UTA @ CBJ Gameday Thread
UTA @ CBJ
Venue: Nationwide Arena
Puck drop: Sat Oct 3, 2026 7:00pm EDT
Use this thread to talk about the game before, during, and after.
Game Preview
UTA
- Record 7-3-0
- Streak W1
- GF/GP · GA/GP 4.5 · 3
- Power play 13/34 (38.2%)
- Last game W vs CHI (6–0)
CBJ
- Record 3-6-1
- Streak W1
- GF/GP · GA/GP 2.5 · 3.3
- Power play 5/28 (17.9%)
- Last game W vs BUF (6–3)
Recent meetings:
- 2026-03-07 UTA 5 @ CBJ 4 OT/SO
- 2026-01-11 CBJ 3 @ UTA 2 OT/SO
Players to watch (last 5 team games):
UTA
- Clayton Keller 7 pts · 0 G · 9 SOG
- Dylan Guenther 4 pts · 3 G · 11 SOG
- Nick Schmaltz 3 pts · 3 G · 17 SOG
- Lawson Crouse 3 pts · 2 G · 9 SOG
CBJ
- Charlie Coyle 5 pts · 2 G · 12 SOG
- Adam Fantilli 4 pts · 2 G · 11 SOG
- Boone Jenner 3 pts · 2 G · 11 SOG
- Matthew Knies 3 pts · 2 G · 4 SOG
Prediction:
Expected goals: UTA 3.96 · CBJ 2.86 · Win odds: UTA 66.9% · CBJ 33.1% · OT/SO chance: 13.7%
- 4-3 34.6%
- 3-3 32.8%
- 4-2 32.6%
Box Score
UTA 4
Final
CBJ 1
2026-10-03
| Stat | UTA | CBJ |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 4 | 1 |
| Shots | 31 | 19 |
| Power Play | 3/4 (75.0%) | 0/2 (0.0%) |
| PIM | 4 | 8 |
| Faceoffs | 27 / 35 | 35 / 27 |
| Blocks | 16 | 23 |
| Saves | 18 | 27 |
| UTA Scorers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| G | A | PTS | |
| Nick Schmaltz | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Dylan Guenther | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Mikhail Sergachev | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Clayton Keller | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Logan Cooley | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| John Marino | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| CBJ Scorers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| G | A | PTS | |
| Kent Johnson | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Matthew Knies | 0 | 1 | 1 |