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Utah Mammoth vs Florida Panthers · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview vs Panthers · FRI · FEB 26 · 8:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
Upcoming
FRI · FEB 26 · 8:00 PM CT
Delta Center
Utah16 · SCRIPPS
Utah Mammoth
Mammoth
2–0–0
VS
Florida Panthers
Panthers
1–0–1
Upcoming
FRI · FEB 26 · 8:00 PM CT
Utah16 · SCRIPPS
Utah Mammoth
Home · Mammoth
2–0–0
4 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Jacob Markstrom has Vincent Trocheck figured out, 36 shots without a goal.
Delta Center
Florida Panthers
Away · Panthers
1–0–1
3 PTS
Mammoth
GOALIES
Panthers
Karel Vejmelka
Karel Vejmelka
Expected
.1000 SV% · — GAA · 1W
.901 SV% L5 · Steady
VS
Jacob Markstrom
Jacob Markstrom
Likely · 594-jacob-markstrom
.1000 SV% · — GAA · 1W
.899 SV% L5 · Cooling
Mammoth
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Panthers
L1
Clayton Keller · Nick Schmaltz · Vincent Trocheck
L1
Brady Tkachuk · Lars Eller · Sam Reinhart
L2
Anders Lee · Logan Cooley · Dylan Guenther
L2
Carter Verhaeghe · Sam Bennett · Matthew Tkachuk
L3
Jack McBain · Barrett Hayton · Lawson Crouse
L3
Eetu Luostarinen · Anton Lundell · Sandis Vilmanis
L4
Michael Carcone · Kevin Stenlund · Daniil But
L4
Bokondji Imama · Sam Lafferty · Garnet Hathaway
D1
Mikhail Sergachev · MacKenzie Weegar
D1
Gustav Forsling · Aaron Ekblad
D2
Nate Schmidt · John Marino
D2
Niko Mikkola · Seth Jones
D3
Dmitri Simashev · Andrew Peeke
D3
Dmitry Kulikov · Radko Gudas
PP1
Nick Schmaltz · Logan Cooley · Clayton Keller · Dylan Guenther · Mikhail Sergachev
PP1
Brady Tkachuk · Sam Bennett · Sam Reinhart · Seth Jones · Matthew Tkachuk
PP2
Anders Lee · Vincent Trocheck · Michael Carcone · Daniil But · John Marino
PP2
Lars Eller · Anton Lundell · Carter Verhaeghe · Aaron Ekblad · Gustav Forsling
PK1
Nick Schmaltz · Lawson Crouse · Mikhail Sergachev · MacKenzie Weegar
PK1
Lars Eller · Sam Reinhart · Gustav Forsling · Aaron Ekblad
PK2
Kevin Stenlund · Jack McBain · Nate Schmidt · John Marino
PK2
Anton Lundell · Eetu Luostarinen · Niko Mikkola · Radko Gudas
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
PanthersProjected lines
L1
Brady Tkachuk · Lars Eller · Sam Reinhart
L2
Carter Verhaeghe · Sam Bennett · Matthew Tkachuk
L3
Eetu Luostarinen · Anton Lundell · Sandis Vilmanis
L4
Bokondji Imama · Sam Lafferty · Garnet Hathaway
D1
Gustav Forsling · Aaron Ekblad
D2
Niko Mikkola · Seth Jones
D3
Dmitry Kulikov · Radko Gudas
PP1
Brady Tkachuk · Sam Bennett · Sam Reinhart · Seth Jones · Matthew Tkachuk
PP2
Lars Eller · Anton Lundell · Carter Verhaeghe · Aaron Ekblad · Gustav Forsling
PK1
Lars Eller · Sam Reinhart · Gustav Forsling · Aaron Ekblad
PK2
Anton Lundell · Eetu Luostarinen · Niko Mikkola · Radko Gudas
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:21 AM CT Jameson Olive · Oct 3 · 4:26 PM CT
Mammoth
INJURY REPORT
Panthers
Maveric Lamoureux
IR · Shoulder · Expected back Feb 12
Gustav Forsling
DAY-TO-DAY · Upper body
Aleksander Barkov
IR · Left knee · Expected back Oct 27
Brad Marchand
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 25
MacKenzie Entwistle
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Jonah Gadjovich
IR · Upper body (surgery) · Expected back Oct 17
MammothInjury report
Maveric Lamoureux
IR · Shoulder · Expected back Feb 12
PanthersInjury report
Gustav Forsling
DAY-TO-DAY · Upper body
Aleksander Barkov
IR · Left knee · Expected back Oct 27
Brad Marchand
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 25
MacKenzie Entwistle
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Jonah Gadjovich
IR · Upper body (surgery) · Expected back Oct 17
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:21 AM CT Jameson Olive · Oct 3 · 4:26 PM CT
STORYLINE
The Mammoth have won 2 straight and are 2-0-0 in their first 2 games. The Panthers lost their last game in overtime and are 1-0-1 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

Jacob Markstrom has Vincent Trocheck figured out, 36 shots without a goal.

The problem is Sam Bennett, who has 6 points in his last 4 against the Mammoth. The Mammoth have struggled to beat Jacob Markstrom: .969 on 64 shots.

The numbers behind it
Matchup
Vincent Trocheck has 36 shots on Jacob Markstrom without a goal.
(Utah)
0/36 vs Jacob Markstrom
Matchup
Matthew Tkachuk has 6 goals on Karel Vejmelka (25 shots).
(Florida)
6 goals on Karel Vejmelka
Goaltending
Jacob Markstrom has a .969 save % against Utah (64 shots).
.969 SV% vs UTA
Player
Sam Bennett has 6 points in his last 4 games against Utah. See the games →
(Florida)
6 pts, last 4 vs UTA
Milestone
Dmitry Kulikov is 3 goals shy of 100 career goals.
97 career goals