Mon, Nov 16, 9:30 p.m. ET · All games
VAN at UTA
Vancouver Canucks at Utah Mammoth. Preview from the model, the licensed feeds and last season's measures. Nothing here is a betting recommendation.
- Model now
- Expected score
- Market
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- Venue
- Delta Center
Pre-game price · not yet frozen
What the model says now
Lineups not yet published: each club's usual lineup assumed. Starting goalie not confirmed: goaltending held at league average. This estimate moves until the ledger freezes it before puck drop.
Source: CapOrCup game model (derived from club ratings, rest and starters)
Schedule spot
What the schedule did to each side
Nights off, back-to-backs, third games in four nights, road-trip position and travel since the last game, from the statistical schedule. Shown as facts; rest is in the price, travel is not.
second of a back-to-back · third game in four nights · game 2 of a road trip · rest disadvantage
1 night off · fourth in six · rest advantage
Starters · depth chart 2026-10-12
In goal
The league names no starter before puck drop. First on each club's depth chart, from the licensed feed, is the expected starter.
Kevin Lankinen
Karel Vejmelka
Projected lineups · Sportradar NHL API v7, team depth charts · as of 2026-10-12
Expected lines
What each club intends per the feed's depth chart, with each forward's shooter rating (Elo, against the goalies faced last season). A listing is the club's statement, not a game sheet.
Vancouver Canucks
L1 Jake DeBrusk (bottom tenth of the league) · Elias Pettersson (below the league middle) · Jonathan Lekkerimäki
L2 Paul Cotter (above the league middle) · Marco Rossi (above the league middle) · Brock Boeser (above the league middle)
L3 Liam Ohgren (above the league middle) · Max Sasson (top tenth of the league) · Linus Karlsson (below the league middle)
D1 Zeev Buium (above the league middle) · Filip Hronek (above the league middle)
D2 Elias Pettersson (above the league middle) · Tom Willander (above the league middle)
PP1 Jake DeBrusk (bottom tenth of the league) · Elias Pettersson (below the league middle) · Brock Boeser (above the league middle) · Filip Hronek (above the league middle) · Marco Rossi (above the league middle)
Utah Mammoth
L1 Clayton Keller (below the league middle) · Nick Schmaltz (above the league middle) · Vincent Trocheck (below the league middle)
L2 Anders Lee (bottom tenth of the league) · Logan Cooley (top tenth of the league) · Dylan Guenther (top tenth of the league)
L3 Lawson Crouse (above the league middle) · Barrett Hayton (bottom tenth of the league) · Jack McBain (bottom tenth of the league)
D1 Mikhail Sergachev (above the league middle) · MacKenzie Weegar (below the league middle)
D2 Nate Schmidt (above the league middle) · John Marino (below the league middle)
PP1 Nick Schmaltz (above the league middle) · Logan Cooley (top tenth of the league) · Clayton Keller (below the league middle) · Dylan Guenther (top tenth of the league) · Mikhail Sergachev (above the league middle)
Injury listings · as of 2026-10-18
Who the clubs list as out
Club-announced listings relayed by the licensed feed. No cause is inferred; Day To Day players are shown but not counted as out.
Vancouver Canucks
Marco Rossi (C): Day To Day (illness), listed since 2026-10-17, expected back 2026-10-20
Akil Thomas (C): Out (undisclosed), listed since 2026-09-28, expected back 2026-10-22
Jack Thompson (D): Out (undisclosed), listed since 2026-09-28, expected back 2026-10-31
Mackenzie MacEachern (LW): Out (undisclosed), listed since 2026-09-16, expected back 2026-10-25
Thatcher Demko (G): Out (hip), listed since 2026-01-10, expected back 2026-12-21
Utah Mammoth
Maveric Lamoureux (D): Out (shoulder), listed since 2026-09-28, expected back 2027-02-12
Michael Carcone (LW): Out (undisclosed), listed since 2026-10-09, expected back 2026-10-24
Officials
Who has the whistle
Named by the league, usually near puck drop. Each referee's record is from last season's play-by-play penalties; ranks are distance from league norms.
Not on file (the league has not named the officials yet)