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Utah Mammoth (7-2-0) at Winnipeg Jets (6-2-0)
Venue: Canada Life Centre
Date: Tonight – Sunday, October 26
Time: 5:00 pm CST
How To Watch: TSN3
Radio: 680 CJOB
Purchase tickets via Ticketmaster
Utah Mammoth News & Notes:
Utah rolls into Canada Life Centre for the first time as the Utah Mammoth, but they’re also the top dog in the Central Division. They defeated the Minnesota Wild 6-2 last night and look to get another win on a back-to-back and their seventh straight win. Former Winnipeg Jets Brandon Tanev and Stanley Cup Champion defenseman Nate Schmidt make their returns to Winnipeg with the Mammoth. Utah will be without Alexander Kerfoot as he’s expected to be out eight-to-ten weeks with a core muscle injury.
Winnipeg Jets News & Notes:
Winnipeg looks to continue their winning ways as they attempt to beat the Mammoth and their seven game winning streak tonight. The Jets are also inching closer to the return of their captain, Adam Lowry, who’s been out up until this point as he’s recovering from hip surgery that he underwent in the offseason. Lowry shedding the non-contact jersey signals that he could be making his season debut soon, and a roster move or two could signal that he’s ready to go.
Utah Mammoth Projected Lines
Clayton Keller – Barrett Hayton – Nick Schmaltz
JJ Peterka – Logan Cooley – Dylan Guenther
Lawson Crouse – Jack McBain – Michael Carcone
Brandon Tanev – Kevin Stenlund – Liam O’Brien
Mikhail Sergachev – Dmitri Simashev
Nate Schmidt – John Marino
Ian Cole – Olli Maatta
Vitek Vanacek
Karel Vejmelka
Winnipeg Jets Projected Lines
Kyle Connor – Mark Scheifele – Gabriel Vilardi
Nino Niederreiter – Vladislav Namestnikov – Gustav Nyquist
Alex Iafallo – Jonathan Toews – Nikita Chibrikov
Cole Koepke – Morgan Barron – Tanner Pearson
Josh Morrissey – Dylan DeMelo
Logan Stanley – Neal Pionk
Haydn Fleury – Luke Schenn
Connor Hellebuyck
Eric Comrie
Players To Watch:
Utah Mammoth
JJ Peterka was a massive offseason addition for Utah, and he’ll be looking to add to that hype with a big game against a divisional rival.
Vitek Vanacek looks to be the difference maker tonight as he’s projected to start in Winnipeg. His play could extend Utah’s winning streak and keep the Mammoth in first place.
Winnipeg Jets
Gustav Nyquist has been a sneaky pickup by Winnipeg this offseason. He’s added another layer to the Jets’ scoring depth and could easily be a big contributor against Utah.
Connor Hellebuyck is still looking for that big performance to start the season, and Utah could be the team that he does it against.
Logan Stanley has had a strong start to the 2025-26 season, and he’s going to continue building on that momentum with a big game against Utah.
Next game
Utah Mammoth – October 28 at Edmonton Oilers
Winnipeg Jets – October 28 at Minnesota Wild
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Conrad Jack is a Manitoba based sportswriter covering the Winnipeg Jets (NHL) and the Manitoba Moose (AHL). He also covers the NHL Draft and World Junior Championship for ITR. He writes the Bargain Bin blog which covers NHL News & Rumours.