Schedule / Matchup Preview

Utah Mammoth vs Montreal Canadiens · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview vs Canadiens · MON · NOV 30 · 8:30 PM CT ← Back to schedule
Upcoming
MON · NOV 30 · 8:30 PM CT
Delta Center
Utah16
Utah Mammoth
Mammoth
2–0–0
VS
Montreal Canadiens
Canadiens
1–0–1
Upcoming
MON · NOV 30 · 8:30 PM CT
Utah16
Utah Mammoth
Home · Mammoth
2–0–0
4 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Cole Caufield has solved Karel Vejmelka before, 6 goals on 19 shots.
Delta Center
Montreal Canadiens
Away · Canadiens
1–0–1
3 PTS
Mammoth
GOALIES
Canadiens
Karel Vejmelka
Karel Vejmelka
Expected
.1000 SV% · — GAA · 1W
.901 SV% L5 · Steady
VS
Jakub Dobes
Jakub Dobes
Expected
.862 SV% · 4.04 GAA · 1W
.882 SV% L5 · Cooling
Mammoth
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Canadiens
L1
Clayton Keller · Nick Schmaltz · Vincent Trocheck
L1
Cole Caufield · Nick Suzuki · Chris Kreider
L2
Anders Lee · Logan Cooley · Dylan Guenther
L2
Juraj Slafkovsky · Alex Newhook · Ivan Demidov
L3
Jack McBain · Barrett Hayton · Lawson Crouse
L3
Alexandre Texier · Phillip Danault · Kirby Dach
L4
Michael Carcone · Kevin Stenlund · Daniil But
L4
Zack Bolduc · Jake Evans · Josh Anderson
D1
Mikhail Sergachev · MacKenzie Weegar
D1
Mike Matheson · Noah Dobson
D2
Nate Schmidt · John Marino
D2
Lane Hutson · Alexandre Carrier
D3
Dmitri Simashev · Andrew Peeke
D3
Jayden Struble · Arber Xhekaj
PP1
Nick Schmaltz · Logan Cooley · Clayton Keller · Dylan Guenther · Mikhail Sergachev
PP1
Juraj Slafkovsky · Nick Suzuki · Ivan Demidov · Cole Caufield · Lane Hutson
PP2
Anders Lee · Vincent Trocheck · Michael Carcone · Daniil But · John Marino
PP2
Chris Kreider · Alex Newhook · Alexandre Texier · Zack Bolduc · Noah Dobson
PK1
Nick Schmaltz · Lawson Crouse · Mikhail Sergachev · MacKenzie Weegar
PK1
Phillip Danault · Josh Anderson · Mike Matheson · Alexandre Carrier
PK2
Kevin Stenlund · Jack McBain · Nate Schmidt · John Marino
PK2
Jake Evans · Alex Newhook · Lane Hutson · Noah Dobson
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
CanadiensProjected lines
L1
Cole Caufield · Nick Suzuki · Chris Kreider
L2
Juraj Slafkovsky · Alex Newhook · Ivan Demidov
L3
Alexandre Texier · Phillip Danault · Kirby Dach
L4
Zack Bolduc · Jake Evans · Josh Anderson
D1
Mike Matheson · Noah Dobson
D2
Lane Hutson · Alexandre Carrier
D3
Jayden Struble · Arber Xhekaj
PP1
Juraj Slafkovsky · Nick Suzuki · Ivan Demidov · Cole Caufield · Lane Hutson
PP2
Chris Kreider · Alex Newhook · Alexandre Texier · Zack Bolduc · Noah Dobson
PK1
Phillip Danault · Josh Anderson · Mike Matheson · Alexandre Carrier
PK2
Jake Evans · Alex Newhook · Lane Hutson · Noah Dobson
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:21 AM CT Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:18 AM CT
Mammoth
INJURY REPORT
Canadiens
Maveric Lamoureux
IR · Shoulder · Expected back Feb 12
Oliver Kapanen
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Alexandre Carrier
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Bryce Pickford
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 17
Lucas Condotta
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Kaiden Guhle
IR · Groin (surgery) · Expected back Oct 23
MammothInjury report
Maveric Lamoureux
IR · Shoulder · Expected back Feb 12
CanadiensInjury report
Oliver Kapanen
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Alexandre Carrier
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Bryce Pickford
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 17
Lucas Condotta
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Kaiden Guhle
IR · Groin (surgery) · Expected back Oct 23
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:21 AM CT Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:18 AM CT
STORYLINE
The Mammoth have won 2 straight and are 2-0-0 in their first 2 games. The Canadiens lost their last game in overtime and are 1-0-1 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

Cole Caufield has solved Karel Vejmelka before, 6 goals on 19 shots.

Chris Kreider is 3 goals shy of 700 career goals. Montreal has found Karel Vejmelka beatable: .854 on 171 shots.

The numbers behind it
Matchup
Cole Caufield has 6 goals on Karel Vejmelka (19 shots).
(Montreal)
6 goals on Karel Vejmelka
Goaltending
Karel Vejmelka has struggled against Montreal — a .854 save % on 171 shots.
.854 SV% vs MTL
Matchup
Kirby Dach has 4 goals on Karel Vejmelka (8 shots).
(Montreal)
4 goals on Karel Vejmelka
Milestone
Chris Kreider is 3 goals shy of 700 career goals.
697 career goals