The Week Ahead: Oct. 19-25

It’s a three game week for the Utah Mammoth, and two of the three contests are at home. Let’s take a look at the main storylines surrounding the team!

Main Storylines – Utah 

• Utah is 6-3-0 this season and enters the week looking to rebound from a 6-2 loss on Saturday night. The Mammoth are 3-2-0 in their last five games.

• Entering the week, Utah’s power play remains the best in the NHL and has scored on 35.3% of its opportunities. The Mammoth’s 12 power play goals are the most in the NHL.

• The Mammoth are averaging the sixth-most goals per game (3.67) and have the eighth-best faceoff percentage (52.5%).

• Every single skater who has played a game for the Mammoth has recorded a point. Eight skaters have five or more points and three players have 10 or more. 16 of Utah’s 19 skaters have scored a goal and nine players have two or more tallies.

• Two of Utah’s three games this week are at the Delta Center. The Mammoth have won two of their three games at home this season, and have outscored their opponents 13-10 during that span.

Let’s take a look at Utah’s matchups this week!

PITTSBURGH VS UTAH

OCT. 19 | 7:00 P.M. MT

WATCH: Mammoth+, Utah16

LISTEN: The KSL Sports Zone (97.5FM/102.7AM), KSL Sports App, NHL App, NHL.com, Sirius XM (Channel 225)

This is the first of two games between the Mammoth and the Penguins this season. It’s the only game at the Delta Center this year.

Season Series

• Oct. 19: PIT vs UTA

• Oct. 29: UTA vs PIT

Main Storylines – Pittsburgh

• Pittsburgh is 3-5-1 this season, and is on a three-game losing skid. The Penguins are 1-3-1 in their last five games.

• Defenseman Erik Karlsson’s five points (5A) in his last five games lead the Penguins. He is on a three game points streak (4A) and his nine total points this season lead Pittsburgh.

• 18 of Pittsburgh’s skaters have earned two or more points this season. 13 of those 18 players have recorded a goal.

• The Penguins have the 11^th best penalty kill in the NHL, and have killed off 83.3% of their penalties this season.

• Monday is the final game of a four-game road trip for the Penguins. Pittsburgh returns home for a three-game homestand starting on Thursday night against the Florida Panthers.

UTAH VS SEATTLE

OCT. 22 | 8:00 P.M. MT

WATCH: ESPN+, Hulu, Disney+

LISTEN: The KSL Sports Zone (97.5FM/102.7AM), KSL Sports App, NHL App, NHL.com, Sirius XM (Channel 223)

This is the first of three games between the Mammoth and the Kraken this season. It’s the first of two in Seattle this season.

Season Series

• Oct. 22: UTA vs SEA

• Feb. 19: SEA vs UTA

• Mar. 30: UTA vs SEA

Main Storylines – Seattle

• Seattle is 5-3-1 this season and enters the week with two-straight losses; however, the Kraken have points in four of their last five games.

• The Kraken’s offense is off to a hot start. Seattle is averaging the sixth-most goals per game (3.67). 15 of Seattle’s 22 skaters have a goal, and 19 of those 22 have a point.

• Center Frederick Gaudreau’s four goals and six points over the last five games lead the Kraken. Gaudreau has scored a total of five goals, which is a team-high entering the week.

• Thursday’s game is the second of a four-game homestand. The Kraken will host the Minnesota Wild on Saturday night.

TAMPA BAY VS UTAH

OCT. 24 | 7:00 P.M. MT

WATCH: Mammoth+, Utah16

LISTEN: The KSL Sports Zone (97.5FM), KSL Sports App, NHL App, NHL.com, Sirius XM (Channel 248)

This is the first of two games between the Mammoth and the Lightning.

Season Series

• Oct. 24: TBL vs UTA

• Feb. 28: UTA vs TBL

Main Storylines – Tampa Bay

• Tampa Bay enters the week with a 6-2-0 record, and has won four of its last five games.

• The Lightning are holding their opponents to the ninth-fewest goals per game (2.63), and the fourth-fewest shots per game (23.0. Tampa Bay is averaging the 14^th-most goals per game (3.13).

• Forward Brandon Hagel’s six goals are a team-high, and five of those tallies are from the last five games. Hagel also has contributed eight points in that span, and 11 total this season.

• Saturday’s game is Tampa Bay’s final of three this week, and the second half of a back-to-back that starts in Colorado on Friday.