Puck drop: 9:00 p.m. ET / 7:00 p.m. MT
Venue: Rogers Place, Edmonton, Alberta
TV/Streaming: ESPN+, Mammoth+, Utah16, Sportsnet West
A high-scoring Western Conference clash features two of the early-season’s hottest teams. The Oilers remain undefeated in regulation and lead the league in goals, while the Mammoth sit atop the Central Division with a potent offense of their own. This is the first of a home-and-home series.
Current Rosters & Projected Lineups
Utah Mammoth (key active players):
Forwards include Clayton Keller, Nick Schmaltz, Lawson Crouse, Logan Cooley, Dylan Guenther, Vincent Trocheck, Anders Lee, and depth options.
Defense: Mikhail Sergachev, Mackenzie Weegar, Nate Schmidt, John Marino, Dmitri Simashev, Andrew Peeke.
Goalies: Karel Vejmelka and Sebastian Cossa.
Projected lines (recent patterns):
Keller – Schmaltz – Crouse
Cooley – Trocheck – Guenther
Lee – Hayton – Yamamoto
McBain – Stenlund – But
Defense pairs: Sergachev-Weegar, Schmidt-Marino, Simashev-Peeke. Vejmelka is the projected starter.
Edmonton Oilers:
Forwards led by Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, Vasily Podkolzin, with support from Jason Dickinson, Kasperi Kapanen, and others.
Defense: Mattias Ekholm, Evan Bouchard, Ryan Shea, Connor Murphy.
Goalies: Tristan Jarry / Devon Levi (Andersen out long-term).
Projected lines (recent usage):
Podkolzin – McDavid – Draisaitl
Hallander – Dickinson – Kapanen
Formenton – Michaels – Joseph
Frederic – Samanski – Howard
Defense pairs: Ekholm-Bouchard, Shea-Murphy, Mukhamadullin-Emberson. Goalie projection leans Jarry or Levi.
Injury Reports
Mammoth: LW Michael Carcone (upper body, out/week-to-week); D Maveric Lamoureux (shoulder, long-term/IR). Depth is relatively healthy.
Oilers: LW Zach Hyman (undisclosed, day-to-day); D Jake Walman (upper body, day-to-day); C Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (lower body, IR); C Matt Savoie (lower body, LTIR); G Frederik Andersen (knee, long-term); additional absences including Colton Dach, Mattias Janmark, Alec Regula. Forward and defensive depth tested.
Key Player Matchups
Connor McDavid / Leon Draisaitl / Vasily Podkolzin vs. Mammoth defense: Edmonton’s elite top line has dominated early. Sergachev and Weegar must limit their high-danger chances.
Clayton Keller / Nick Schmaltz / Lawson Crouse vs. Oilers defense: Utah’s productive top unit (Schmaltz leading scoring) will challenge Ekholm and Bouchard.
Goaltending: Karel Vejmelka (solid early numbers) vs. Tristan Jarry/Devon Levi. Edmonton’s goaltending has been the relative soft spot.
Special teams: Utah’s power play has been elite (~34-40% range early); Oilers PP is strong but secondary. Penalty kills will be critical.
Secondary: Guenther’s scoring touch and Bouchard’s offensive contributions from the blue line.
Recent Team Forms
Mammoth: 5-2-0. Recent: Win vs. Toronto (5-4), win at Buffalo (4-1), loss at Boston, win at New Jersey, loss at Rangers. Strong goal differential (+8) and high-octane offense (around 3.9 GF/GP).
Oilers: 5-0-1. Recent: Win at Los Angeles (4-1), win at San Jose (3-1), win at Anaheim (5-2), win vs. Seattle, high-scoring win at Vancouver. League-leading offense (~4.8 GF/GP) and a five-game win streak (no regulation losses).
Series History
First meeting of the 2026-27 season (home-and-home continues Saturday in Utah). Recent history has featured high-scoring games, with Edmonton often prevailing at home.
Betting Trends
Trends favor the home side and overs given both teams’ offensive outputs; some models see value on the underdog Mammoth.
Edmonton holds the edge at home with superior star power, but Utah’s balanced attack and strong special teams make this a potential shootout. Expect fireworks from the top lines as both teams aim to maintain their early momentum.
Game Odds
Utah Mammoth 6.5
Edmonton Oilers – 122
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Wednesday, October 14, 2026
