Utah's Marino Bet Is About 2031, Not 2026
Utah handed a defenseman with four goals an eight-year contract. The reflex was to call it an overpay. Read it inside the whole blue line and it is a timeline statement, not a term mistake.
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Mammoth by the numbers
2026-27 regular season · source NHL, data as of 2026-10-23. Goals per game exclude shootout deciders. Standings · All 32 teams
- 7-4-0Record
- 14Points
- 8thNHL rank
- 3.73GF / GP
- 3.27GA / GP
- 38.5PP%
- 66.7PK%
- 53.4FO%
Possession · 5-on-5
Computed by Play-Pause Hockey from the league play-by-play, 2026-27, 165 regular-season games. Where a rank is shown it is among the 32 clubs, 1st = best. PDO and zone starts carry none: a high PDO means hot rather than good, and zone starts are how a club is deployed rather than how well it plays. All 32 teams
- 57.0CF%3rd of 32 · Share of shot attempts
- 57.8FF%3rd of 32 · Unblocked attempts
- 98.4PDOShooting % + save %, 100 is neutral
- 51.5OZS%Share of zone faceoffs in the attacking end
Skaters
| Player | GP | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Clayton Keller | 11 | 4 | 10 | 14 |
 Mikhail Sergachev | 11 | 3 | 10 | 13 |
 Nick Schmaltz | 11 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
 Logan Cooley | 11 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
 Dylan Guenther | 11 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
 Barrett Hayton | 11 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
 Kailer Yamamoto | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
 Anders Lee | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
 John Marino | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
 Kevin Stenlund | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
 Vincent Trocheck | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
 Daniil But | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 Lawson Crouse | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
 Andrew Peeke | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Jack McBain | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 MacKenzie Weegar | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 Nate Schmidt | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Dmitri Simashev | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Michael Carcone | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Nick DeSimone | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goalies
| Goalie | GP | W | L | SV% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Karel Vejmelka | 9 | 5 | 3 | .872 | 3.04 |
 Sebastian Cossa | 4 | 2 | 1 | .820 | 3.33 |
Mammoth on NHL EDGE
Puck and player tracking, 2026-27 regular season · source NHL EDGE. Ranks are among the 32 clubs, 1st = best; defensive-zone time ranks the least time first. All 32 teams
- 23.7mphTop skating speed4th of 32league avg 23.2
- 9Shots over 90 mph7th of 32league avg not published
- 282Bursts over 20 mph7th of 32league avg 238
- 500.6miDistance skated10th of 32league avg 470.4
- 97.5mphTop shot speed9th of 32league avg 95.4
- 337Shots on goal5th of 32league avg 282
- 12.2%Shooting %12th of 32league avg 11.3
- 43.7%Offensive-zone time2nd of 32league avg 41.0
- 38.5%Defensive-zone time2nd of 32league avg 41.0
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Why the Devils Set Hayton's Price $666 Under the Line
Match and inherit a walk-year trap, or hand a former No. 5 pick to a rival for a mid-round pick. New Jersey bought Utah that choice at the lowest legal cost, and the cap hit proves it wasn't luck.