Kailer Yamamoto (Utah Mammoth) with a Goal vs. Vegas Golden Knights, 05/01/2026

The Utah Mammoth will play their first playoff series as a franchise, facing the Vegas Golden Knights in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Anze Kopitar and Adrian Kempe's goals wouldn't be enough in the LA Kings 6-2 loss to the Utah Mammoth Saturday night at Crypto.com Arena. The Kings have now lost five of their last six games and only have nine games remaining in the regular season. LA remains in the third place Wild Card spot at 29-26-18.

It’s no longer a winning streak, but the Utah Mammoth are still red-hot

Mikhail Sergachev scored in the third period to put Utah ahead to stay, and the Mammoth held on for a 4-3 win over the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night. Nick Schmaltz, Sean Durzi and Barrett Hayton also scored goals for the Mammoth, who have won nine of their last 11 games and played without top goal-scorer Dylan Guenther, who has a lower-body injury. Vitek Vanecek made 25 saves and Durzi also had an assist.

With the formal NHL dress code a thing of the past, players have had more freedom in their gameday outfits, and a few players have taken the freedom to fully spread their wings in what they wear to arenas this season.

Our NHL prop picks see Mikhail Sergachev getting plenty of rubber on net vs. a leaky Blue Jackets defense. Free NHL player props for Sunday, January 11, 2026.

Don’t look now, but the Utah Mammoth are one win away from finishing .500 on this road trip.

Star defensemen top Neil Parker's trio of NHL prop picks for Friday, December 5, with Mikhail Sergachev's shot prop standing out as great value.