Utah Faces Ottawa for Final Stop of Road Trip

THE DETAILS

WHO: Utah (9-6-0) at Ottawa (7-5-3)

WHEN: Nov. 9, 2025 – 5:00 p.m. MT

WHERE: Canadian Tire Centre

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 said there will be “some game time decisions, so we’ll see about the lineup for tonight.”
• It’s the second half of a back-to-back for the team and the final stop on a four-game road trip.

Back to Work

It’s a quick turnaround for the Mammoth after a loss to the Montreal Canadiens last night. Utah knows what they need to do to turn things around and get back in the win column against a difficult opponent.

“I think we could have remained a little bit stingy for a little bit longer,” Tourigny explained. “I think we were for a long time. Just need to remain patient … Ottawa, who is one of the best defensive teams in the league, so that will be a really heavy game. It’s a team who (closes) the game really well, so we need to remain patient. We’re a team who, when we’re at our best, we play good defense, so that’s what we have to do.”

Facing Off

Entering Sunday’s game, the Ottawa Senators have the highest faceoff win rate in the NHL. In addition to the centers doing their job, Tourigny wants to see his team help win those battles.

“Faceoff, there is the part of the center, but there’s a part as well as a teammate," Tourigny shared. "You need to get in there and win the trench battle and help on those draws. That’s an element of our game we need to be better.”

THE PREVIEW

Tonight’s Matchup

Utah

• Utah is 9-6-3 on the season and is looking to get back into the win column in the team’s final game of a four-game road trip. The Mammoth are 6-4-0 in their last 10 games. Sunday’s game is the second half of a back-to-back for Utah.
• The Mammoth suffered a 6-2 loss to the Montreal Canadiens Saturday night.
  • After a close first period, and back and forth second period, the Canadiens took over and scored five unanswered goals to secure the win. Kailer Yamamoto and Lawson Crouse scored Utah’s goals. Karel Vejmelka stopped 17 of the 23 shots he faced.
• Logan Cooley and Nick Schmaltz are tied for the most goals on the team with eight. Schmaltz’s 10 assists and 18 points are team-highs.
• With Vejmelka playing in Saturday’s game, Vítek Vaněček may play on Sunday. Vaněček has a 2-2-0 record through his four games this season. He has a 2.52 goals against average and a .885 save percentage.
• Sunday is the final of a four-game road trip and is the Mammoth’s 11th road game out of their first 16 contests.

Ottawa

• Ottawa is 7-5-3 on the season and has points in its last four games. The Senators are 5-2-3 in their last 10 games. Sunday’s game is the second half of a back-to-back for Ottawa.
• The Senators are fresh off a 3-2 overtime win against the Philadelphia Flyers Saturday afternoon.
  • Ottawa had a 2-0 lead after the first period with Tim Stützle and Michael Amadio’s goals in the opening frame. After Matvei Michkov scored in the second to bring Philadelphia within one, Jamie Drysdale’s tally tied the game halfway through the third period. Stützle’s second goal of the night won the game in overtime. Linus Ullmark stopped 20 of the 22 shots he faced.
• Shane Pinto and Stützle’s eight goals are tied for the team-lead. Drake Batherson’s 11 assists lead the Senators. Batherson and Stützle are tied for the team-lead with 16 points each.
• With Ullmark playing Saturday, there’s a chance Ottawa’s backup, Leevi Meriläinen, will play Sunday. Meriläinen has 1-1-0 record through two games. He has a 4.57 goals against average and a .833 save percentage.
• Sunday starts a four-game homestand for the Senators who will host the Dallas Stars, Boston Bruins, and Los Angeles Kings next week.

By the Numbers

• Crouse played his 600th NHL game on Saturday night and scored his third goal of the season against the Canadiens.
• 15 skaters have scored for the Mammoth this season and 10 players have added multiple goals through the team’s first 15 games.
• Ottawa’s power play is scoring on 25% of their opportunities which is the seventh-best rate in the NHL.
• Stützle has the fourth-highest faceoff win rate in the NHL. He’s won 61.2% of his draws this season. The Senators are the top faceoff team in the NHL and as a group have won 58.7% of their draws.

Against Ottawa This Season

• This is the first of two games between the Mammoth and Senators this season.

Season Series

• Nov. 9: UTA at OTT
• Jan. 7: UTA vs OTT

Upcoming Schedule

• Nov. 12: UTA vs BUF
• Nov. 14: UTA vs NYI
• Nov. 17: UTA at ANA
• Nov. 18: UTA at SJS