Mammoth Wrap Season Series against the Sharks in San Jose

THE DETAILS

WHO: Utah (12-11-3) at San Jose (12-11-3)

WHEN: Dec. 1, 2025 – 8:00 p.m. MT

WHERE: SAP Center at San Jose

TV: Utah16, Mammoth+

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

MORNING SKATE NOTES

• Logan Cooley participated in morning skate. He was injured in the third period of Saturday’s game and did not return; however, he was a full participant on Monday.
• Head coach André Tourigny said there are game time decisions for tonight and personnel available will determine the lines.
• Tourigny shared this on today’s skate: “I think it was good to have a good day off yesterday. I like the spirit of the boys this morning.”

Feeling Good

Following morning skate, Cooley gave an update on how he’s feeling.

“I feel good,” Cooley explained. “…overall, I feel good and morning skate went well. So, get some work on it now, see how it feels, but it should be good.”

Focused

Morning skate had a lot of energy as the team is fresh from an off day after a back-to-back. Tourigny discussed what the team is looking to achieve coming into this next stretch of the road trip.

“Last time we came here, they came out really strong and they were ready for us,” Tourigny explained. “At this point, I think we like the way we play defensively. I think we need to build on some positives. I think we do a good job on that side of the puck, and we were more detailed in last game, so we want to build off that.”

The team is staying even keel and morning skate’s spirit and energy showed that.

"I think, overall, everyone's in the right headspace. It's been some close games,” Cooley explained. “That game could have gone either way. We did some good things but overall, I think we just need to find ways to win these games, Dallas, St. Louis. We're up two goals, we need to find ways to manage the game a little bit better, whether that's changes, putting the puck into space, not trying to force too many plays because when we do that, we're kind of shooting ourselves in the foot and then they're burying some goals. It's nice to get out there, get some laughs and move around a bit and feel good."

Powering Up

Sean Durzi took some reps with the second power play unit as the offensive defenseman did in preseason. With Durzi added, Utah has two defensemen on PP2 with Nate Schmidt also on that unit.

“(Schmidt’s) really good running the top,” Cooley explained. “(Durzi) can shoot the puck and make plays. Pretty deceptive over there. I think adding him gives us some different looks … I really like it. I think we’ll be able to open up some more plays with this unit and hopefully try to bury some.”

THE PREVIEW

Tonight’s Matchup

Utah

• Utah enters Monday’s game with a 12-11-3 record. The Mammoth are on a three-game skid and are 3-4-3 in their last 10 games.
• The Mammoth’s most recent game was a 1-0 loss to the San Jose Sharks.
  • On the second half of a back-to-back, Utah was shutout for the first time this season. Karel Vejmelka stopped 18 of the 19 shots he faced. In addition to going 2-for-2 on the penalty kill and won 54.3% of faceoffs in the game.
• Logan Cooley leads the Mammoth with 14 goals and 23 points. Clayton Keller and Mikhail Sergachev are tied for the team lead with 13 assists. Nick Schmaltz is second in goals (10), third in assists (12), and second in points (22).
• Karel Vejmelka has a 10-7-2 record through his 19 games played. He has a 2.74 goals against average and a .889 save percentage. Vítek Vaněček has a 2-4-1 record, a 3.03 goals against average, and a .870 save percentage.
• Monday is the third on a six-game road trip. The Mammoth will face the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday for their next game.

San Jose

• San Jose enters Monday’s game with a 12-11-3 record. The Sharks lost their most recent game and are 5-5-0 in their last 10 games.
• The Sharks most recent game was a 4-3 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights, on the second half of a back-to-back.
  • Will Smith scored his first of the game in the opening frame before the Golden Knights rebounded with four unanswered goals. However, Smith’s second of the night, on the power play, and William Eklund’s tally with 25 seconds left in the second period brought the game within 1. San Jose didn’t find an equalizer in the third period, and fell 4-3.
• Macklin Celebrini’s 14 goals, 23 assists, and 37 points are all team-highs. Smith’s 10 goals and 24 points are second on the team. The forward is tied with Dmitry Orlov for the second-most assists with 14.
• Yaroslav Askarov has played 16 games and has a 9-6-1 record. He also has a 2.96 goals against average and a .910 save percentage. Alex Nedeljkovic has a 3-5-2 record through 11 games. He has a 3.12 goals against average and a .897 save percentage.
• Monday is the first of two-straight at home. The Sharks will host the Washington Capitals on Wednesday before heading out for a five-game road trip.

By the Numbers

• Utah has earned points in six of their last 10 games (11/12-11/29; 3-4-3) (per Mammoth PR).
• The Mammoth have played the fourth-most road games in the NHL heading into the week (15) (per Mammoth PR).
• Mammoth defensemen have at least one point on 27 of Utah’s last 38 goals (per Mammoth PR).
• Throughout November, San Jose killed off 50 of their 54 penalties and had a 92.6% success rate on the PK (per Sharks PR).
• Sharks goaltender Yaroslav Askarov was tied for the league lead in wins (8), third in the NHL in save percentage (.947; min. 3 GP), and sixth in goals against average (1.88; 4 or more starts) for the month of November (per Sharks PR).

Against St. Louis This Season

• This is the third and final game between the Mammoth and the Sharks this season. It’s also the second straight in San Jose. Utah has a 1-0-1 record through the first two.

Season Series

• Oct. 17: UTA vs SJS – Game Recap
• Nov. 18: UTA at SJS – Game Recap
• Dec. 1: UTA at SJS

Upcoming Schedule

• Dec. 3: UTA at ANA
• Dec. 5: UTA at VAN
• Dec. 6: UTA at CGY