SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah Mammoth look to keep their modest three-game winning streak alive as they host the Colorado Avalanche in a Central Division matchup.
Utah (4-2-0, 8 points) is hosting the Avalanche (5-0-1, 11 points) at Delta Center on Tuesday, October 21, in a battle of the Rockies.
The Hat Trick: Guenther’s Game-Winner Lifts Mammoth To Third Straight Win
Battle of @tuskynhl and @AvsBernie tonight 👀 pic.twitter.com/Jdlcyp2f4o
— Utah Mammoth (@utahmammoth) October 21, 2025
Mammoth looking to even the season series with pesky Avalanche
Utah opened its second season in franchise history in Colorado, dropping a 2-1 heartbreaker to the Avalanche. Dylan Guenther scored the Mammoth’s only goal, but it was an early third-period power-play goal from Nathan MacKinnon that ended up being the game-winner.
Karel Vejmelka is the first goaltender off the ice this morning.
That indicates he should get the start against Colorado tonight.#TusksUp #GoAvsGo
— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) October 21, 2025
Since then, Utah has won four of five games, including a three-game winning streak to start the 41-game home schedule.
Guenther and Nick Schmaltz lead the club with three goals each, while Schmaltz’s nine points lead all players. Schmaltz recorded the first hat-trick in Delta Center history when he recorded three goals in a 6-3 beating of the San Jose Sharks.
Pregame
PP1:
Guenther – Cooley – Schmaltz
Sergachev – Keller
PP2:
Crouse – McBain – Peterka
Hayton – Schmidt
PK1:
Crouse – Stenlund
Simashev – Marino
PK2:
Tanev – O’Brien
Maatta – Cole
— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) October 21, 2025
Karel Vejmelka is the first goaltender off the ice this morning.
That indicates he should get the start against Colorado tonight.#TusksUp #GoAvsGo
— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) October 21, 2025
Rally towels for the Rocky Mountain Rivalry.
Barn is going to be jumping tonight.
Puck drop at 8 on ESPN.#TusksUp pic.twitter.com/qNtm84tMVb
— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) October 21, 2025
Sergachev understood the assignment.#TakeNote https://t.co/IVF6gS2shN
— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) October 22, 2025
Let’s get loud tonight, Utah! pic.twitter.com/mgv9U22rsI
— Utah Mammoth (@utahmammoth) October 22, 2025
Starting with these fellas tonight 💪#TusksUp | @ZionsBank pic.twitter.com/zacqbUfncV
— Utah Mammoth (@utahmammoth) October 22, 2025
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First Period
Goal-tending was the story in the first five minutes, with both goalies bailing their teams out with spectacular early saves.
Absolutely unreal save by Wedgewood on Cooley.
Puck landed on 92’s stick right in front of the crease, he waited, waited, waited, and tried to beat Wedgewood on the left side but somehow the netminder got a stick on it despite a lot of open net.
Game remains tied.
— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) October 22, 2025
Wedgewood is going to be tough to beat tonight.
Currently boasts a .938 SV% and only 1.48 GAA.
Gonna take some brilliance to score.
— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) October 22, 2025
Brilliant save from Vejmelka.
Quick pass down low into the crease onto Manson’s stick for a quick tap in but he keeps it out.
Both goalies bailing out their teams early.
— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) October 22, 2025
Colorado’s Cale Makar started the scoring when he saucered a shot from the slot that Karel Vejmelka lost sight of, giving the Avs a 1-0 lead.
Makar scores.
Avs lead 1-0.
— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) October 22, 2025
Jack Drury is called for hooking, and Utah will have their first PP of the night.
1P: 12:22 | 1-0 Avs
— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) October 22, 2025
Utah earned the first power-play when Jack Drury was whistled for hooking John Marino. The home team did nothing to take advantage of the man-advantage, attempting one shot on the PP.
Colorado is a fast, physical, punch you in the mouth type of team.
Utah needs to match that intensity a little more here.
— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) October 22, 2025
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The Mammoth head out on a four-game road trip that begins on Thursday, October 23, against the St. Louis Blues. The puck drops at 6 p.m. MT.
Follow the entire 2025-26 Utah Mammoth schedule here.
The Smith Entertainment Group’s (SEG) streaming platform will also continue to carry all Mammoth games on SEG+ in 2025-26.
Cole Bagley is the Utah Mammoth insider for KSL Sports. Follow him on X. You can hear Cole break down the team on KSL Sports Zone and KSL 5 TV.
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Brian Preece is a KSLSports.com insider covering Locals in MLB and the Salt Lake Bees. Follow Brian’s Bees and Beehive baseball here. Find Brian on X, Instagram, and BlueSky at @bpreece24.
