Mammoth Host Golden Knights for Monday Matchup

THE DETAILS

WHO: Utah (11-8-3) vs Vegas (10-4-7)

WHEN: Nov. 24, 2025 – 7:00 p.m. MT

WHERE: Delta Center

TV: Utah16, Mammoth+

RADIO: Mammoth App, NHL App, NHL.com, KSL Sports Zone (97.5FM/1280AM), KSL Sports App

MORNING SKATE NOTES

• Head coach André Tourigny shared the lineup will be the same as the third period of Saturday’s game. With that, Kailer Yamamoto joins Logan Cooley and Dylan Guenther and Michael Carcone is with Kevin Stenlund and Brandon Tanev.
• The Mammoth and Golden Knights face off for the second time in five days.

Here’s today’s workflow from morning skate:

Yamamoto Joins Cooley Line

With the line changes heading into tonight’s game, Cooley gave some insight into what Yamamoto brings to his line:

“He’s a guy that plays physical, plays hard, wins a lot of battles and I think that’s going to give us some momentum and allows us to play with the puck a little more.”

Be Ready

The first time these teams played, it was a hard test as Vegas brought a high level of compete and won their battles. Coach Tourigny discussed the mindset and focus going into tonight:

"We need to be ready for all the grind, to go to work, to be on the right side of the puck, making the right decision with the puck, playing extremely fast, being unselfish, playing for the team, making good changes. All of that gives you momentum."

Cooley discussed the upcoming matchup as well, especially facing a tough d-core like Vegas has:

“They're a tough team to get to in front of the net so we've got to make sure we're battling there. I think last game; we did a good job of that. Always having a guy there creates plays through the slot and little things like that, so it's tough to get to the net. They're big and heavy, but we got to make sure we have a guy there no matter what."

THE PREVIEW

Tonight’s Matchup

Utah

• Utah enters a busy week fresh off a 3-2 win over the New York Rangers. The Mammoth are 11-8-3 this season and have a 3-4-3 record in their last ten games.
• With the Mammoth’s most recent win over the Rangers, the team improved to 6-2-1 at home.
  • JJ Peterka opened the scoring before the Rangers scored two-straight to take a 2-1 lead. Clayton Keller’s second period tally tied the game while Nick DeSimone’s third period goal secured the lead and the win. Karel Vejmelka made 20 saves on 22 shots, and his timely saves were key in the Mammoth’s effort.
• Nick Schmaltz leads the team with 10 goals and 22 assists. Schmaltz is tied for the team lead in assists (12) with Keller and Mikhail Sergachev. Keller’s 20 points are second on the Mammoth. Peterka has five goals in his last six games and has nine this season, which is tied for second-most on the team with Logan Cooley.
• Vejmelka has played 16 games this season and has a 9-5-2 record. He has a 2.87 goals against average with a .884 save percentage. Vítek Vaněček rounds out the goaltending tandem. He has a 2-3-1 record through six games, a 2.85 goals against average, and a .873 save percentage.
• Monday is the third of four-straight at home. In the final game of a four-game homestand, the Mammoth will host the Montreal Canadiens.

Vegas

• Vegas enters Monday on a six-game points streak. The Golden Knights are 10-4-7 and 4-2-4 in their last ten games.
• In their most recent game, the Golden Knights fell in overtime, 4-3, to the Anaheim Ducks.
  • It was a high-scoring first-period with five goals in the opening frame. Shea Theodore, Braeden Bowman, and Tomas Hertl (PPG) all scored for the Golden Knights to give them a 3-2 lead after 20 minutes. Troy Terry tied the game in the second period, 3-3, before Cutter Gauthier’s overtime winner won the game for Anaheim.
• Pavel Dorofeyev’s 11 goals lead Vegas while Jack Eichel’s 19 assists and 29 points are team-highs in both categories. Eichel’s 10 goals are second on the team.
• Akira Schmid has started 11 games this season, and played in 13 contests. He has a 9-1-3 record with a 2.45 goals against average and a .902 save percentage. Carl Lindbom makes up the second half of Vegas’ goaltending tandem currently with Adin Hill out injured. Lindbom has played five games with a 0-3-2 record. He has a 3.18 goals against average and a .874 save percentage.
• Monday is the final game of a three-game road trip for the Golden Knights. Vegas returns home for a four-game homestand which starts with a Wednesday night game against the Ottawa Senators.

By the Numbers

• Monday will be a strong special teams battle. Vegas’ power play is seventh in the league with a 24.3% success rate, while Utah’s penalty kill is eighth-best, and has killed off 83.3% of the Mammoth’s penalties.
• The Mammoth’s blue line continues to contribute with goals in the last two games: Nick DeSimone, 11/22 vs. NYR; Nate Schmidt, 11/20 vs. VGK. Utah’s d-core has 16 points over the last seven games (3G, 13A).
• Utah allows the fewest-shots in the NHL (24.0) while Vegas allows the fourth-fewest (25.5). The Golden Knights average 29.7 shots for per game which is ninth-most in the league, while the Mammoth average 29.0 shots for per game which is 11th most.
• Vegas’ 28 third period goals are fourth-most in the league while Utah’s 25 in the final frame are eight-most.
• Eichel is tied for the fourth-most assists (19) and fifth-most points in the NHL (29).

Against Vegas This Season

• This is the second of three games between the Mammoth and Golden Knights, and the second at Delta Center. Utah will travel to Vegas for the third and final meeting in March.

Season Series

• Nov. 20: UTA vs VGK – Game Recap
• Nov. 24: UTA vs VGK
• Mar. 19: UTA at VGK

Upcoming Schedule

• Nov. 26: UTA vs MTL
• Nov. 28: UTA at DAL
• Nov. 29: UTA at STL