Tampa Bay Lightning (7-3, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Utah Mammoth (7-4, in the Central Division)Salt Lake City; Saturday, 9 p.

You might not want to look now, but the Utah Mammoth have lost two of their past three games. They might still be at the top of the Central Division, but there is some cause for concern after the team’s prior three games.

Don’t look now, but the Utah Mammoth are third in the whole league in points, only trailing the defending Stanley Cup champions and the runner-up from last season. Their sixth win came against the Edmonton Oilers, who, up until Thursday night, had yet to suffer a regulation loss. The Mammoth changed that with a 4-2 win.

After scoring 24 goals in just 54 games last season despite a broken leg, Logan Cooley isn't worried about his early-season drought, believing one breakout performance could get him rolling again.

The newly renovated Delta Center makes its debut Saturday afternoon as the Mammoth wrap up their preseason.

Last Word On Hockey‘s Puck Drop Previews are back for the 2026-27 season! As the regular season approaches, Last Word will preview each team’s current outlook and stories to watch for the upcoming year. We’ll also do our best to project how things will go for each team throughout the campaign. Today, we’re previewing the 2026-27 …

Logan Cooley once looked up to Vincent Trocheck as a young hockey player in Pittsburgh, and now the Utah Mammoth forward has the chance to call his childhood hero a teammate.

The Utah Mammoth ranks fifth in TheHockeyNews.com's NHL off-season ranking. Here's why we rated Utah's off-season as the NHL's fifth-best.

Logan Cooley may not have received the massive contracts now being handed to his peers, but that doesn’t mean he made the wrong decision.