The Utah Mammoth visit the Seattle Kraken on Thursday at Climate Pledge Arena, with puck drop set for 10 p.m. ET. Utah Mammoth vs Seattle Kraken marks the first meeting of the season between the two clubs, and both enter with winning records early in the 2026-27 campaign. The Mammoth sit at 7-3-0 in the Central Division while the Kraken are 6-3-1 in the Pacific, and the game closes out a busy week for both franchises.
Utah Mammoth Vs Seattle Kraken Game Information
- Date: Thursday, Oct. 22
- Time: 10 p.m. ET
- Venue: Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, WA
- TV/Streaming: Disney+, ESPN+, Hulu
How Have Both Teams Been Playing?
Utah has won four of its last five games, most recently beating the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-4 on Oct. 20. The lone blemish in that stretch was a 6-2 loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Oct. 18, sandwiched between a pair of wins over the same Oilers team. The Mammoth are 4-2-0 on the road this season, a mark they will look to build on in Seattle.
The Kraken come in off a 4-3 shootout win over the Detroit Red Wings on Oct. 21. That result followed a lopsided 8-3 loss to the Florida Panthers and a 4-3 overtime loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning, though Seattle also opened its recent stretch with shootout and regulation wins over the Philadelphia Flyers and Washington Capitals. At home, the Kraken carry a 2-1-0 record this season.
Who Is Expected To Start In Net?
Karel Vejmelka is listed as Utah’s probable starting goalie, while Joey Daccord is projected to start for Seattle, according to official data. Vejmelka backstops a Mammoth defense allowing 3.10 goals against per game with a .866 save percentage this season. Daccord and the Kraken have allowed 3.40 goals per game with an .894 save percentage. Both designations remain projections until puck drop.
Who Is Banged Up Heading Into Thursday?
Seattle is without forward Jacob Melanson, who is on injured reserve with a chest injury, and center Jake O’Brien, sidelined by a lower-body injury. Defenseman Ryan Lindgren remains on injured reserve with an upper-body injury, and Brandon Montour is day-to-day with a lower-body issue, according to Yahoo Sports.
Utah is dealing with its own absences. Defenseman Maveric Lamoureux is out with a shoulder injury and winger Michael Carcone remains sidelined with an upper-body injury. Defenseman John Marino is listed as day-to-day with an upper-body injury heading into the game.
Key Matchup: Special Teams And Discipline
Utah ranks fifth in the NHL in penalty minutes served per game at 10.9, and Seattle is just 1-2-0 this season when it commits more penalties than its opponent, per Yahoo Sports. That discipline gap could shape special-teams time Thursday. Utah has scored 13 power-play goals on the season to Seattle’s seven, while the Mammoth have also allowed just one shorthanded goal against compared to generating one of their own. Offensively, Utah holds a narrow edge in team scoring with 38 goals to Seattle’s 37, and the Mammoth have outshot opponents 301-225 in shots against, a sign of the puck possession the Kraken penalty kill and goaltending will need to handle.
By The Numbers
- Goals: Utah 38, Seattle 37
- Points: Utah 109, Seattle 99
- Power-play goals: Utah 13, Seattle 7
- Goals against per game: Utah 3.10, Seattle 3.40
- Save percentage: Utah .866, Seattle .894
- Faceoff percentage: Utah 53.0%, Seattle 51.8%
- Penalty minutes: Utah 109, Seattle 116
- Shots on goal: Utah 301, Seattle 265
What To Watch
Nick Schmaltz leads Utah in goals with seven and points with 13, while Clayton Keller paces the Mammoth with nine assists. For Seattle, Chandler Stephenson leads the club with eight assists and nine points, and Frederick Gaudreau tops the Kraken with five goals. Utah sits atop the Central Division with 14 points, while Seattle is third in the Pacific with 13, meaning both teams have early-season positioning to defend as the schedule continues. Thursday’s result will mark the first chapter in this season’s series between the two clubs, with no prior meetings to draw from this year.
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