SUNRISE, Florida – The Utah Mammoth takes the ice tonight looking to regain momentum after seeing its five-game winning streak come to an end in Tampa Bay last night.
The Mammoth (27-21-4, 58 pts) is facing the Florida Panthers (28-20-3, 59 pts) at Amerant Bank Arena on Tuesday, January 27.
Utah has opened up a three-point lead for the top Western Conference Wild Card spot. The San Jose Sharks, Los Angeles Kings, and Seattle Kraken linger with 55 points each. The Panthers are third in the Eastern Conference Wild Card race, trailing the Boston Bruins by four points.
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Tuesday tilt. pic.twitter.com/8DbTxJvWbo
— Utah Mammoth (@utahmammoth) January 27, 2026
Florida has won three straight games. The Panthers hold the edge in the season series after securing a 4-3 win in Salt Lake on December 10.
Pregame
GAMEDAY
The Mammoth are closing the eighth of 11 back-to-back sets this season at FLA (1/27), and the team has earned a 2-4-1 record in the second game of a back-to-back in 2025-26. pic.twitter.com/u0dZXOprYk
— Utah Mammoth PR (@UtahMammoth_PR) January 27, 2026
The Utah Mammoth have recalled defenseman Dmitri Simashev from the Tucson Roadrunners.
Forward Cam Hebig has been assigned to the Roadruners
— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) January 27, 2026
Per the Mammoth,
Dylan Guenther will not play in tonight’s game due to a lower body injury.
— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) January 27, 2026
Time for work 💪 pic.twitter.com/QdWGFqxcQX
— Utah Mammoth (@utahmammoth) January 27, 2026
Not currently projected to play tonight but Simashev is in Florida and going through warmups. pic.twitter.com/msXIf4U3IC
— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) January 27, 2026
Vaněček gets the start ⬇️#TusksUp | @ZionsBank pic.twitter.com/M7q8YT2mv2
— Utah Mammoth (@utahmammoth) January 27, 2026
First Period
LISTEN LIVE: @utahmammoth continues their road trip against the defending champion @FlaPanthers on the @kslsports app, @KSLSportsZone and:https://t.co/KisySlcQgG pic.twitter.com/wkbP7KEUOZ
— KSL Sports (@kslsports) January 28, 2026
Here come the boys.#TusksUp pic.twitter.com/UOPx8Sc9zX
— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) January 28, 2026
Florida is vicious on the forecheck.
They not only suffocate teams physically, but they waste no time going right at the net.
Very little perimeter play. Pucks and bodies to the net immediately.
— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) January 28, 2026
Nice welcome back & standing ovation for Nate Schmidt who won the cup with Florida last season. pic.twitter.com/gGWDphSj1v
— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) January 28, 2026
Brandon Tanev to the box for a trip.
Florida to the PP.
1P: 5:05 | 0-0
— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) January 28, 2026
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The Mammoth has a day off before continuing its southern road swing against the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday, January 29. The puck drops at 5 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.
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