The Utah Mammoth are back home after a five-game road trip as the team gets ready for a three-game week. Here are the storylines surrounding the team for Week 3 of the regular season.
Main Storylines – Utah
- Utah returns home from a five-game road trip out east, where the team recorded a 3-2-0 record. The Mammoth picked up wins over the Columbus Blue Jackets (4-1), New Jersey Devils (5-3), and Buffalo Sabres (4-1); however, the team lost against the New York Rangers (4-2) and Boston Bruins (6-1).
- The Mammoth have the best power play in the NHL (40%) and scored two power play goals in their most recent game against the Buffalo Sabres. Over the first six games of the year, Utah has scored 10 power play goals, which also leads the NHL.
- Utah has averaged the fifth-most goals per game (3.67) while holding its opponents to the 10th-fewest (2.50).
- Vincent Trocheck has the fifth-highest faceoff win percentage in the NHL (61.9). The Mammoth have won 53.2% of their faceoffs this season, which is sixth in the league.
- Each of Utah’s 19 skaters who have played a game this season have at least a point. 14 skaters have two or more while six have five or more. Captain Clayton Keller and center Nick Schmaltz lead the Mammoth with eight points each.
- Two of Utah’s three games this week are at the Delta Center. The Mammoth will host the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday before starting a home and home series with the Edmonton Oilers.
Let’s take a look at Utah’s matchups this week!
TORONTO VS UTAH
OCT. 13 | 7:00 P.M. MT
WATCH: Utah16, Mammoth+
LISTEN: 97.5 The KSL Sports Zone, KSL Sports App, NHL App, NHL.com, Sirius XM
This is the first of two games between the Mammoth and the Maple Leafs this season. It’s the only game at the Delta Center this year.
Season Series:
- Oct. 13: TOR vs UTA
- Nov. 3: UTA vs TOR
Main Storylines – Toronto
- Toronto enters the week fresh off a 6-3 win against the Colorado Avalanche. Six players had points in the win and the Maple Leafs improved to 3-2-1.
- William Nylander had a five point night (2G, 3A) against Colorado, which tied a single game career high. Nylander also passed the 700 career NHL points benchmark. The forward leads Toronto with five goals and 11 points, and his six assists are tied with Captain Auston Matthews for the team-lead.
- The Maple Leafs have the best penalty kill in the NHL and have killed off 95% of their penalties. Toronto’s power play is also off to a hot start. The team has scored the ninth-most power play goals in the league (26.3%).
- Toronto has points in its last three-straight games. Tuesday is the final of a three-game road trip. The Maple Leafs return home to host the Buffalo Sabres and New York Islanders later in the week.
UTAH VS EDMONTON & EDMONTON VS UTAH
OCT. 15 at 7 P.M. MT and OCT. 17 at 8 P.M. MT
WATCH: Utah16, Mammoth+
LISTEN: 97.5 The KSL Sports Zone, KSL Sports App, NHL App, NHL.com, Sirius XM
The Mammoth and Oilers kick off a home and home series on Thursday in Edmonton before a Saturday night game in Salt Lake City. These games are the first two between these Western Conference opponents.
Season Series
- Oct. 15: UTA vs EDM
- Oct. 17: EDM vs UTA
- Dec. 19: UTA vs EDM
Main Storylines – Edmonton
- Entering the week, Edmonton is fourth in the NHL with a 4-0-1 record.
- Captain Connor McDavid is off to a quick start as he leads the NHL with 13 points (3G, 10A). McDavid’s teammate, defenseman Evan Bouchard, is tied for the second-most points in the league (12). Center Leon Draisaitl’s nine points are tied for eighth-most in the NHL.
- 14 of Edmonton’s skaters have a point or more, while 11 of those players have at least two points. Four skaters have over five points to start the year.
- The Oilers start their week in Los Angeles with a Tuesday night tilt against the Kings. It’s the final game of a three-game road trip. Thursday is Edmonton’s third home game this season; however, it’s the team’s seventh game of the 2026-27 campaign.
