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Utah Mammoth vs Pittsburgh Penguins · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview vs Penguins · MON · OCT 19 · 8:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
Upcoming
MON · OCT 19 · 8:00 PM CT
Delta Center
Utah16 · SN-PIT
Utah Mammoth
Mammoth
2–0–0
VS
Pittsburgh Penguins
Penguins
2–0–0
Upcoming
MON · OCT 19 · 8:00 PM CT
Utah16 · SN-PIT
Utah Mammoth
Home · Mammoth
2–0–0
4 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Karel Vejmelka has had trouble with Pittsburgh, a .869 save percentage on 183 shots. But the man to watch is Dylan Guenther: 6 points in his last 4 against Pittsburgh.
Delta Center
Pittsburgh Penguins
Away · Penguins
2–0–0
4 PTS
Mammoth
GOALIES
Penguins
Karel Vejmelka
Karel Vejmelka
Expected
.1000 SV% · — GAA · 1W
.901 SV% L5 · Steady
VS
Arturs Silovs
Arturs Silovs
Expected
.886 SV% · 2.47 GAA · 2W
.920 SV% L5 · Locked in
Mammoth
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Penguins
L1
Clayton Keller · Nick Schmaltz · Vincent Trocheck
L1
Nicholas Robertson · Sidney Crosby · Rickard Rakell
L2
Anders Lee · Logan Cooley · Dylan Guenther
L2
Egor Chinakhov · Tommy Novak · Evgeni Malkin
L3
Jack McBain · Barrett Hayton · Lawson Crouse
L3
Andrei Kuzmenko · Ben Kindel · Hendrix Lapierre
L4
Michael Carcone · Kevin Stenlund · Daniil But
L4
Connor Dewar · Blake Lizotte · Filip Hallander
D1
Mikhail Sergachev · MacKenzie Weegar
D1
Declan Carlile · Erik Karlsson
D2
Nate Schmidt · John Marino
D2
Samuel Girard · Kaedan Korczak
D3
Dmitri Simashev · Andrew Peeke
D3
Trevor van Riemsdyk · Kris Letang
PP1
Nick Schmaltz · Logan Cooley · Clayton Keller · Dylan Guenther · Mikhail Sergachev
PP1
Ben Kindel · Tommy Novak · Rickard Rakell · Erik Karlsson · Sidney Crosby
PP2
Anders Lee · Vincent Trocheck · Michael Carcone · Daniil But · John Marino
PP2
Andrei Kuzmenko · Hendrix Lapierre · Egor Chinakhov · Kris Letang · Evgeni Malkin
PK1
Nick Schmaltz · Lawson Crouse · Mikhail Sergachev · MacKenzie Weegar
PK1
Filip Hallander · Connor Dewar · Samuel Girard · Kris Letang
PK2
Kevin Stenlund · Jack McBain · Nate Schmidt · John Marino
PK2
Ben Kindel · Rickard Rakell · Trevor van Riemsdyk · Erik Karlsson
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
PenguinsProjected lines
L1
Nicholas Robertson · Sidney Crosby · Rickard Rakell
L2
Egor Chinakhov · Tommy Novak · Evgeni Malkin
L3
Andrei Kuzmenko · Ben Kindel · Hendrix Lapierre
L4
Connor Dewar · Blake Lizotte · Filip Hallander
D1
Declan Carlile · Erik Karlsson
D2
Samuel Girard · Kaedan Korczak
D3
Trevor van Riemsdyk · Kris Letang
PP1
Ben Kindel · Tommy Novak · Rickard Rakell · Erik Karlsson · Sidney Crosby
PP2
Andrei Kuzmenko · Hendrix Lapierre · Egor Chinakhov · Kris Letang · Evgeni Malkin
PK1
Filip Hallander · Connor Dewar · Samuel Girard · Kris Letang
PK2
Ben Kindel · Rickard Rakell · Trevor van Riemsdyk · Erik Karlsson
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:21 AM CT Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:19 AM CT
Mammoth
INJURY REPORT
Penguins
Maveric Lamoureux
IR · Shoulder · Expected back Feb 12
Bryan Rust
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 5
Justin Brazeau
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Ryan Graves
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 24
MammothInjury report
Maveric Lamoureux
IR · Shoulder · Expected back Feb 12
PenguinsInjury report
Bryan Rust
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 5
Justin Brazeau
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Ryan Graves
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 24
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:21 AM CT Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:19 AM CT
STORYLINE
The Mammoth have won 2 straight and are 2-0-0 in their first 2 games. The Penguins have won 2 straight and are 2-0-0 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

Karel Vejmelka has had trouble with Pittsburgh, a .869 save percentage on 183 shots. But the man to watch is Dylan Guenther: 6 points in his last 4 against Pittsburgh.

A milestone is in reach for Nick Robertson: 2 more goals for 100 career goals. Karel Vejmelka has not had an answer for Bryan Rust: 4 goals on 12 shots.

The numbers behind it
Goaltending
Karel Vejmelka has struggled against Pittsburgh — a .869 save % on 183 shots.
.869 SV% vs PIT
Matchup
Bryan Rust has 4 goals on Karel Vejmelka (12 shots).
(Pittsburgh)
4 goals on Karel Vejmelka
Player
Dylan Guenther has 6 points in his last 4 games against Pittsburgh. See the games →
(Utah)
6 pts, last 4 vs PIT
Player
Michael Carcone has 5 points in his last 4 games against Pittsburgh. See the games →
(Utah)
5 pts, last 4 vs PIT
Matchup
Erik Karlsson has 14 shots on Karel Vejmelka without a goal.
(Pittsburgh)
0/14 vs Karel Vejmelka
Milestone
Nick Robertson is 2 goals shy of 100 career goals.
98 career goals
Goaltending
Arturs Silovs has a .938 save % against Utah (32 shots).
.938 SV% vs UTA