National Hockey League

FINAL Thursday, October 1, 2026
Chicago Blackhawks 0
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Utah Mammoth 6
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Match Report

Guenther has 2 power-play goals in the Mammoth's 6-0 victory over the Blackhawks

— Dylan Guenther scored two power-play goals, Karel Vejmelka made 15 saves and the Utah Mammoth opened the season with a 6-0 romp over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night.

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Team Stats

11
Blocked Shots
11
12
Hits
42
4
Takeaways
10
15
Shots
32
0
Power Play Goals
2
3
Power Play Opportunities
3
0.0
Power Play Percentage
66.7
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
15
Faceoffs Won
39
27.8
Faceoff Win Percent
72.2
16
Giveaways
16
5
Total Penalties
5
13
Penalty Minutes
13

Top Performers

CHI

  • Arvid Soderblom GA 6 · SA 32 · SOS 0
  • Frank Nazar BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Roman Kantserov BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Anton Frondell BS 1 · HT 2 · TK 1

UTA

  • Dylan Guenther BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 1
  • Vincent Trocheck BS 1 · HT 6 · TK 0
  • Lawson Crouse BS 0 · HT 5 · TK 1
  • Jack McBain BS 0 · HT 3 · TK 2

Recent Plays

  1. 20:00 · 3rd Game End
  2. 20:00 · 3rd End of 3rd Period
  3. 19:52 · 3rd Teuvo Teravainen Snap Shot saved by Karel Vejmelka
  4. 19:42 · 3rd Jack McBain faceoff won against Anton Frondell
  5. 19:42 · 3rd Icing
  6. 18:57 · 3rd Oliver Moore faceoff won against Kevin Stenlund
  7. 18:57 · 3rd Icing
  8. 18:51 · 3rd Takeaway by Wyatt Kaiser

Highlights

00:45 Nick Schmaltz notches goal on the power play Watch on ESPN 00:46 Michael Carcone lights the lamp Watch on ESPN 00:45 Dylan Guenther capitalizes on the power play Watch on ESPN 00:49 Nick Schmaltz scores goal vs. Blackhawks Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

UTA leads series 1-0

Injuries

Utah Mammoth

  • John Marino Out
  • Michael Carcone Injured Reserve
  • Maveric Lamoureux Injured Reserve

Chicago Blackhawks

  • Bowen Byram Day-To-Day

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