Welcome back to another Vancouver Canucks 2025–26 season series preview. In this article series, The Hockey News - Canucks site previews Vancouver’s team series matchups for the season in chronological order. Last time, we looked at what the Canucks will face in the Los Angeles Kings. Today, let’s preview their season matchups against the Utah Mammoth.
2024–25 Season Stats
Team Stats:
Record: 38–31–13
Points: 89
Standings placement: 6th in Central Division
PP%: 24.2% (10th)
PK%: 79.3% (15th)
Goals:
Clayton Keller (30)
Dylan Guenther (27)
Logan Cooley (25)
Nick Schmaltz / Barrett Hayton (20)
Mikhail Sergachev (15)
Assists:
Clayton Keller (60)
Nick Schmaltz (43)
Logan Cooley (40)
Mikhail Sergachev (38)
Dylan Guenther (33)
Points:
Clayton Keller (90)
Logan Cooley (65)
Nick Schmaltz (63)
Dylan Guenther (60)
Mikhail Sergachev (53)
Goaltenders:
Karel Vejmelka
Record: 26–22–8
GAA: 2.58
SV%: .904
SO: 1
Points: 1A
Vitek Vaněček (San Jose Sharks / Florida Panthers)
Record: 5–14–4
GAA: 3.44
SV%: .886
SO: 1
Points: 1A
2025 Free Agency Rundown
While the 2024–25 season was a mediocre one for Utah, the team made some solid depth additions to all three positions on their team, as well as a big one for their offence. They brought in depth forwards Brandon Tanev and Kailer Yamamoto, re-signed Jack McBain to a five-year extension, and added JJ Peterka via trade. On defence, they signed former Canuck and 2025 Stanley Cup champion Nate Schmidt to a three-year deal. They added Vaněček in goal to help out Vejmelka, who had a decent season in net for the Mammoth while playing in 58 games.
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2025–26 Season Series Preview
NHL fans had mixed expectations for Utah, a team that was receiving a fresh start after moving on from the Arizona experiment. Their first season in Utah went plainly, with the team not qualifying for the playoffs but making themselves a force in the fringe category. With depth additions to every position, Utah could take that extra step needed to make the postseason in 2025–26 — however, this will largely depend on not just their wild card competitors, but their Central Division opponents as well.
Vancouver did not have a good first season facing off against the Mammoth, as Utah swept their season series. Two of their three victories were won by a single goal, while the third was by a two-goal margin. The Canucks will start their 2025–26 series against the Mammoth on December 5, which is the first game of a back-to-back for Vancouver, with the next team they face being the Minnesota Wild on December 6. Utah was able to shut Vancouver down excellently when needed in 2024–25, and with more speedy forward additions in Tanev and Yamamoto, this could continue through the upcoming season.
2025–26 Games Against Vancouver
Game 1: December 5, 6:00pm PT @ Rogers Arena
Game 2: February 2, 6:30pm PT @ Delta Center
Game 3: April 4, 4:00pm PT @ Rogers Arena
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