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Early look · NHL 2026-27

Utah Mammoth at Edmonton Oilers: game preview

Puck drop15 Oct · 9:00 PM ET
VenueRogers Place
All-time meetings6 completed
BasisLast 5 meetings + 2025-26
The thesis

One points apart last season

Utah finished last season 15th in the league on 92 points. Edmonton finished 14th on 93.

Game-day prices arrive with the afternoon snapshot, about 4:30 PM ET on the day of the game.

Head-to-head

Meeting number 7

Across 6 completed games, Edmonton lead the head-to-head 5-0-1.

All-time record5-0-1Edmonton's record in the series
Meetings played6This is number 7
2025-26 series—
Last 54-1Edmonton
DateResultShotsPower playWinner
7 Apr 2026EDM 5 – UTA 6 OT26–31EDM 1/3 · UTA 1/3UTA
24 Mar 2026EDM 5 – UTA 226–18EDM 0/0 · UTA 1/2EDM
28 Oct 2025UTA 3 – EDM 623–24UTA 0/2 · EDM 0/1EDM
18 Mar 2025UTA 1 – EDM 730–43UTA 0/3 · EDM 0/3EDM
31 Dec 2024UTA 1 – EDM 427–38UTA 0/2 · EDM 0/3EDM
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The table on each 2025-26 meeting night

DateUtahEdmonton
28 Oct 20258-3-0 · 16 pts3rd5-4-2 · 12 pts15th
24 Mar 202637-29-6 · 80 pts16th35-28-9 · 79 pts18th
7 Apr 202641-30-6 · 88 pts15th39-29-10 · 88 pts16th

League rank after that night's games; a longer bar is a higher place. On 28 Oct 2025, Utah were 3rd in the league and Edmonton 15th. By 7 Apr 2026 it was 15th and 16th.


Where the shots come from · last 5 meetings

Utah out-attempted Edmonton 311 to 295

Every attempt from the last meetings, both teams shooting right.

Utah Mammoth

311 att · 129 on goal · 13 G · 10.1%
Crease17 att · 0 G
Slot114 att · 5 G
Wing140 att · 6 G
Point33 att · 2 G
Neutral zone7 att · 0 G

Edmonton Oilers

295 att · 157 on goal · 27 G · 17.2%
Crease25 att · 7 G
Slot113 att · 10 G
Wing101 att · 9 G
Point48 att · 0 G
Neutral zone8 att · 1 G
GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

Expected goals

Edmonton have created the better chances, last 10 games

Shot quality both ways: expected goals weigh every unblocked attempt by its chance of scoring. Finishing above zero means more goals than the chances.

UtahEdmonton
3.62xG for per game3.31
2.71xG against per game2.10
57.2%xG share61.2%
+2.5FinishingGoals minus expected goals+7.1
+2.8GoaltendingExpected goals against minus goals allowed−7.7

This season: 4 games for Utah, 3 for Edmonton. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.

Every team’s xG →


Special teams

Power play and penalty kill, season and series

This season's rates first, then 2025-26 and the last meetings between the two. Power-play chances are counted from the penalty log with coincidental minors cancelled; faceoffs are each club's wins over draws taken.

All bars share one scale · 0–100%SeasonLast meetings

Utah

Small sample
Power play · 2026-2761.5%
Power play · 2025-2620.0% · 18th
Power play · last 5 meetings2/12 · 16.7%
Penalty kill · 2026-2792.9%
Penalty kill · 2025-2678.1% · 19th
Faceoffs · 2026-2753.0% · 124/234
Drawn · 2026-2713 (3.25/gm)
Drawn · last meetings12 (2.40/gm)
Shorthanded · 2026-2714 (3.50/gm)
PP goals · last meetings2

Edmonton

Small sample
Power play · 2026-2725.0%
Power play · 2025-2630.6% · 1st
Power play · last 5 meetings1/10 · 10.0%
Penalty kill · 2026-2757.1%
Penalty kill · 2025-2677.8% · 20th
Faceoffs · 2026-2751.7% · 91/176
Drawn · 2026-2712 (4.00/gm)
Drawn · last meetings10 (2.00/gm)
Shorthanded · 2026-277 (2.33/gm)
PP goals · last meetings1

Skaters

Connor McDavid has 11 points in the last 5 meetings

Each club's top three forwards and defencemen by points this season, with 2025-26 one tap away, then who has produced in the last meetings.

PlayerGPGAPP/GP
8Nick Schmaltz45271.75
11Dylan Guenther43361.50
97Connor McDavid32793.00
29Leon Draisaitl33251.67
Points leaders
PlayerGPGAPP/GP
20Andrew Peeke41120.50
2Evan Bouchard34482.67
6Ryan Shea31231.00
14Mattias Ekholm30000.00
Defencemen stats

Connor McDavid vs Utah · game by game

See all: Connor McDavid vs Utah · game by game →
DateVenueGAPSOGTOI
7 Apr 2026away112422:05
24 Mar 2026away202420:42
28 Oct 2025home202322:37
18 Mar 2025home123416:46
31 Dec 2024home022221:11
Last 5 meetings11 P6 G, 5 A · 17 SOG
Next best9 PMattias Ekholm, EDM
2026-27 season9 P3 GP · 2 G
Blank vs UTA0 of 5A point in every meeting
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Goaltending

Tristan Jarry has been the difference

Tristan Jarry faced 49 shots across 2 appearances against Utah and conceded 8, a .837 save percentage against a season figure of .739. Starters are confirmed on game day.

Expected startersAn estimate until the teams confirmEvery game tonight →

Expected starter after their game on 13 Oct: a back-to-back depends on who plays that night.

Expected starter after their game on 13 Oct: a back-to-back depends on who plays that night.

UTA · 2-1-0 in 2026-27 Starter estimate from 12 Oct

SV% · 2026-27.9133 GP · 2.02 GAA · 2025-26 .897
vs Edmonton.7854 app · 79 SA · 17 GA
GSAx · 2026-27+1.73 starts · most on the roster
vs EDMVenueSAGASV%
7 Apr 2026home265.808
24 Mar 2026home154.733
28 Oct 2025away235.783
18 Mar 2025away153.800

Also on the roster, 2026-27: Sebastian Cossa .947 (1 GP)

Full game log

EDM · 0-0-1 in 2026-27 Starter estimate from 12 Oct

SV% · 2026-27.7391 GP · 5.85 GAA · 2025-26 .858
vs Utah.8372 app · 49 SA · 8 GA
GSAx · 2026-27−4.11 start
vs UTAVenueSAGASV%
7 Apr 2026away316.806
24 Mar 2026away182.889

Also on the roster, 2026-27: Devon Levi .810 (2 GP)

Full game log

Totals

Scoring rates point to about 6.7 goals

No total is posted yet: it arrives with the game-day prices. Until then, the scoring rates and the recent meetings set the range.

Goals in the last 5 meetings

7 Apr 202611 · EDM 5–6 UTA
24 Mar 20267 · EDM 5–2 UTA
28 Oct 20259 · UTA 3–6 EDM
18 Mar 20258 · UTA 1–7 EDM
31 Dec 20245 · UTA 1–4 EDM

Bar length is total goals, coloured by the winner.

Scoring rates

Team26-27 GF26-27 GA25-26 GF25-26 GA
Utah4.252.003.272.93
Edmonton5.674.673.443.28

Goals for and against per game. The estimate averages each team’s scoring with the other’s goals allowed, and leans on 2025-26 until a team has played 20 games.

Scoring rates suggest6.7Goals in this game
Last 5 meetings8.0Goals per game
Line—No total posted yet
Books at the line—With the game-day prices

Team news

11 on the injury lists

Utah · injuries

Maveric LamoureuxShoulderIRReturn12 Feb
Mikhail SergachevUpper BodyDay-to-dayReturn8 Oct

Edmonton · injuries

Alec RegulaUndisclosedIRReturn24 Oct
Atro LeppanenUndisclosedIRReturn17 Oct
Frederik AndersenKneeIRReturn30 Dec
James StefanUndisclosedIRReturn10 Oct
Jason DickinsonFootIRReturn7 Oct
Matt SavoieLower BodyIRReturn24 Nov
Mattias JanmarkUndisclosedIRReturn15 Oct
Ryan Nugent-HopkinsLower BodyIRReturn13 Oct
Zach HymanUndisclosedOutReturn17 Oct
27 Sep · UTA

Placed LW Ben McCartney on waivers.

25 Sep · UTA

Assigned Fs Yegor Borikov, Caleb Desnoyers, Tij Iginla, Gabe Smith and G Michael Hrabal to Tucson (AHL). Waived for the purpose of assignment to Fs Brandon Tanev and Joshua Roy and D Zac Jones.

23 Jul 2026 · UTA

Signed D Max Psenicka to a three-year contract.

1 Oct · EDM

Placed F Ryan Nugent-Hopkins on injured reserve. Placed D Alec Regula on long-term injured reserve. Recalled F Josh Samanski under emergency conditions.

27 Sep · EDM

Placed G Matt Tomkins on waivers for the purpose of assignment to Bakersfield (AHL).

25 Sep · EDM

Loaned D Tomas Cibulka, Fs Connor Clattenburg, Quinn Hutson, Viljami Marjala, William Nicholl and Aku Raty and G Connor Ungar to Bakersfield (AHL). Waived for the purpose of assignment to Bakersfield Ds Josh Brown and Riley Stillman and F Eduards Tralmaks.

Injury report
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#115Carl AxelssonRound 4 · MuskegonG
#130Theodor KnightsRound 5 · Modo Jr.D
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#84Malcom GastrinRound 3 · Modo Jr.LW
#133Andrew RobinsonRound 5 · WindsorD
#180Caden HarveyRound 6 · WindsorC
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