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Utah Mammoth vs Vegas Golden Knights · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview vs Golden Knights · SAT · APR 3 · 9:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
Upcoming
SAT · APR 3 · 9:00 PM CT
Delta Center
Utah16 · SCRIPPS
Utah Mammoth
Mammoth
2–0–0
VS
Vegas Golden Knights
Golden Knights
1–1–0
Upcoming
SAT · APR 3 · 9:00 PM CT
Utah16 · SCRIPPS
Utah Mammoth
Home · Mammoth
2–0–0
4 PTS
VS
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The read
Vegas has seen Logan Cooley at his best before: a 4-goal night against them. But Karel Vejmelka has not had an answer for Jack Eichel: 5 goals on 50 shots.
Delta Center
Vegas Golden Knights
Away · Golden Knights
1–1–0
2 PTS
Mammoth
GOALIES
Golden Knights
Karel Vejmelka
Karel Vejmelka
Expected
.1000 SV% · — GAA · 1W
.901 SV% L5 · Steady
VS
Adin Hill
Adin Hill
Likely · 2906-adin-hill
.871 SV% · 3.04 GAA · 10W
.871 SV% L5 · Cooling
Mammoth
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Golden Knights
L1
Clayton Keller · Nick Schmaltz · Vincent Trocheck
L1
Ivan Barbashev · Jack Eichel · Mark Stone
L2
Anders Lee · Logan Cooley · Dylan Guenther
L2
Brett Howden · William Karlsson · Mitch Marner
L3
Jack McBain · Barrett Hayton · Lawson Crouse
L3
Trevor Connelly · Tomas Hertl · Victor Olofsson
L4
Michael Carcone · Kevin Stenlund · Daniil But
L4
Marc Gatcomb · Nic Dowd · Braeden Bowman
D1
Mikhail Sergachev · MacKenzie Weegar
D1
Brayden McNabb · Shea Theodore
D2
Nate Schmidt · John Marino
D2
Parker Wotherspoon · Rasmus Andersson
D3
Dmitri Simashev · Andrew Peeke
D3
Jeremy Lauzon · Noah Hanifin
PP1
Nick Schmaltz · Logan Cooley · Clayton Keller · Dylan Guenther · Mikhail Sergachev
PP1
Mark Stone · Tomas Hertl · Mitch Marner · Jack Eichel · Shea Theodore
PP2
Anders Lee · Vincent Trocheck · Michael Carcone · Daniil But · John Marino
PP2
Braeden Bowman · William Karlsson · Trevor Connelly · Rasmus Andersson · Victor Olofsson
PK1
Nick Schmaltz · Lawson Crouse · Mikhail Sergachev · MacKenzie Weegar
PK1
William Karlsson · Mitch Marner · Brayden McNabb · Shea Theodore
PK2
Kevin Stenlund · Jack McBain · Nate Schmidt · John Marino
PK2
Jack Eichel · Mark Stone · Jeremy Lauzon · Noah Hanifin
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
Golden KnightsProjected lines
L1
Ivan Barbashev · Jack Eichel · Mark Stone
L2
Brett Howden · William Karlsson · Mitch Marner
L3
Trevor Connelly · Tomas Hertl · Victor Olofsson
L4
Marc Gatcomb · Nic Dowd · Braeden Bowman
D1
Brayden McNabb · Shea Theodore
D2
Parker Wotherspoon · Rasmus Andersson
D3
Jeremy Lauzon · Noah Hanifin
PP1
Mark Stone · Tomas Hertl · Mitch Marner · Jack Eichel · Shea Theodore
PP2
Braeden Bowman · William Karlsson · Trevor Connelly · Rasmus Andersson · Victor Olofsson
PK1
William Karlsson · Mitch Marner · Brayden McNabb · Shea Theodore
PK2
Jack Eichel · Mark Stone · Jeremy Lauzon · Noah Hanifin
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:21 AM CT Hannah Kirkell · as of Oct 2
Mammoth
INJURY REPORT
Golden Knights
Maveric Lamoureux
IR · Shoulder · Expected back Feb 12
Raphael Lavoie
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Lukas Cormier
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 6
MammothInjury report
Maveric Lamoureux
IR · Shoulder · Expected back Feb 12
Golden KnightsInjury report
Raphael Lavoie
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Lukas Cormier
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 6
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:21 AM CT Hannah Kirkell · as of Oct 2
STORYLINE
The Mammoth have won 2 straight and are 2-0-0 in their first 2 games. The Golden Knights lost their last game and are 1-1-0 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

Vegas has seen Logan Cooley at his best before: a 4-goal night against them. But Karel Vejmelka has not had an answer for Jack Eichel: 5 goals on 50 shots.

Adin Hill has had trouble with the Mammoth, a .852 save percentage on 54 shots.

The numbers behind it
Player
Logan Cooley once scored 4 goals in a game against Vegas. See the games →
(Utah)
4 goals, one game vs VGK
Matchup
Noah Hanifin has 27 shots on Karel Vejmelka without a goal.
(Vegas)
0/27 vs Karel Vejmelka
Matchup
Jack Eichel has 5 goals on Karel Vejmelka (50 shots).
(Vegas)
5 goals on Karel Vejmelka
Goaltending
Adin Hill has struggled against Utah — a .852 save % on 54 shots.
.852 SV% vs UTA
Player
Clayton Keller has 5 points in his last 4 games against Vegas. See the games →
(Utah)
5 pts, last 4 vs VGK