Schedule / Matchup Preview

St. Louis Blues vs Utah Mammoth · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview @ Mammoth · THU · DEC 10 · 8:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
Upcoming
THU · DEC 10 · 8:00 PM CT
Delta Center
STLNHL · BN+ · Utah16
St. Louis Blues
Blues
1–1–0
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Utah Mammoth
Mammoth
2–0–0
Upcoming
THU · DEC 10 · 8:00 PM CT
STLNHL · BN+ · Utah16
St. Louis Blues
Away · Blues
1–1–0
2 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Pavel Buchnevich has solved Karel Vejmelka before, 6 goals on 18 shots. But the problem is Clayton Keller, who has 8 points in his last 4 against the Blues.
Delta Center
Utah Mammoth
Home · Mammoth
2–0–0
4 PTS
Blues
GOALIES
Mammoth
Joel Hofer
Joel Hofer
Expected
.1000 SV% · — GAA · 1W
.921 SV% L5 · Locked in
VS
Karel Vejmelka
Karel Vejmelka
Expected
.1000 SV% · — GAA · 1W
.901 SV% L5 · Steady
Blues
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Mammoth
L1
Dylan Holloway · Robert Thomas · Jimmy Snuggerud
L1
Clayton Keller · Nick Schmaltz · Vincent Trocheck
L2
Pavel Buchnevich · Mason McTavish · Connor McMichael
L2
Anders Lee · Logan Cooley · Dylan Guenther
L3
Jake Neighbours · Dalibor Dvorsky · Jonatan Berggren
L3
Jack McBain · Barrett Hayton · Lawson Crouse
L4
Zachary Dean · Pius Suter · Dillon Dube
L4
Michael Carcone · Kevin Stenlund · Daniil But
D1
Philip Broberg · Colton Parayko
D1
Mikhail Sergachev · MacKenzie Weegar
D2
Theo Lindstein · Brandon Carlo
D2
Nate Schmidt · John Marino
D3
Cam Fowler · Adam Jiříček
D3
Dmitri Simashev · Andrew Peeke
PP1
Jimmy Snuggerud · Robert Thomas · Dylan Holloway · Cam Fowler · Mason McTavish
PP1
Nick Schmaltz · Logan Cooley · Clayton Keller · Dylan Guenther · Mikhail Sergachev
PP2
Jake Neighbours · Pavel Buchnevich · Dalibor Dvorsky · Connor McMichael · Adam Jiříček
PP2
Anders Lee · Vincent Trocheck · Michael Carcone · Daniil But · John Marino
PK1
Pius Suter · Pavel Buchnevich · Philip Broberg · Colton Parayko
PK1
Nick Schmaltz · Lawson Crouse · Mikhail Sergachev · MacKenzie Weegar
PK2
Robert Thomas · Connor McMichael · Cam Fowler · Brandon Carlo
PK2
Kevin Stenlund · Jack McBain · Nate Schmidt · John Marino
BluesProjected lines
L1
Dylan Holloway · Robert Thomas · Jimmy Snuggerud
L2
Pavel Buchnevich · Mason McTavish · Connor McMichael
L3
Jake Neighbours · Dalibor Dvorsky · Jonatan Berggren
L4
Zachary Dean · Pius Suter · Dillon Dube
D1
Philip Broberg · Colton Parayko
D2
Theo Lindstein · Brandon Carlo
D3
Cam Fowler · Adam Jiříček
PP1
Jimmy Snuggerud · Robert Thomas · Dylan Holloway · Cam Fowler · Mason McTavish
PP2
Jake Neighbours · Pavel Buchnevich · Dalibor Dvorsky · Connor McMichael · Adam Jiříček
PK1
Pius Suter · Pavel Buchnevich · Philip Broberg · Colton Parayko
PK2
Robert Thomas · Connor McMichael · Cam Fowler · Brandon Carlo
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
Jeremy Rutherford · Oct 3 · 7:42 PM CT Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:21 AM CT
Blues
INJURY REPORT
Mammoth
Alexey Toropchenko
OUT · Upper body · Expected back Oct 10
Maveric Lamoureux
IR · Shoulder · Expected back Feb 12
Tyler Tucker
IR · Left knee (surgery) · Expected back Nov 12
Felix Trudeau
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Logan Mailloux
IR · Hand (surgery) · Expected back Nov 25
BluesInjury report
Alexey Toropchenko
OUT · Upper body · Expected back Oct 10
Tyler Tucker
IR · Left knee (surgery) · Expected back Nov 12
Felix Trudeau
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Logan Mailloux
IR · Hand (surgery) · Expected back Nov 25
MammothInjury report
Maveric Lamoureux
IR · Shoulder · Expected back Feb 12
Jeremy Rutherford · Oct 3 · 7:42 PM CT Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:21 AM CT
STORYLINE
The Blues lost their last game and are 1-1-0 in their first 2 games. The Mammoth have won 2 straight and are 2-0-0 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

Pavel Buchnevich has solved Karel Vejmelka before, 6 goals on 18 shots. But the problem is Clayton Keller, who has 8 points in his last 4 against the Blues.

Utah has found Joel Hofer beatable: .870 on 100 shots.

The numbers behind it
Matchup
Pavel Buchnevich has 6 goals on Karel Vejmelka (18 shots).
(St. Louis)
6 goals on Karel Vejmelka
Player
Clayton Keller has 8 points in his last 4 games against St. Louis. See the games →
(Utah)
8 pts, last 4 vs STL
Matchup
Robert Thomas has 4 goals on Karel Vejmelka (16 shots).
(St. Louis)
4 goals on Karel Vejmelka
Goaltending
Joel Hofer has struggled against Utah — a .870 save % on 100 shots.
.870 SV% vs UTA
Player
Nick Schmaltz has 6 points in his last 4 games against St. Louis. See the games →
(Utah)
6 pts, last 4 vs STL