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)

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