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PuckCast Edge
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Karel Vejmelka · 0.897 SV%
The preseason ratings make Utah Mammoth 53.0% to win on the road: barely a lean at all, worth 3.0 points over a coin flip, which grades C. Over a full season those same ratings project UTA for 99 points and SEA for 88.
The model leaned Utah Mammoth at 53.0%.
PuckCast had Utah Mammoth at 53.0% to win this game on Thu, Oct 22. The matchup detail follows.
UTA controlled play at 5v5 last season, 60.0% of the expected goals to 44.5%.
In goal, neither team has named a starter. Last season Joey Daccord (SEA) saved -18.4 goals above expected to Karel Vejmelka's -22.7, on save percentages of 0.897 and 0.897.
None of that is the model read. This is a rating-and-home-ice forecast; the full prediction, with confirmed goalies, rest and form, priced against the market, publishes inside the seven days before puck drop and replaces these numbers. Utah Mammoth over Seattle Kraken is where it starts, not where it ends.
No sportsbook has posted a price for this game yet. Prices usually appear roughly a week before puck drop.
No starter is named this far out. These are each side’s projected starters on the current roster, with last season’s numbers.
UTA
Karel Vejmelka
64 games, 2025-26
SEA
Joey Daccord
47 games, 2025-26
| UTA | Metric | SEA |
|---|---|---|
| 60.0% | xGF% (5v5) | 44.5% |
| — | Shot share | — |
| — | Goals for / game | — |
| — | Goals against / game | — |
| — | Power play | — |
| — | Penalty kill | — |
| — | Faceoffs | — |
Utah Mammoth
| Player | Pos | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Clayton Keller | R | 27 | 53 | 80 |
 Dylan Guenther | R | 33 | 33 | 66 |
 Logan Cooley | C | 29 | 33 | 61 |
 Nick Schmaltz | C | 22 | 37 | 59 |
Seattle Kraken
| Player | Pos | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Matty Beniers | C | 21 | 31 | 51 |
| Team | Proj. points | Playoff odds |
|---|---|---|
| Utah Mammoth | 99 | 60.8% |
| Seattle Kraken | 88 | 38.6% |
Forecast method preseason-elo-v1; ratings as of 2026-08-19.
Final scores from the graded ledger. A loss in overtime also reads L.
Last three seasons: SEA 2, UTA 4
| Date | Game | Final | Our pick |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-02 | UTA @ SEA | UTA 6, SEA 2 | UTA hit |
| 2026-01-17 | SEA @ UTA | SEA 3, UTA 6 | UTA hit |
| 2025-12-12 | SEA @ UTA | SEA 3, UTA 5 | UTA hit |
| 2025-04-08 | SEA @ UTA | SEA 1, UTA 7 | UTA hit |
| 2025-03-14 | UTA @ SEA | UTA 2, SEA 4 | UTA missed |
| 2024-12-30 | UTA @ SEA | UTA 2, SEA 5 | UTA missed |
 Vince Dunn | D | 10 | 31 | 41 |
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 Jordan Eberle | R | 16 | 23 | 39 |
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 Chandler Stephenson | C | 11 | 27 | 38 |
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CGY
