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New York Rangers vs Utah Mammoth · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview vs Mammoth · SUN · OCT 4 · 5:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
Upcoming
SUN · OCT 4 · 5:00 PM CT
Madison Square Garden
MSG · Utah16
New York Rangers
Rangers
2–1–0
VS
Utah Mammoth
Mammoth
2–0–0
Upcoming
SUN · OCT 4 · 5:00 PM CT
MSG · Utah16
New York Rangers
Home · Rangers
2–1–0
4 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Igor Shesterkin has not had an answer for Anders Lee: 8 goals on 41 shots. But Karel Vejmelka has had trouble with the Rangers, a .833 save percentage on 120 shots.
Madison Square Garden
Utah Mammoth
Away · Mammoth
2–0–0
4 PTS
Rangers
GOALIES
Mammoth
Igor Shesterkin
Igor Shesterkin
Likely · 25267-igor-shesterkin
.935 SV% · 1.51 GAA · 1W
.922 SV% L5 · Locked in
VS
Karel Vejmelka
Karel Vejmelka
Expected
.1000 SV% · — GAA · 1W
.901 SV% L5 · Steady
Rangers
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Mammoth
L1
Gabriel Perreault · Mika Zibanejad · Alexis Lafrenière
L1
Clayton Keller · Nick Schmaltz · Vincent Trocheck
L2
Oliver Bjorkstrand · J.T. Miller · Pavel Dorofeyev
L2
Anders Lee · Logan Cooley · Dylan Guenther
L3
Will Cuylle · Noah Laba · Eeli Tolvanen
L3
Jack McBain · Barrett Hayton · Lawson Crouse
L4
Tye Kartye · Joe Veleno · Jaroslav Chmelar
L4
Michael Carcone · Kevin Stenlund · Daniil But
D1
Vladislav Gavrikov · Adam Fox
D1
Mikhail Sergachev · MacKenzie Weegar
D2
Marcus Pettersson · Sean Durzi
D2
Nate Schmidt · John Marino
D3
Alberts Smits · Braden Schneider
D3
Dmitri Simashev · Andrew Peeke
PP1
Alexis Lafrenière · J.T. Miller · Pavel Dorofeyev · Mika Zibanejad · Adam Fox
PP1
Nick Schmaltz · Logan Cooley · Clayton Keller · Dylan Guenther · Mikhail Sergachev
PP2
Oliver Bjorkstrand · Will Cuylle · Gabriel Perreault · Eeli Tolvanen · Sean Durzi
PP2
Anders Lee · Vincent Trocheck · Michael Carcone · Daniil But · John Marino
PK1
Joe Veleno · Tye Kartye · Marcus Pettersson · Adam Fox
PK1
Nick Schmaltz · Lawson Crouse · Mikhail Sergachev · MacKenzie Weegar
PK2
Mika Zibanejad · Will Cuylle · Vladislav Gavrikov · Sean Durzi
PK2
Kevin Stenlund · Jack McBain · Nate Schmidt · John Marino
RangersProjected lines
L1
Gabriel Perreault · Mika Zibanejad · Alexis Lafrenière
L2
Oliver Bjorkstrand · J.T. Miller · Pavel Dorofeyev
L3
Will Cuylle · Noah Laba · Eeli Tolvanen
L4
Tye Kartye · Joe Veleno · Jaroslav Chmelar
D1
Vladislav Gavrikov · Adam Fox
D2
Marcus Pettersson · Sean Durzi
D3
Alberts Smits · Braden Schneider
PP1
Alexis Lafrenière · J.T. Miller · Pavel Dorofeyev · Mika Zibanejad · Adam Fox
PP2
Oliver Bjorkstrand · Will Cuylle · Gabriel Perreault · Eeli Tolvanen · Sean Durzi
PK1
Joe Veleno · Tye Kartye · Marcus Pettersson · Adam Fox
PK2
Mika Zibanejad · Will Cuylle · Vladislav Gavrikov · Sean Durzi
MammothProjected lines
L1
Clayton Keller · Nick Schmaltz · Vincent Trocheck
L2
Anders Lee · Logan Cooley · Dylan Guenther
L3
Jack McBain · Barrett Hayton · Lawson Crouse
L4
Michael Carcone · Kevin Stenlund · Daniil But
D1
Mikhail Sergachev · MacKenzie Weegar
D2
Nate Schmidt · John Marino
D3
Dmitri Simashev · Andrew Peeke
PP1
Nick Schmaltz · Logan Cooley · Clayton Keller · Dylan Guenther · Mikhail Sergachev
PP2
Anders Lee · Vincent Trocheck · Michael Carcone · Daniil But · John Marino
PK1
Nick Schmaltz · Lawson Crouse · Mikhail Sergachev · MacKenzie Weegar
PK2
Kevin Stenlund · Jack McBain · Nate Schmidt · John Marino
Last Game (2026-10-02) · Oct 3 · 9:09 AM CT Utah Mammoth · Oct 3 · 5:33 PM CT
Rangers
INJURY REPORT
Mammoth
Joonas Korpisalo
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 9
Maveric Lamoureux
IR · Shoulder · Expected back Feb 12
Aidan Thompson
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 11
Adam Sykora
IR · Lower body · Expected back Jan 25
RangersInjury report
Joonas Korpisalo
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 9
Aidan Thompson
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 11
Adam Sykora
IR · Lower body · Expected back Jan 25
MammothInjury report
Maveric Lamoureux
IR · Shoulder · Expected back Feb 12
Last Game (2026-10-02) · Oct 3 · 9:09 AM CT Utah Mammoth · Oct 3 · 5:33 PM CT
STORYLINE
The Rangers have won 2 straight and are 2-1-0 in their first 3 games. The Mammoth have won 2 straight and are 2-0-0 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

Igor Shesterkin has not had an answer for Anders Lee: 8 goals on 41 shots. But Karel Vejmelka has had trouble with the Rangers, a .833 save percentage on 120 shots.

The man to watch is Adam Fox: 5 points in his last 4 against Utah. Taylor Raddysh is 1 goal shy of 100 career goals.

The numbers behind it
Matchup
Anders Lee has 8 goals on Igor Shesterkin (41 shots).
(Utah)
8 goals on Igor Shesterkin
Goaltending
Karel Vejmelka has struggled against New York — a .833 save % on 120 shots.
.833 SV% vs NYR
Matchup
Clayton Keller has 5 goals on Igor Shesterkin (17 shots).
(Utah)
5 goals on Igor Shesterkin
Goaltending
Igor Shesterkin has struggled against Utah — a .864 save % on 66 shots.
.864 SV% vs UTA
Player
Adam Fox has 5 points in his last 4 games against Utah. See the games →
(New York)
5 pts, last 4 vs UTA
Milestone
Taylor Raddysh is 1 goal shy of 100 career goals.
99 career goals
Schedule
Utah is on a back-to-back while New York comes in rested (2 days off).
Milestone
Mika Zibanejad is 3 goals shy of 700 career goals.
697 career goals