Tonight, the Utah Mammoth face off against the Winnipeg Jets at Canada Life Centre. The game is scheduled for 6 p.m. ET and will be broadcast on TSN3 and Utah16.
Mammoth's Projected Lineup
The Mammoth (7-2-0) are coming off a dominant 6-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday and are currently riding a six-game winning streak. Vitek Vanecek is expected to start in goal after Karel Vejmelka made 32 saves in the win against the Wild. The projected lineup is as follows:
- Forwards: Clayton Keller — Barrett Hayton — Nick Schmaltz; JJ Peterka — Logan Cooley — Dylan Guenther; Michael Carcone — Jack McBain — Lawson Crouse; Brandon Tanev — Kevin Stenlund — Liam O'Brien
- Defense: Dmitri Simashev — Mikhail Sergachev; Nate Schmidt — John Marino; Olli Maatta — Ian Cole
- Goalies: Vitek Vanecek, Karel Vejmelka
- Scratched: Nick DeSimone, Kailer Yamamoto, Kevin Rooney
- Injured: Sean Durzi (upper body), Alex Kerfoot (lower body)
Jets' Projected Lineup
The Jets (6-2-0) are looking to build on their recent 5-3 win against the Calgary Flames. In that game, Jonathan Toews scored his first goal at home as a Jet, and Gabriel Vilardi scored his first of the season. The Jets held an optional practice Saturday. The projected lineup is as follows:
- Forwards: Kyle Connor — Mark Scheifele — Gabriel Vilardi; Nino Niederreiter — Jonathan Toews — Gustav Nyquist; Alex Iafallo — Vladislav Namestnikov — Nikita Chibrikov; Cole Koepke — Morgan Barron — Tanner Pearson
- Defense: Josh Morrissey — Dylan DeMelo; Haydn Fleury — Neal Pionk; Logan Stanley — Colin Miller
- Goalies: Connor Hellebuyck, Eric Comrie
- Scratched: Parker Ford, Brad Lambert, Luke Schenn
- Injured: Cole Perfetti (ankle), Dylan Samberg (wrist), Adam Lowry (hip surgery)
Forward Adam Lowry, who underwent hip surgery in the offseason, has been skating in a regular jersey and is on track with his recovery timeline, potentially returning later this month or in early November.
Additional Information
This is the first of three meetings between the Jets and Mammoth this season. Winnipeg will travel to Utah for the remaining two games on December 21 and April 14.
