{"id":545123,"date":"2026-04-07T07:38:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T07:38:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/545123\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T07:38:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T07:38:18","slug":"mammoth-host-oilers-in-high-stakes-contest-for-playoff-positioning-field-level-media-professional-sports-content-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/545123\/","title":{"rendered":"Mammoth host Oilers in high-stakes contest for playoff positioning – Field Level Media – Professional sports content solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Utah Mammoth continue their push for a playoff berth as they host the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night in Salt Lake City.<\/p>\n

This will be the third and final game between these teams this season. The Oilers won the first two meetings of the season and have won five straight in the overall series.<\/p>\n

The Mammoth (40-30-6, 86 points) sit fourth in the Central Division and currently occupy the first wild-card spot in the Western Conference playoff race. They have won three straight and six of their last nine as they shoot for their first playoff berth since the franchise relocated to Salt Lake City in 2024. The franchise made the playoffs once in its final 12 years as the Arizona\/Phoenix Coyotes, getting booted from the first round in the truncated 2019-20 season.<\/p>\n

Utah should be full of confidence after its last time out, a 7-4 win against the Vancouver Canucks. In that game, captain Clayton Keller had his third career hat trick and added an assist. Dylan Guenther and Lawson Crouse each had a goal and an assist, Logan Cooley had two assists and Karel Vejmelka made 19 saves. <\/p>\n

Liam O\u2019Brien also found the back of the net after not being in the lineup since Feb. 4.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a deep lineup, and anyone that steps in is a great player, and someone that knows our systems well and can contribute,\u201d Keller said. \u201cWe reacted good to a little adversity. Great effort by everyone and heck of a goal by \u2018OB\u2019 there, too. That was unreal. He\u2019s such a great teammate, great guy, and he grinds every single day, so that\u2019s awesome to see too.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cEverybody\u2019s winning, so we need to win,\u201d Mammoth head coach Andre Tourigny said. \u201cAt the end of the day, we want to play game 83. In order to do that, you need to win games. You\u2019re not going in because anybody let you in. You need to keep winning games, and it\u2019s not over.\u201d<\/p>\n

It certainly isn\u2019t over for the Oilers (39-29-9, 87 points), who are hunting for the franchise\u2019s first Stanley Cup since 1990. Edmonton has gone to the Stanley Cup Final each of the last two years, losing both times to the Florida Panthers. Now, the Oilers are tied with the Anaheim Ducks for first place in the Pacific Division and have won seven of their last 10 games.<\/p>\n

They are also fighting to get back into the win column following a disappointing 5-1 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights, who are just one point behind the Oilers in the division standings. Evan Bouchard scored the lone goal, and Connor Ingram made 28 saves for the Oilers, who were previously riding a five-game winning streak.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen things are going well, you forget about those details, those first couple of strides coming back, get a little extra aggressive on the pinch,\u201d Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch said. \u201cYou\u2019re thinking maybe you\u2019re overconfident, getting a little bit lazy, or whatever it is, I think we\u2019re just not paying attention to those details.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe got away from the way that we know how to play,\u201d Oilers defenseman Jake Walman added. \u201cWe were slow (Saturday), and that\u2019s the result against a team like that.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2013Field Level Media<\/p>\n

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