The Utah Mammoth visit the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center on Saturday, October 10, 2026, with puck drop set for 7:00 PM EDT.
Matchup: Utah Mammoth (3-2-0, 6 points in 2026-27) at Buffalo Sabres (2-2-0, 4 points in 2026-27)
Date: Saturday, October 10, 2026
Puck drop: 7:00 PM EDT
Venue: KeyBank Center
How to watch: BUF: MSG-B · UTA: Utah16
Utah Mammoth News & Notes
Utah reshaped its lineup over the summer, acquiring center Vincent Trocheck from the New York Rangers in a deal that sent defenseman Sean Durzi, a prospect, and a draft pick to New York. The club announced its 23-man opening night roster on Sept. 28, and that group was built without defenseman Maveric Lamoureux, whose injury is expected to keep him out long-term. The Mammoth opened their road schedule in Boston on Oct. 8.
The organizational pipeline runs through Tucson, and several Roadrunners attended Mammoth rookie camp in September, among them Owen Allard, Daniil But, Michael Hrabal and Artem Duda. But appeared in 29 games with Utah last season, recording three goals and four assists, and added 39 points in 41 AHL games. Hrabal signed a three-year entry-level contract in March and went 3-1-1 with a 2.96 goals-against average in five Tucson appearances after finishing his career at Massachusetts.
Buffalo Sabres News & Notes
Buffalo locked up a piece of its blue line before the season began, signing defenseman Louis Crevier to a four-year, $16 million extension on the eve of the opener. The timing mattered, because the group was already thinned out. Mattias Samuelsson was ruled week-to-week with a lower-body injury, and Olen Zellweger entered concussion protocol after both were hurt in their preseason debuts, leaving the Sabres weighing a recall for opening night.
The early schedule has brought mixed returns. Buffalo hosted Dallas on Oct. 8 and came away with an overtime win, though the night was tempered by an injury update on forward Josh Doan. Goaltending has drawn scrutiny as well, with Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen’s rough start keeping both criticism and trade chatter alive. A handful of Sabres are already feeling the heat after slow individual starts, and the team is coming off a frustrating defeat.
Utah Mammoth Projected Lines
Line 1: Clayton Keller – Nick Schmaltz – Vincent Trocheck
Line 2: Anders Lee – Logan Cooley – Dylan Guenther
Line 3: Jack McBain – Barrett Hayton – Lawson Crouse
Line 4: Kailer Yamamoto – Kevin Stenlund – Daniil But
Pair 1: Mikhail Sergachev – MacKenzie Weegar
Pair 2: Nate Schmidt – John Marino
Pair 3: Dmitri Simashev – Andrew Peeke
Goaltenders: Karel Vejmelka – Sebastian Cossa
Utah Mammoth Special Teams
Power play, First unit: Nick Schmaltz – Logan Cooley – Clayton Keller – Dylan Guenther – Mikhail Sergachev
Power play, Second unit: Anders Lee – Vincent Trocheck – Kailer Yamamoto – Daniil But – John Marino
Penalty kill, First unit: Nick Schmaltz – Lawson Crouse – Mikhail Sergachev – MacKenzie Weegar
Penalty kill, Second unit: Kevin Stenlund – Jack McBain – Nate Schmidt – John Marino
Buffalo Sabres Projected Lines
Line 1: Peyton Krebs – Jiri Kulich – Tage Thompson
Line 2: Zach Benson – Noah Ostlund – Jack Quinn
Line 3: Ryan McLeod – Josh Norris – Konsta Helenius
Line 4: Beck Malenstyn – Justin Danforth – Josh Doan
Pair 1: Rasmus Dahlin – Mattias Samuelsson
Pair 2: Olen Zellweger – Owen Power
Pair 3: Zach Metsa – Louis Crevier
Goaltenders: Colten Ellis – Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Buffalo Sabres Special Teams
Power play, First unit: Jack Quinn – Zach Benson – Noah Ostlund – Tage Thompson – Rasmus Dahlin
Power play, Second unit: Konsta Helenius – Ryan McLeod – Josh Doan – Owen Power – Josh Norris
Penalty kill, First unit: Ryan McLeod – Beck Malenstyn – Owen Power – Mattias Samuelsson
Penalty kill, Second unit: Josh Norris – Zach Benson – Rasmus Dahlin – Louis Crevier
Players To Watch
Clayton Keller — Utah Mammoth
Keller put four shots on net in his last outing and led Utah forwards with 19:41 of ice time, but he didn’t find the scoresheet. With Michael Carcone day-to-day, Keller’s workload isn’t shrinking. If you need a shots-on-goal play tonight, the volume and minutes are already there.
Rasmus Dahlin — Buffalo Sabres
Dahlin logged 26:24 last time out, more than any Sabre, though just one shot came of it. Box Score Junkie has him at a 62.9% Corsi-for and 62.1% Fenwick through 107 minutes this season, with 3.1 high-danger expected goals generated while he’s on the ice. The territorial tilt should follow him again.
Injury Report
Utah Mammoth
Michael Carcone (LW) — Day-To-Day, Undisclosed, expected back Saturday, October 10
Maveric Lamoureux (D) — Injured Reserve, Shoulder, expected back Friday, February 12
Buffalo Sabres
Jason Zucker (LW) — Injured Reserve, Abdomen, expected back Thursday, October 15
Alex Lyon (G) — Injured Reserve, Upper Body, expected back Saturday, October 10
Conor Timmins (D) — Injured Reserve, Lower Body, expected back Saturday, October 17
Topias Leinonen (G) — Injured Reserve, Lower Body, expected back Saturday, October 10
Jack Rathbone (D) — Injured Reserve, Undisclosed, expected back Saturday, October 24
Next Up
Utah Mammoth: host the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday, October 13.
Buffalo Sabres: host the Florida Panthers on Monday, October 12.