The Vegas Golden Knights visit the Utah Mammoth for the first time this season on Thursday at the Delta Center. Both teams enter with records of 9-4-6 for Vegas and 10-7-3 for Utah, setting up a key Pacific Division contest. Projected lineups highlight returns and injuries for both sides.
The Vegas Golden Knights (9-4-6) open a three-game road trip against the Utah Mammoth (10-7-3) on November 20, 2025, at 9 p.m. ET. This marks the first meeting between the teams this season, following Vegas's 2-1 edge in last year's series, including 4-3 overtime and 4-2 wins before a 6-0 shutout loss.
Vegas comes off a 3-2 victory over the New York Rangers on Tuesday, where Braeden Bowman scored his second NHL goal on the power play, and defensemen Ben Hutton and Shea Theodore each tallied their first goals of the season in the same game. Shea Theodore has four points (2G, 2A) in his last five games. Scoring leaders include Jack Eichel with 24 points (8G, 16A), Mitch Marner with 21 (4G, 17A), and Tomas Hertl with 17 (8G, 9A). Hertl has six points (3G, 3A) over the last five contests, while Pavel Dorofeyev reached his 100th career point, all with Vegas. The Golden Knights' power play ranks tied for fourth league-wide with 17 goals.
Projected lineup for Vegas: Forwards - Ivan Barbashev -- Jack Eichel -- Branden Bowman; Pavel Dorofeyev -- Tomas Hertl -- Mitch Marner; Brandon Saad -- Brett Howden -- Reilly Smith; Cole Reinhardt -- Colton Sissons -- Keegan Kolesar. Defense - Brayden McNabb -- Shea Theodore; Noah Hanifin -- Zach Whitecloud; Ben Hutton -- Kaedan Korczak. Goalies - Carl Lindbom, Akira Schmid. Scratched: Alexander Holtz. Injured: Adin Hill (lower body), William Karlsson (lower body), Jeremy Lauzon (undisclosed), Mark Stone (upper body). Vegas expects the same 18 skaters from the Rangers game and assigned Tanner Laczynski to the AHL.
For Utah, sixth in the Central Division, Nick Schmaltz leads with 22 points (10G, 12A), followed by Clayton Keller (18 points, 7G, 11A) and Logan Cooley (16 points, 9G, 7A). The Mammoth have lost five of their last six, including 3-2 overtime defeats to the Anaheim Ducks and San Jose Sharks. Projected lineup: Forwards - Clayton Keller -- Barrett Hayton -- Nick Schmaltz; Michael Carcone -- Logan Cooley -- Dylan Guenther; JJ Peterka -- Jack McBain -- Lawson Crouse; Liam O’Brien -- Kevin Stenlund -- Brandon Tanev. Defense - Mikhail Sergachev -- Dmitri Simashev; Nate Schmidt -- John Marino; Ian Cole -- Nick DeSimone. Goalies - Karel Vejmelka, Vitek Vanecek. Scratched: Olli Maatta, Kailer Yamamoto, Kevin Rooney. Injured: Sean Durzi (upper body, day-to-day), Alex Kerfoot (lower body). Liam O’Brien returns, replacing Yamamoto, and Dmitri Simashev replaces Maatta.
Head coach Bruce Cassidy emphasized maintaining physicality and focus, noting Vegas's strong play in recent checks and puck battles. A win would give Vegas a 3-1-0 all-time record against Utah and improve their 2-0-0 mark at the Delta Center.