UTA @ TBL Gameday Thread

Game date: 2026-01-26 Posted by kaylee on 2026-01-26 05:00:11

UTA @ TBL

Venue: Amalie Arena

Puck drop: Mon Jan 26, 2026 7:00pm EST

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

Game Preview

UTA (last 10)

Record 8-1-1
Streak W5
GF/GP · GA/GP 3.7 · 2.3
Power play 3/23 (13%)
Last game W vs NSH (5–2)

TBL (last 10)

Record 8-1-1
Streak L1
GF/GP · GA/GP 4.2 · 2.2
Power play 9/27 (33.3%)
Last game L vs CBJ (5–8)

Recent meetings:

2025-11-02 TBL 4 @ UTA 2

Players to watch (last 5 team games):

UTA

Dylan Guenther 8 pts · 3 G · 18 SOG
Clayton Keller 7 pts · 3 G · 14 SOG
Nick Schmaltz 5 pts · 2 G · 10 SOG
Nate Schmidt 5 pts · 2 G · 9 SOG

TBL

Nikita Kucherov 11 pts · 3 G · 7 SOG
Brandon Hagel 8 pts · 3 G · 15 SOG
Jake Guentzel 7 pts · 4 G · 19 SOG
Anthony Cirelli 6 pts · 2 G · 9 SOG

Prediction:

Expected goals: UTA 3.03 · TBL 3.51 · Win odds: UTA 40.9% · TBL 59.1% · OT/SO chance: 15.6%

2-3 34.3%
3-3 34%
2-4 31.7%

Box Score

UTA 0 Final TBL 2

2026-01-26

Stat	UTA	TBL
Goals	0	2
Shots	28	29
Power Play	0/3 (0.0%)	2/4 (50.0%)
PIM	19	17
Faceoffs	27 / 25	25 / 27
Blocks	8	20
Saves	27	28

UTA Scorers
	G	A	PTS
No scorers.

TBL Scorers
	G	A	PTS
Anthony Cirelli	1	0	1
Darren Raddysh	1	0	1
Nikita Kucherov	0	2	2
Jake Guentzel	0	1	1
Janis Moser	0	1	1

Lineups

As of 2026-01-26

Final lineup

UTA Away

Forwards

Line 1

Clayton Keller

#9 · LW

TOI 19:56xGF/60 2.24xGA/60 3.87CF/60 67.0SC±/60 0.00G±/60 0.00CF% 50.0xGF% 36.7

Nick Schmaltz

#8 · C

TOI 22:14xGF/60 1.65xGA/60 2.89CF/60 43.4SC±/60 0.00G±/60 0.00CF% 50.0xGF% 36.4

Lawson Crouse

#67 · RW

TOI 17:51xGF/60 1.09xGA/60 2.30CF/60 33.2SC±/60 -3.69G±/60 0.00CF% 50.0xGF% 32.1

Line 2

John-Jason Peterka

#77 · LW

TOI 14:27xGF/60 7.81xGA/60 1.54CF/60 135.5SC±/60 +64.16G±/60 0.00CF% 82.6xGF% 83.5

Barrett Hayton

#27 · C

TOI 15:28xGF/60 5.94xGA/60 2.56CF/60 121.6SC±/60 +54.03G±/60 0.00CF% 72.0xGF% 69.9

Daniil But

#19 · RW

TOI 12:50xGF/60 4.73xGA/60 0.90CF/60 79.5SC±/60 +42.07G±/60 0.00CF% 85.0xGF% 84.0

Line 3

Michael Carcone

#53 · LW

TOI 12:55xGF/60 6.11xGA/60 4.01CF/60 102.9SC±/60 +6.43G±/60 0.00CF% 61.5xGF% 60.4

Jack McBain

#22 · C

TOI 13:13xGF/60 4.46xGA/60 2.88CF/60 88.0SC±/60 +6.28G±/60 0.00CF% 63.6xGF% 60.7

Dylan Guenther

#11 · RW

TOI 18:28xGF/60 5.07xGA/60 3.57CF/60 103.1SC±/60 +14.74G±/60 0.00CF% 61.8xGF% 58.7

Line 4

Brandon Tanev

#13 · LW

TOI 7:39xGF/60 1.40xGA/60 3.24CF/60 58.4SC±/60 -11.69G±/60 0.00CF% 50.0

Kevin Stenlund

#82 · C

TOI 13:47xGF/60 1.25xGA/60 1.65CF/60 41.7SC±/60 -5.96G±/60 0.00CF% 53.8

Kailer Yamamoto

#56 · RW

TOI 10:06xGF/60 1.78xGA/60 2.59CF/60 56.1SC±/60 -9.35G±/60 0.00CF% 50.0

Defense

Pair 1

Mikhail Sergachev

#98 · LD

TOI 25:04xGF/60 1.74xGA/60 1.68CF/60 50.2SC±/60 +8.36G±/60 0.00CF% 60.0xGF% 51.0

Sean Durzi

#50 · RD

TOI 20:39xGF/60 3.18xGA/60 2.36CF/60 72.3SC±/60 +20.67G±/60 0.00CF% 67.7xGF% 57.4

Pair 2

Nate Schmidt

#88 · LD

TOI 21:03xGF/60 1.71xGA/60 2.60CF/60 43.5SC±/60 -14.50G±/60 0.00CF% 48.0xGF% 39.7

John Marino

#6 · RD

TOI 20:15xGF/60 1.47xGA/60 2.11CF/60 39.1SC±/60 -13.03G±/60 0.00CF% 48.0xGF% 41.1

Pair 3

Ian Cole

#28 · LD

TOI 13:40xGF/60 7.54xGA/60 4.20CF/60 139.9SC±/60 +50.89G±/60 0.00CF% 71.0xGF% 64.2

Nick DeSimone

#57 · RD

TOI 13:23xGF/60 5.17xGA/60 1.45CF/60 97.0SC±/60 +43.66G±/60 0.00CF% 83.3xGF% 78.1

Goalies

Slot	Goalie
G1	Karel Vejmelka

TBL Home

Forwards

Line 1

Brandon Hagel

#38 · LW

TOI 21:46xGF/60 3.17xGA/60 5.24CF/60 57.8SC±/60 -11.56G±/60 0.00CF% 34.5xGF% 37.7

Anthony Cirelli

#71 · C

TOI 17:17xGF/60 3.31xGA/60 4.06CF/60 60.0SC±/60 +6.00G±/60 0.00CF% 41.7xGF% 44.9

Nikita Kucherov

#86 · RW

TOI 18:20xGF/60 4.24xGA/60 4.37CF/60 77.4SC±/60 0.00G±/60 0.00CF% 41.7xGF% 49.2

Line 2

Jake Guentzel

#59 · LW

TOI 18:33xGF/60 1.97xGA/60 5.96CF/60 44.0SC±/60 -43.98G±/60 0.00CF% 29.2xGF% 24.8

Dominic James

#17 · C

TOI 13:14xGF/60 1.67xGA/60 6.22CF/60 37.3SC±/60 -43.53G±/60 0.00CF% 28.6xGF% 21.1

Gage Goncalves

#93 · RW

TOI 12:34xGF/60 1.28xGA/60 4.83CF/60 31.4SC±/60 -31.35G±/60 0.00CF% 28.6xGF% 21.0

Line 3

Zemgus Girgensons

#28 · LW

TOI 16:39xGF/60 4.97xGA/60 3.34CF/60 70.7SC±/60 -14.14G±/60 0.00CF% 47.6xGF% 59.8

Yanni Gourde

#37 · C

TOI 19:07xGF/60 3.99xGA/60 1.46CF/60 59.1SC±/60 +4.55G±/60 0.00CF% 56.5xGF% 73.2

Pontus Holmberg

#29 · RW

TOI 14:38xGF/60 2.88xGA/60 1.36CF/60 36.9SC±/60 +4.10G±/60 0.00CF% 47.4xGF% 68.0

Line 4

Oliver Bjorkstrand

#22 · LW

TOI 12:44xGF/60 3.51xGA/60 3.46CF/60 53.9SC±/60 0.00G±/60 0.00CF% 35.3xGF% 50.4

Jack Finley

#62 · C

TOI 7:11xGF/60 1.32xGA/60 3.09CF/60 26.7SC±/60 -26.67G±/60 0.00CF% 23.1

Nick Paul

#20 · RW

TOI 8:41xGF/60 2.42xGA/60 3.71CF/60 42.6SC±/60 -21.30G±/60 0.00CF% 28.6xGF% 39.5

Defense

Pair 1

Janis Moser

#90 · LD

TOI 25:29xGF/60 1.87xGA/60 1.14CF/60 31.1SC±/60 -16.94G±/60 0.00CF% 45.8xGF% 62.3

Darren Raddysh

#43 · RD

TOI 25:17xGF/60 4.40xGA/60 3.66CF/60 72.7SC±/60 -8.08G±/60 0.00CF% 41.9xGF% 54.6

Pair 2

Maxim Groshev

#52 · LD

TOI 9:57xGF/60 2.35xGA/60 7.15CF/60 39.8SC±/60 -47.79G±/60 0.00CF% 23.8xGF% 24.7

Erik Cernak

#81 · RD

TOI 15:15xGF/60 1.66xGA/60 2.43CF/60 29.1SC±/60 -9.69G±/60 0.00CF% 28.6xGF% 40.5

Pair 3

Declan Carlile

#67 · LD

TOI 17:24xGF/60 2.74xGA/60 3.15CF/60 45.7SC±/60 +11.41G±/60 0.00CF% 44.4xGF% 46.6

Maxwell Crozier

#24 · RD

TOI 19:54xGF/60 1.39xGA/60 4.40CF/60 25.0SC±/60 -28.60G±/60 0.00CF% 26.9xGF% 24.0

Goalies

Slot	Goalie
G1	Andrei Vasilevskiy

Injuries

As of 2026-01-26

UTA

Player	Pos	#	Description	Status
Logan Cooley	C	92	lower body	OUT
Lawson Crouse	LW	67	illness	QUESTIONABLE
Alexander Kerfoot	C	15	upper body	OUT

TBL

Player	Pos	#	Description	Status
Erik Cernak	D	81	upper body	QUESTIONABLE
Maxwell Crozier	D	24	illness	QUESTIONABLE
Charle-Edouard D’Astous	D	51	undisclosed	OUT
Jack Finley	C	62	undisclosed	QUESTIONABLE
Gage Goncalves	C	93	undisclosed	QUESTIONABLE
Victor Hedman	D	77	elbow	OUT
Brayden Point	C	21	lower body	OUT

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