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Utah Mammoth beat the Oilers 4-2 as Clayton Keller scores twice

Clayton Keller scored twice as the Utah Mammoth snapped Edmonton's five-game win streak with a 4-2 victory over the Oilers

OCTOBER 16 • Associated Press

Starting against Edmonton Vejmelka will defend the road crease against Edmonton on Thursday, Jason Gregor of Sports 1440 Edmonton reports.

Impact Vejmelka has picked up wins in three of his last four outings, and he'll draw a third consecutive start Thursday. Across six regular-season appearances this year, the 30-year-old has gone 4-1-0 with a 2.46 GAA and .895 save percentage.

OCTOBER 15 • ROTOWIRE

Fends off Toronto Vejmelka stopped 22 of 26 shots in Tuesday's 5-4 win over the Maple Leafs.

Impact It was far from his best performance of the season, but the Mammoth gave Vejmelka enough of a cushion to work with. The 30-year-old netminder has gone 4-1-0 on the year, adding a 2.46 GAA and an .895 save percentage across six games (five starts). He's a better target for wins than ratios in fantasy. Vejmelka and the Mammoth will have their hands full for the rest of the week as they tangle with the Oilers in a home-and-home set that begins in Edmonton on Thursday.

OCTOBER 14 • ROTOWIRE

Guenther and Sergachev each have goal and assist in Mammoth's 5-4 win over Maple Leafs

Dylan Guenther and Mikhail Sergachev each had a goal and an assist in the second period to help the Utah Mammoth beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-4

OCTOBER 14 • Associated Press

TOR@UTA: Tavares scores PPG against Karel Vejmelka | Toronto Maple Leafs John Tavares (TOR) scores power-play goal against Karel Vejmelka (UTA) to make it 5 - 3

OCTOBER 14 • NHL.COM

TOR@UTA: Roslovic scores goal against Karel Vejmelka | Toronto Maple Leafs Jack Roslovic (TOR) scores goal against Karel Vejmelka (UTA) to make it 4 - 2

OCTOBER 14 • NHL.COM

TOR@UTA: Matthews scores PPG against Karel Vejmelka | Toronto Maple Leafs Auston Matthews (TOR) scores power-play goal against Karel Vejmelka (UTA) to make it 3 - 1

OCTOBER 14 • NHL.COM

Patrolling home net Vejmelka will draw the home start in Tuesday's clash against the Maple Leafs, per Cole Bagley of KSL Sports.

Impact Vejmelka has played well to begin the 2026-27 campaign and is coming off one of his best outings of the season, where he stopped 23 shots in a 4-1 win over Buffalo on Saturday. Overall, the 30-year-old goaltender has a 3-1-0 record, a 2.13 GAA and a .907 save percentage across four appearances. He'll have a moderately-tough matchup in Tuesday's matchup with the Maple Leafs, who currently average 3.33 goals per game to open the new season. Regardless, Vejmelka remains a strong start in all fantasy formats for the time being.

OCTOBER 13 • ROTOWIRE

Looks sharp in Saturday's win Vejmelka halted 23 of 24 shots on net in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Sabres.

Impact Vejmelka continued his solid start to the 2026-27 season Saturday, where he yielded just one power-play goal early in the contest. Being able to halt Buffalo's offense is no easy task, making his performance Saturday even more impressive than the numbers imply. Overall, the 30-year-old netminder now has a 3-1-0 record, a 2.13 GAA, a .907 save percentage and a shutout across five appearances. After compiling 38 wins across 64 regular-season outings in 2025-26, Vejmelka appears poised to challenge for 30-plus wins once again in the new season. He's a low-end No. 1 goalie option between the pipes in fantasy moving forward.

OCTOBER 11 • ROTOWIRE

NHL hockey: Utah Mammoth beat Sabres 4-1 to close road trip BUFFALO, N.Y. — John Marino, Anders Lee and Kailer Yamamoto each had a goal and an assist to help the Utah Mammoth beat the Buffalo Sabres 4...

OCTOBER 11 • STANDARD.NET

Mammoth bounce back to beat the Sabres 4-1 to close trip

John Marino, Anders Lee and Kailer Yamamoto each had a goal and an assist to help the Utah Mammoth beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-1 on Saturday night

OCTOBER 11 • Associated Press

Tending twine Saturday Vejmelka will guard the road goal versus the Sabres on Saturday, Heather Engel of NHL.com reports.

Impact Vejmelka has allowed nine goals on 83 shots (.892 save percentage) in his four appearances this season. He had to make a relief appearance Thursday versus the Bruins, stopping 11 of 14 shots. The Sabres have scored 10 goals over four contests this season.

OCTOBER 10 • ROTOWIRE

Pulled in bad Wings performance Vejmelka made 11 saves in relief Thursday in a 6-1 loss to Boston. He allowed three goals.

Impact Sebastian Cossa was pounded by pucks to start the game, and he allowed three goals on eight shots in the first period before being pulled. Neither goalie got any support from his teammates. Cossa has just three NHL starts so far, so he'll likely get 20-25 starts. Vejmelka will have to carry a heavy load as the kid develops. He's coming off a 38-win season, but his ratios were 2.75 GAA and .897 save percentage. So far, Vejmelka is 2-1-0 with one shutout, 2.43 GAA and .892 save percentage in three starts this season.

OCTOBER 9 • ROTOWIRE

Pastrnak scores 2 goals, adds 2 assists in the Bruins' 6-1 rout of the Mammoth

David Pastrnak scored his first two goals of the season and added two assists as the Boston Bruins rout the Utah Mammoth 6-1

OCTOBER 9 • Associated Press

Strong start to season Vejmelka made 30 saves in a 5-3 win over the Devils on Tuesday.

Impact He has started three of Utah's first four games, going 2-1-0 with one shutout, a 2.02 GAA and .913 save percentage. Vejmelka finished second in the NHL last season with 38 wins in 63 starts, and he is poised to carry a similarly heavy workload this year. His fantasy value will skyrocket if he can maintain the kind of ratios he's delivering so far. Last year, he finished with a 2.75 GAA and .897 save percentage.

OCTOBER 7 • ROTOWIRE

Nick Schmaltz scores NHL-best 5th goal and Mammoth beat Devils 5-3

Nick Schmaltz scored his NHL-best fifth goal of the season, and the Utah Mammoth relied on their proficient power play to beat the New Jersey Devils 5-3

OCTOBER 7 • Associated Press

UTA@NJD: Boqvist scores goal against Karel Vejmelka | New Jersey Devils Jesper Boqvist (NJD) scores goal against Karel Vejmelka (UTA) to make it 3 - 4

OCTOBER 7 • NHL.COM

UTA@NJD: Evangelista scores goal against Karel Vejmelka | New Jersey Devils Luke Evangelista (NJD) scores goal against Karel Vejmelka (UTA) to make it 2 - 2

OCTOBER 7 • NHL.COM

UTA@NJD: Evangelista scores PPG against Karel Vejmelka | New Jersey Devils Luke Evangelista (NJD) scores power-play goal against Karel Vejmelka (UTA) to make it 1 - 1

OCTOBER 7 • NHL.COM

First goalie off Tuesday Vejmelka was the first goalie off during Tuesday's morning skate, Cole Bagley of KSL Sports reports, indicating that he'll draw the road start against the Devils.

Impact Vejmelka will draw his third start in Utah's first four games of the regular season. Across his first two starts, he's gone 1-1-0 with a 1.51 GAA and .917 save percentage. He made a pair of starts against New Jersey last year -- one at home and one on the road -- and went 0-2-0 with a 3.06 GAA and .885 save percentage during those outings.

OCTOBER 6 • ROTOWIRE

Makes 18 saves in loss Vejmelka stopped 18 of 21 shots in Sunday's 4-2 loss to the Rangers. The fourth goal was an empty-netter.

Impact Vejmelka was coming off a 15-save shutout in Thursday's 6-0 win over Chicago, but he couldn't replicate that performance against a Rangers team that was coming off back-to-back wins. He allowed a goal in the first period but conceded two more in the third, and the Rangers added a fourth on an empty-netter when Utah pushed for a late equalizer. Vejmelka has a 1-1-0 record in his first two appearances this season while stopping 33 of 36 shots thus far.

OCTOBER 5 • ROTOWIRE

Shesterkin makes 28 saves and has an assist as Rangers beat Mammoth 4-2 for 3rd straight win

Igor Shesterkin made 28 saves and had an assist on Eeli Tolvanen’s empty-net goal with 1:15 remaining and the New York Rangers beat the Utah Mammoth 4-2 on Sunday night

OCTOBER 5 • Associated Press

Defending crease Sunday Vejmelka will guard the road goal against the Rangers on Sunday, per Catherine Bogart of the Mammoth's official site.

Impact Vejmelka is coming off a 15-save shutout in Thursday's 6-0 win over Chicago. He has surrendered 20 goals on 120 shots for a 2-3-0 record in five previous regular-season outings against the Rangers. The Rangers have posted a mark of 2-1-0 this campaign while scoring seven goals.

OCTOBER 4 • ROTOWIRE

Utah Mammoth crush Blackhawks 6-0 in season opener SALT LAKE CITY — Dylan Guenther scored two power-play goals, Karel Vejmelka made 15 saves and the Utah Mammoth opened the season with a 6-0...

OCTOBER 2 • STANDARD.NET

Cruises to shutout win Vejmelka posted a 15-save shutout in Thursday's 6-0 win over the Blackhawks.

Impact Vejmelka had no trouble in this contest, which the Mammoth took control of quickly. The 30-year-old had just two shutouts in all of the 2025-26 regular season, when he went 38-20-3 with a 2.75 GAA and an .896 save percentage. Utah's roster beefed up in the offseason, though that mainly was due to additions up front. In any case, Vejmelka has proven he can handle a strong workload, and he's got plenty of upside on a team poised to take a step up in 2026-27. The Mammoth have a back-to-back on the road this weekend, visiting the Blue Jackets on Saturday and the Rangers on Sunday, so expect Vejmelka and Sebastian Cossa to split those contests.

OCTOBER 2 • ROTOWIRE

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Utah Mammoth beat the Oilers 4-2 as Clayton Keller scores twice

Guenther and Sergachev each have goal and assist in Mammoth's 5-4 win over Maple Leafs

Mammoth bounce back to beat the Sabres 4-1 to close trip

Pastrnak scores 2 goals, adds 2 assists in the Bruins' 6-1 rout of the Mammoth

Nick Schmaltz scores NHL-best 5th goal and Mammoth beat Devils 5-3

Shesterkin makes 28 saves and has an assist as Rangers beat Mammoth 4-2 for 3rd straight win