Utah Starts Road Trip in Seattle

THE DETAILS

WHO: Utah (38-30-6) vs Seattle (32-30-11)

WHEN: Apr. 2, 2026 – 8:00 p.m. MT

WHERE: Climate Pledge Arena

TV: ESPN+, Hulu

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

MORNING SKATE NOTES

• Check back after the Mammoth’s morning skate at 11:30 a.m. PT.

THE PREVIEW

Tonight’s Matchup

Utah

• Utah is 38-30-6 this season and 4-5-1 over the last 10 games. With 82 points, the Mammoth are in the first wild card spot.

• In their most recent game, the Mammoth snapped a two-game losing skid with a 6-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings. Logan Cooley and Alexander Kerfoot each scored twice while Nick Schmaltz (PPG) and Jack McBain (EN) also had a goal each. Utah’s power play went 2-for-3 while the penalty kill went 2-for-2. Karel Vejmelka stopped 29 of the 31 shots he faced.

• Dylan Guenther’s 36 goals are a team-high while Captain Clayton Keller’s 51 assists and 73 points lead the Mammoth. Schmaltz’s 27 goals and 65 points are second on the team while Mikhail Sergachev’s 43 assists are second most in that category.

• Vejmelka has played 57 games this season and has a 33-19-3 record. He has a 2.69 goals-against average and a .899 save percentage. Vítek Vaněček has played 20 games and has a 5-11-3 record. He has a 2.87 goals-against average and a .886 save percentage.

• Thursday is the start of a two-game road trip for the Mammoth. Utah will travel to Vancouver and play the Canucks on Saturday.

Seattle

• Seattle is 32-30-11 this season and 3-5-2 over the last 10 games. The Kraken are fighting for a playoff spot and currently sit three points behind the Los Angeles Kings who are in the second wild card spot. There are six teams, including LA, who are within four points of the WC2 spot.

• The Kraken fell 3-0 to the Edmonton Oilers in their most recent game. Philipp Grubauer stopped 21 of the 23 shots he faced in the loss. 

• Bobby McMann’s 26 goals lead the Kraken while Vince Dunn’s 30 assists are a team-high. Jordan Eberle leads Seattle with 51 points, and his 23 goals are second on the team.

• Joey Daccord has played 43 games this season and has a 19-18-6 record. He has a 2.92 goals-against average and a .901 save percentage. Grubauer makes up the other half of the tandem. He has a 13-10-4 record, a 2.58 goals-against average, and a .911 save percentage.

• Seattle wraps a two-game homestand on Saturday against the Chicago Blackhawks.

By the Numbers

• Over his last four games, Sergachev has recorded eight assists. Utah’s alternate captain has seven of those assists in his last two games with a three-assist performance on Mar. 26 and a four-assist night on Mar. 28. Sergachev set a new career-high in assists this season and 11 points away from matching his career-high in points (64).

• Utah is allowing the second-fewest first period goals (54) and sixth-fewest third period goals in the NHL while Seattle is limiting its opponents to the 10^th fewest second period goals. 

• With three assists this season, Joey Daccord has the second most helpers out of all NHL goaltenders (3). Seattle’s other goaltender, Philipp Grubauer is tied for the third most assists (2).

Against Seattle This Season

• This is the third and final game between Utah and Seattle this season.

• The Mammoth won the first two games. On Dec. 12, Utah beat Seattle, 5-3 and on Jan. 17, the Mammoth beat the Kraken, 6-3.

Season Series

• Dec. 12: SEA vs UTA – Game Recap

• Jan. 17: SEA vs UTA – Game Recap

• Apr. 2: UTA vs SEA

Upcoming Schedule

• Apr. 4: UTA vs VAN

• Apr. 7: EDM vs UTA

• Apr. 9: NSH vs UTA