The Utah Mammoth are going to the postseason for the first time in franchise history. Entering the playoffs as the first wild card seed in the Western Conference, Utah will face the winner of the …
UTAH MAMMOTH (43-33-6), 92 PTS
Fourth in the Central Division
Home Record: 22-16-3
Away Record: 21-17-3
Month-by-Month Record Breakdown
October: 8-3-0
November: 4-8-3
December: 6-8-0
January: 10-4-1
February: 3-1-0
March: 7-6-2
April: 5-3-0
In Utah’s second season, the Mammoth finished fourth in the Central Division with 92 points. The team secured its first postseason berth in franchise history as WC1.
The Mammoth had six different skaters with 20 or more goals this year: Dylan Guenther (40), Nick Schmaltz (33), Clayton Keller (26), JJ Peterka (25), Lawson Crouse (24), and Logan Cooley (24). Four players have 50 or more points: Keller (88), Schmaltz (74), Guenther (73), and Mikhail Sergachev (59).
Goaltender Karel Vejmelka led the NHL in games played (64) while his 38 wins were second-most in the league. He finished the regular season with a 38-20-3 record and recorded two shutouts. He had a 2.75 goals-against average, a .897 save percentage, and two points (2A).
Vítek Vaněček makes up the second half of Utah’s goaltending tandem. He’s played 22 games, has a 5-13-3 record, a 2.93 goals-against average, and a .883 save percentage. He has one shutout this season and one point (1A).
Utah has a balance of veterans and younger players. The Mammoth’s average age 28.52 years old (14th). With 10,687 combined games played, Utah’s roster is the 19th-most experienced in the league.
Changes to the Team
The Mammoth added one player ahead of this year’s trade deadline, veteran defenseman MacKenzie Weegar from the Calgary Flames.
Team Leaders
GOALS: Dylan Guenther, 40
ASSISTS: Clayton Keller, 62
POINTS: Clayton Keller, 88
TIME ON ICE: Mikhail Sergachev, 24:18
POWER PLAY GOALS: Nick Schmaltz, 11
SHORTHANDED GOALS: Nick Schmaltz, Logan Cooley, 2
GAME-WINNING GOALS: Nick Schmaltz, 9
OVERTIME GOALS: Clayton Keller, 4
Team Statistics
Wins: 43*, T-10th
Losses: 33, T-13th
Overtime: 6, T-27th
Regulation Wins: 33, T-10th
Points*: 92, T-15th
Points Percentage: .561*, T-15th
Most Avg. Goals For per Game (GF/G): 3.27, T-10th
Fewest Avg. Goals Against per Game (GA/G): 2.93, T-10th
Power Play: 20.0%, 18th
Penalty Kill: 78.1%, 19th
Most Avg. Shots For per Game (SF/G): 27.7, 20th
Fewest Avg. Shots Against per Game (SA/G): 26.1, T-5th
Face-Off: 49.2%, 23rd
Longest Win Streak: 7 games, Oct. 15-26
*franchise record
Source: Utah News