Utah Mammoth's home opener energy continues! See tonight's lineup, Liam O'Brien's debut, and potential fight with Ryan Reaves.
The Utah Mammoth are back in action tonight, this time against the San Jose Sharks, at home at the Delta Center.
The other night against the Calgary Flames, they had a home opener to remember. They introduced their new mascot "Tusky" but most importantly, they won. The atmosphere was electric, and tonight, the expectation is that it'll be the same, with their first Friday night game at home.
As they prepare to face the Sharks, they really aren't any changes to their lineup. Kailer Yamamoto is out and fan favourite Liam O'Brein is in. That move could be in response to Ryan Reaves being in the Sharks lineup. So, expect a potential fight between those two.
Unfortunately, the Mammoth fans are going to have to wait until next time to see second overall pick Michael Misa. He made his NHL debut the other night, but tonight is listed as a scratch.
Now, to the projected lineups of both teams for tonight's game.
Mammoth Projected Lineup
Forwards:
Clayton Keller — Barrett Hayton — Nick Schmaltz
JJ Peterka — Logan Cooley — Dylan Guenther
Lawson Crouse — Jack McBain — Michael Carcone
Liam O’Brien — Kevin Stenlund — Brandon Tanev
Defense:
Mikhail Sergachev — Dmitri Simashev
Nate Schmidt — John Marino
Ian Cole — Olli Maatta
Goalies:
Karel Vejmelka
Vitek Vanecek
Scratched: Nick DeSimone, Andrew Agozzino, Kailer Yamamoto
Injured: Sean Durzi (upper body), Alex Kerfoot (lower body)
Sharks Projected Lineup
Forward:
Jeff Skinner — Macklin Celebrini — Philipp Kurashev
William Eklund — Alexander Wennberg — Tyler Toffoli
Collin Graf — Ty Dellandrea — Will Smith
Barclay Goodrow — Adam Gaudette — Ryan Reaves
Defense:
Nick Leddy — Dmitry Orlov
Mario Ferraro — Vincent Iorio
Sam Dickinson — Vincent Desharnais
Goalies:
Yaroslav Askarov
Alex Nedeljkovic
Scratched: Michael Misa, Shakir Mukhamadullin
Injured: Timothy Liljegren (upper body), John Klingberg (lower body)
