | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 15/18 | L | Vitek Vanecek |
| 81 | Apr 14 | vs WPG | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 21/24 | W | – |
| 80 | Apr 12 ▲ | @ CGY | G2 Vitek Vanecek | 19/23 | L | – |
| 79 | Apr 11 | vs CAR | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 25/28 | L | – |
| 78 | Apr 9 | vs NSH | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 29/30 | W | – |
| 77 | Apr 7 | vs EDM | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 21/26 | W | – |
| 76 | Apr 4 | @ VAN | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 19/23 | W | – |
| 75 | Apr 2 | @ SEA | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 25/27 | W | – |
| 74 | Mar 28 | @ LAK | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 29/31 | W | – |
| 73 | Mar 26 | vs WSH | G2 Vitek Vanecek | 17/23 | L | Karel Vejmelka |
| 72 | Mar 24 | vs EDM | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 11/15 | L | Vitek Vanecek |
| 71 | Mar 22 | vs LAK | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 33/36 | W | – |
| 70 | Mar 20 ▲ | vs ANA | G2 Vitek Vanecek | 20/22 | L | – |
| 69 | Mar 19 | @ VGK | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 28/28 | W | – |
| 68 | Mar 16 | @ DAL | G2 Vitek Vanecek | 27/30 | W | – |
| 67 | Mar 14 | vs PIT | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 19/23 | L | – |
| 66 | Mar 12 | vs CHI | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 20/23 | OTL | – |
| 65 | Mar 10 ▲ | @ MIN | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 25/30 | L | – |
| 64 | Mar 9 | @ CHI | G2 Vitek Vanecek | 23/26 | OTL | – |
| 63 | Mar 7 | @ CBJ | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 27/31 | W | – |
| 62 | Mar 5 | @ PHI | G2 Vitek Vanecek | 16/16 | W | – |
| 61 | Mar 3 | @ WSH | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 23/25 | W | – |
| 60 | Mar 1 | vs CHI | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 24/28 | L | – |
| 59 | Feb 27 | vs MIN | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 21/23 | W | – |
| 58 | Feb 25 | vs COL | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 22/26 | L | – |
| 57 | Feb 4 | vs DET | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 29/30 | W | – |
| 56 | Feb 2 | vs VAN | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 22/24 | W | – |
| 55 | Jan 31 | vs DAL | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 29/32 | L | – |
| 54 | Jan 29 | @ CAR | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 28/33 | L | – |
| 53 | Jan 27 ▲ | @ FLA | G2 Vitek Vanecek | 27/30 | W | – |
| 52 | Jan 26 | @ TBL | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 27/29 | L | – |
| 51 | Jan 24 | @ NSH | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 27/29 | W | – |
| 50 | Jan 21 | vs PHI | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 25/29 | W | – |
| 49 | Jan 17 | vs SEA | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 18/21 | W | – |
| 48 | Jan 15 | vs DAL | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 26/27 | W | – |
| 47 | Jan 13 | vs TOR | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 19/20 | W | – |
| 46 | Jan 11 | vs CBJ | G2 Vitek Vanecek | 33/36 | OTL | – |
| 45 | Jan 9 | vs STL | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 26/28 | W | – |
| 44 | Jan 7 | vs OTT | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 32/33 | W | – |
| 43 | Jan 5 | @ NYR | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 22/24 | W | – |
| 42 | Jan 3 | @ NJD | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 26/30 | L | – |
| 41 | Jan 1 | @ NYI | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 20/22 | W | – |
| 40 | Dec 29 | vs NSH | G2 Vitek Vanecek | 22/26 | L | – |
| 39 | Dec 23 | @ COL | G2 Vitek Vanecek | 25/26 | L | – |
| 38 | Dec 21 | vs WPG | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 23/26 | W | – |
| 37 | Dec 19 | vs NJD | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 20/22 | L | – |
| 36 | Dec 17 ▲ | @ DET | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 27/28 | W | – |
| 35 | Dec 16 | @ BOS | G2 Vitek Vanecek | 19/23 | L | – |
| 34 | Dec 14 | @ PIT | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 12/16 | W | – |
| 33 | Dec 12 | vs SEA | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 34/37 | W | – |
| 32 | Dec 10 | vs FLA | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 32/36 | L | – |
| 31 | Dec 8 | vs LAK | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 23/26 | L | – |
| 30 | Dec 6 ▲ | @ CGY | G2 Vitek Vanecek | 21/22 | L | – |
| 29 | Dec 5 | @ VAN | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 32/33 | W | – |
| 28 | Dec 3 | @ ANA | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 27/27 | W | – |
| 27 | Dec 1 | @ SJS | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 6/9 | L | Vitek Vanecek |
| 26 | Nov 29 ▲ | @ STL | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 18/19 | L | – |
| 25 | Nov 28 | @ DAL | G2 Vitek Vanecek | 24/28 | L | – |
| 24 | Nov 26 | vs MTL | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 13/17 | L | – |
| 23 | Nov 24 | vs VGK | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 33/34 | W | – |
| 22 | Nov 22 | vs NYR | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 20/22 | W | – |
| 21 | Nov 20 | vs VGK | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 29/33 | L | – |
| 20 | Nov 18 ▲ | @ SJS | G2 Vitek Vanecek | 19/22 | OTL | – |
| 19 | Nov 17 | @ ANA | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 23/26 | OTL | – |
| 18 | Nov 14 | vs NYI | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 18/21 | OTL | – |
| 17 | Nov 12 | vs BUF | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 17/19 | W | – |
| 16 | Nov 9 ▲ | @ OTT | G2 Vitek Vanecek | 21/25 | L | – |
| 15 | Nov 8 | @ MTL | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 17/23 | L | – |
| 14 | Nov 5 ▲ | @ TOR | G2 Vitek Vanecek | 14/18 | L | – |
| 13 | Nov 4 | @ BUF | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 17/18 | W | – |
| 12 | Nov 2 | vs TBL | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 22/25 | L | – |
| 11 | Oct 28 | @ EDM | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 18/23 | L | – |
| 10 | Oct 26 ▲ | @ WPG | G2 Vitek Vanecek | 28/30 | W | – |
| 9 | Oct 25 | @ MIN | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 33/35 | W | – |
| 8 | Oct 23 | @ STL | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 16/20 | W | – |
| 7 | Oct 21 | vs COL | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 30/33 | W | – |
| 6 | Oct 19 | vs BOS | G2 Vitek Vanecek | 24/26 | W | – |
| 5 | Oct 17 | vs SJS | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 18/21 | W | – |
| 4 | Oct 15 | vs CGY | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 19/20 | W | – |
| 3 | Oct 13 | @ CHI | G2 Vitek Vanecek | 11/13 | L | – |
| 2 | Oct 11 | @ NSH | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 21/23 | W | – |
| 1 | Oct 9 | @ COL | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 25/27 | L | – |
Goalie data stories
How the game changed, told through the numbers.
- The Schedule Got Kinder. The Second Night Didn’t. In the Original Six era about a third of NHL games were a team’s second night in a row, and one goalie played both.
- Hainsworth’s 22 Was Mostly Arithmetic George Hainsworth’s 22 shutouts in 1928-29 have stood for almost a century.
- A Shootout Shooter Needs More Than 200 Tries Before Skill Outweighs Luck. The Most Anyone Has Taken Is 135. T.J.
- The Last Goalie Who Played Every Night A rule ended the every-night goalie in the mid-1960s, and the 1990s brought him back.
Utah Mammoth goalie starts FAQ
Who was the Utah Mammoth starting goalie in 2025-26?
Karel Vejmelka made the most starts: 63 of 82 (77%), going 38-20-3.
How often did the Utah Mammoth backup goalie start in 2025-26?
Vitek Vanecek had 19 starts (23% of games) plus 3 relief appearances.
Who started the second game of Utah Mammoth back-to-backs in 2025-26?
Karel Vejmelka started 3 of 11 second games; the other goalies started 8.