DET @ UTA Gameday Thread

Game date: 2026-02-04 Posted by kaylee on 2026-02-04 05:00:46

DET @ UTA

Venue: Delta Center

Puck drop: Wed Feb 4, 2026 9:00pm EST

Use this thread to talk about the game before, during, and after.

Game Preview

DET (last 10)

Record 5-3-2
Streak W1
GF/GP · GA/GP 2.4 · 2.5
Power play 4/28 (14.3%)
Last game W vs COL (2–0)

UTA (last 10)

Record 7-3-0
Streak W1
GF/GP · GA/GP 4 · 2.6
Power play 3/23 (13%)
Last game W vs VAN (6–2)

Recent meetings:

2025-12-17 UTA 4 @ DET 1

Players to watch (last 5 team games):

DET

Alex DeBrincat 5 pts · 4 G · 20 SOG
Lucas Raymond 4 pts · 2 G · 13 SOG
Marco Kasper 3 pts · 2 G · 11 SOG
Dylan Larkin 3 pts · 0 G · 12 SOG

UTA

Kailer Yamamoto 6 pts · 4 G · 10 SOG
Nick Schmaltz 5 pts · 4 G · 7 SOG
John-Jason Peterka 4 pts · 2 G · 6 SOG
Barrett Hayton 4 pts · 1 G · 12 SOG

Prediction:

Expected goals: DET 2.49 · UTA 3.49 · Win odds: DET 32.6% · UTA 67.5% · OT/SO chance: 15.4%

2-4 34.9%
2-3 33.9%
2-2 31.2%

Box Score

DET 1 Final UTA 4

2026-02-04

Stat	DET	UTA
Goals	1	4
Shots	30	25
Power Play	1/4 (25.0%)	1/3 (33.3%)
PIM	11	13
Faceoffs	32 / 30	30 / 32
Blocks	5	15
Saves	21	29

DET Scorers
	G	A	PTS
Dylan Larkin	1	0	1
James van Riemsdyk	0	1	1
Moritz Seider	0	1	1

UTA Scorers
	G	A	PTS
Clayton Keller	1	1	2
Nick Schmaltz	1	1	2
Dylan Guenther	1	0	1
Sean Durzi	1	0	1
Barrett Hayton	0	1	1
Lawson Crouse	0	1	1

Lineups

As of 2026-02-04 11:53PM EST

Source: DailyFaceoff.com

Expected lineup

DET Away

Forwards

Line 1

Marco Kasper

#92 · LW

TOI 15:06xGF/60 3.36xGA/60 2.17CF/60 63.8SC±/60 +8.51G±/60 0.00CF% 62.5xGF% 60.8

Dylan Larkin

#71 · C

TOI 20:14xGF/60 4.19xGA/60 3.11CF/60 89.1SC±/60 +15.72G±/60 0.00CF% 63.0xGF% 57.4

Lucas Raymond

#23 · RW

TOI 19:20xGF/60 2.75xGA/60 2.25CF/60 60.6SC±/60 +7.58G±/60 0.00CF% 61.5xGF% 55.0

Line 2

Alex DeBrincat

#93 · LW

TOI 19:29xGF/60 3.23xGA/60 2.91CF/60 69.7SC±/60 +13.28G±/60 -3.32CF% 60.0xGF% 52.6

Andrew Copp

#18 · C

TOI 17:01xGF/60 5.29xGA/60 4.12CF/60 103.7SC±/60 +18.84G±/60 -9.42CF% 64.7xGF% 56.2

Patrick Kane

#88 · RW

TOI 19:41xGF/60 4.82xGA/60 3.44CF/60 104.2SC±/60 +28.42G±/60 -4.74CF% 66.7xGF% 58.3

Line 3

Emmitt Finnie

#58 · LW

TOI 12:35xGF/60 1.88xGA/60 1.95CF/60 66.8SC±/60 +4.77G±/60 -4.77CF% 66.7xGF% 49.1

J.T. Compher

#37 · C

TOI 13:05xGF/60 2.26xGA/60 2.57CF/60 81.4SC±/60 +6.27G±/60 -6.26CF% 65.0xGF% 46.8

Mason Appleton

#22 · RW

TOI 13:24xGF/60 2.83xGA/60 2.62CF/60 89.5SC±/60 +19.18G±/60 -6.39CF% 70.0xGF% 51.9

Line 4

Elmer Soderblom

#85 · LW

TOI 9:53xGF/60 1.70xGA/60 1.67CF/60 42.5SC±/60 -6.07G±/60 0.00CF% 63.6xGF% 50.5

Michael Rasmussen

#27 · C

TOI 10:44xGF/60 0.97xGA/60 2.87CF/60 29.3SC±/60 -29.32G±/60 0.00CF% 38.5xGF% 25.2

James van Riemsdyk

#21 · RW

TOI 14:05xGF/60 2.64xGA/60 3.07CF/60 61.4SC±/60 -18.43G±/60 0.00CF% 52.6xGF% 46.2

Defense

Pair 1

Jacob Bernard-Docker

#25 · LD

TOI 16:54xGF/60 2.71xGA/60 1.20CF/60 59.0SC±/60 +22.11G±/60 0.00CF% 76.2xGF% 69.2

Moritz Seider

#53 · RD

TOI 30:34xGF/60 1.99xGA/60 1.43CF/60 49.1SC±/60 +13.74G±/60 0.00CF% 64.1xGF% 58.2

Pair 2

Ben Chiarot

#8 · LD

TOI 16:50xGF/60 3.50xGA/60 4.47CF/60 81.4SC±/60 -8.14G±/60 -4.07CF% 57.1xGF% 43.9

Axel Sandin-Pellikka

#44 · RD

TOI 16:36xGF/60 3.04xGA/60 3.77CF/60 79.5SC±/60 0.00G±/60 -7.23CF% 59.5xGF% 44.6

Pair 3

Albert Johansson

#20 · LD

TOI 22:21xGF/60 2.20xGA/60 1.87CF/60 49.0SC±/60 -5.45G±/60 0.00CF% 58.1xGF% 54.1

Travis Hamonic

#52 · RD

TOI 9:23xGF/60 5.01xGA/60 3.51CF/60 84.2SC±/60 -10.53G±/60 0.00CF% 57.1xGF% 58.8

Goalies

Slot	Goalie
G1	John Gibson [Status: CONFIRMED • Start Score: 40]
G2	Cam Talbot

UTA Home

Forwards

Line 1

Clayton Keller

#9 · LW

TOI 16:23xGF/60 2.62xGA/60 2.82CF/60 46.8SC±/60 0.00G±/60 0.00CF% 42.9xGF% 48.1

Nick Schmaltz

#8 · C

TOI 21:10xGF/60 6.93xGA/60 8.32CF/60 117.3SC±/60 -23.45G±/60 0.00CF% 38.0xGF% 45.4

Lawson Crouse

#67 · RW

TOI 19:30xGF/60 3.94xGA/60 5.18CF/60 59.7SC±/60 -13.26G±/60 0.00CF% 33.3xGF% 43.2

Line 2

JJ Peterka

#77 · LW

TOI 14:48xGF/60 2.22xGA/60 2.59CF/60 41.3SC±/60 -10.31G±/60 0.00CF% 36.4

Barrett Hayton

#27 · C

TOI 16:19xGF/60 1.54xGA/60 1.64CF/60 20.3SC±/60 -6.78G±/60 0.00CF% 25.0

Kailer Yamamoto

#56 · RW

TOI 11:45xGF/60 2.13xGA/60 2.04CF/60 38.0SC±/60 0.00G±/60 0.00CF% 37.5xGF% 51.1

Line 3

Michael Carcone

#53 · LW

TOI 12:34xGF/60 3.69xGA/60 3.29CF/60 54.4SC±/60 -12.08G±/60 +12.08CF% 45.0xGF% 52.9

Jack McBain

#22 · C

TOI 16:41xGF/60 5.64xGA/60 5.64CF/60 82.6SC±/60 -6.89G±/60 +13.77CF% 41.4xGF% 50.0

Dylan Guenther

#11 · RW

TOI 17:38xGF/60 10.59xGA/60 12.75CF/60 143.3SC±/60 -53.73G±/60 +35.82CF% 36.4xGF% 45.4

Line 4

Brandon Tanev

#13 · LW

TOI 7:13xGF/60 1.81xGA/60 1.40CF/60 27.0SC±/60 0.00G±/60 0.00CF% 50.0

Kevin Stenlund

#82 · C

TOI 14:49xGF/60 1.86xGA/60 5.15CF/60 28.3SC±/60 -37.69G±/60 0.00CF% 18.8xGF% 26.5

Liam O'Brien

#38 · RW

TOI 8:10xGF/60 0.65xGA/60 1.22CF/60 9.9SC±/60 -9.86G±/60 0.00CF% 25.0

Defense

Pair 1

Mikhail Sergachev

#98 · LD

TOI 25:02xGF/60 3.44xGA/60 3.87CF/60 62.5SC±/60 +8.93G±/60 +4.47CF% 41.2xGF% 47.1

Sean Durzi

#50 · RD

TOI 19:46xGF/60 3.70xGA/60 3.07CF/60 70.8SC±/60 +17.69G±/60 +4.42CF% 48.5xGF% 54.6

Pair 2

Nate Schmidt

#88 · LD

TOI 17:30xGF/60 2.69xGA/60 2.74CF/60 37.9SC±/60 -4.21G±/60 0.00CF% 40.9xGF% 49.6

John Marino

#6 · RD

TOI 18:26xGF/60 4.62xGA/60 5.45CF/60 63.0SC±/60 -15.75G±/60 0.00CF% 35.3xGF% 45.9

Pair 3

Ian Cole

#28 · LD

TOI 20:00xGF/60 3.35xGA/60 3.85CF/60 52.3SC±/60 -26.16G±/60 +5.23CF% 32.3xGF% 46.6

Nick DeSimone

#57 · RD

TOI 14:47xGF/60 3.11xGA/60 4.03CF/60 50.5SC±/60 -28.03G±/60 +5.61CF% 33.3xGF% 43.6

Goalies

Slot	Goalie
G1	Karel Vejmelka [Status: CONFIRMED • Start Score: 70]
G2	Vitek Vanecek

Injuries

As of 2026-02-04 11:53PM EST

Source: DailyFaceoff.com

DET

Player	Pos	#	Description	Status
Simon Edvinsson	NA	77	IR	IR

UTA

Player	Pos	#	Description	Status
Alex Kerfoot	NA	15	IR	IR
Logan Cooley	NA	92	IR	IR

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