Utah snapped a four-game losing skid in its most recent game (0-1-3) and will turn to Vejmelka to tend the twine on Monday against the Vegas Golden Knights. The 29-year-old Vejmelka has had an up-and-down 2025-26 season, posting a 2.87 GAA and .882 SV% in 16 games (9-5-2). The Mammoth enter the action on Monday as +102 home underdogs against a Golden Knights team that has points in six straight games (3-0-3).
Utah snapped a four-game losing skid in its most recent game (0-1-3) and will likely turn to Vejmelka to tend the twine on Monday against the Vegas Golden Knights. The 29-year-old Vejmelka has had an up-and-down 2025-26 season, posting a 2.87 GAA and .882 SV% in 16 games (9-5-2). The Mammoth enter the action on Monday as +102 home underdogs against a Golden Knights team that has points in six straight games (3-0-3).
Liam O'Brien will draw back into Utah's lineup on Thursday against the Vegas Golden Knights, sending Yamamoto to the sidelines as a healthy scratch. The 27-year-old Yamamoto has three points (2G / 1A) in 13 games this season.
Kailer Yamamoto will be a healthy scratch on Thursday against the Vegas Golden Knights, allowing O'Brien to re-enter the lineup. The 31-year-old O'Brien has only played once this month. He has one goal, 12 penalty minutes, and 15 hits in seven games this season.
Utah hopes to return to the win column after losing three straight (0-0-3), turning to Vejmelka to tend the twine on Thursday against the Vegas Golden Knights. The 29-year-old Vejmelka has allowed three or more goals in three of his last four games (1-1-2). He has a 2.85 GAA and .880 SV% in 14 games this season (8-4-2). The Mammoth enter Thursday's contest as slight -104 home underdogs against a Vegas team with points in four straight games (2-0-2).
Dmitri Simashev will draw back into Utah's lineup on Thursday against the Vegas Golden Knights, resulting in Maatta being a healthy scratch. The 31-year-old Maatta is averaging a career-low 11:48 time-on-ice and has one assist in 16 games this season. Before this season, Maatta's career-average ice time was 18:27.
Olli Maatta will be a healthy scratch on Thursday against the Vegas Golden Knights, allowing Simashev to return after a one-game absence. The 20-year-old Simashev is averaging 15:41 time-on-ice and has one assist through 19 games in his rookie season.
Durzi has not played since the second game of the season, recovering from an upper-body injury, but appears to be nearing a return to the lineup after practicing on Thursday. The 27-year-old Durzi was solid in limited action with Utah last season, scoring 11 points (4G / 7A) in 30 games.
O'Brien will take a seat on Tuesday as the Mammoth opt to get some fresh legs into the lineup for the tail-end of their back-to-back. Kailer Yamamoto will dress in his place.
Yamamoto will draw back in on Tuesday as the Mammoth opt to get some fresh legs into the lineup for the tail-end of their back-to-back. Liam O'Brien will sit in his place.
Simashev will take a seat on Tuesday as the Mammoth opt to get some fresh legs into the lineup for the tail-end of their back-to-back. Olli Maatta will dress in his place.
Maatta will slot in on Tuesday as the Mammoth opt to get some fresh legs into the lineup for the tail-end of their back-to-back. Dmitri Simashev will sit in his place.
The Mammoth are playing their second game in as many nights on Tuesday, so it will be Vanecek getting the start between the pipes in relief of Karel Vejmelka. Vanecek was tagged with the loss in his last start, allowing four goals on 25 shots in a 4-2 defeat in Ottawa on November 9th. The 30-year-old netminder has appeared in five games this season, posting a 2-3-0 record and an .875 SV%. The Mammoth enter action on Tuesday at -135 on the money line.
O'Brien will make his first appearance since October 28th, slotting in for Kailer Yamamoto on the fourth line. O'Brien has appeared in six games this season, registering one goal and zero assists.
Yamamoto will take a seat on Monday as Liam O'Brien draws back into the lineup. Yamamoto has appeared in 12 games this season, registering two goals and one assist.
The Mammoth will hand Vejmelka his 14th start of the season when they travel to Anaheim to take on the Ducks on Monday. After a hot start to his campaign, Vejmelka has struggled of late, posting an .845 SV% across his last six starts. He draws another tough matchup on Monday against an Anaheim team that's averaging the third most goals per game in the NHL. Vejmelka and the Mammoth enter action at -115 on the money line.
