Utah Mammoth — Stats, Schedule & Insights

Team Snapshot

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Key Insight

The Mammoth finished 15th overall with elite defensive metrics (6th in GA/game) undermined by goaltending that ranks among the league's worst, creating a structural contradiction: they limit volume but hemorrhage goals. The gap between defensive process and results defines their season—without .885 goaltending dragging them down, their 2.93 GA/game suggests top-10 capability being squandered at the most critical position.

Strengths

6th-ranked goals against (2.93/game) across a full season establishes elite defensive structure, the foundation for playoff viability if goaltending stabilizes even to league-average performance

+28 goal differential over 82 games confirms the team outscores its problems more often than not, a positive indicator of underlying quality despite middling offensive rank

13th in goals scored (3.27/game) provides adequate offensive support—not dominant, but sufficient to win games when paired with top-6 defensive results

Risks

.885 goaltending is the single catastrophic weakness costing this team playoff position—bottom-5 save percentage paired with 6th-ranked team defense creates the worst kind of efficiency loss, where strong process yields poor results due to one position failure

Last 5 games conceding 3.8 goals per game represents 30% deterioration from season baseline, signaling either goaltending collapse or defensive structure breakdown at the worst possible time with no games remaining to correct course

Missing special teams data obscures whether power play or penalty kill weaknesses exist—if either unit ranks bottom-10, it would compound the goaltending crisis and explain how a +28 goal differential team finished only 15th overall

2W–3L finish with defensive metrics spiking suggests the team peaked mid-season and declined into the playoffs, raising questions about whether 82-game averages still reflect current capability or mask recent regression

Last 5 Record

2W–3L

Avg Scored (L5)

3.2↑0.8 vs prev 5

Avg Conceded (L5)

3.8

The last 5 games (2W–3L, 3.2 scored, 3.8 conceded) show defensive deterioration from the season baseline, with goals against spiking 0.87 per game above the 2.93 average. Offensive output remains stable near season rate, meaning the recent slide is defensively driven—either goaltending has worsened further or shot suppression has broken down. This represents declining form at season's end, with defensive identity eroding precisely when 82-game samples should reflect true capability.

Top Players

MacKenzie Weegar

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PTS

Lawson Crouse

Left Wing · #

PTS

Goals Scored — Last 10 Games

Scoring is trending upward — up 0.8 goals/game vs the previous 5 games, a positive sign heading into the final stretch.

Goals For

Goals Against

1–5

VGK

May 1

4–5

VGK

Apr 29

4–5

VGK

Apr 27