Venue: Delta Center — Salt Lake City, Utah
Faceoff is scheduled for 6:30 PM MT (TBS)
Injury Report
Utah Mammoth
Barrett Hayton — OUT (upper‑body)
Dylan Guenther — OUT (undisclosed) (missed previous game)
Vegas Golden Knights
William Karlsson — OUT (lower‑body)
Carter Hart — Expected starter (per team report)
Team Records
Vegas Golden Knights: 39‑26‑17
Utah Mammoth: 43‑33‑6
Series: Tied 1–1 (Western Conference First Round)
Recent Team Form
Vegas — Last 5
W 4–1 vs SEA W 6–2 vs WPG W 3–2 @ COL L 4–3 @ SEA W 2–1 @ VAN
Utah — Last 5
L 5–3 vs STL W 5–3 vs WPG L 4–1 @ CGY L 4–1 vs CAR W 4–1 vs NSH
Momentum edge: Vegas (8‑1‑1 in last 10) vs Utah (6‑4‑0).
Series History & Context
Teams have met six times this season.
Utah won the most recent meeting 3–2.
Utah is 20‑10‑1 when scoring at least one power‑play goal.
Vegas has a +22 goal differential this season.
Key Player Matchups
Vegas Golden Knights
Jack Eichel: 27 G, 63 A (90 pts)
Pavel Dorofeyev: 37 G (team leader)
Mark Stone: +26 rating
Utah Mammoth
Dylan Guenther: 40 G, 33 A (73 pts) — OUT for this game
Clayton Keller: 62 A, 88 pts
Nick Schmaltz: 33 G, 40 A
Goaltending
Vegas: Akira Schmid — .893 SV%
Utah: Karel Vejmelka — .897 SV%
Betting Trends
Vegas: averaging 3.9 goals per game over last 10; allowing only 2.0.
Utah: averaging 3.8 goals per game over last 10; allowing 3.1.
Utah strong at home (22‑16‑3).
Vegas strong on the road (19‑14‑8).
Game Odds
Vegas Golden Knights – 112
Utah Mammoth 5.5
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Thursday, April 23, 2026
