EDM @ UTA Gameday Thread

Game date: 2026-10-17 Posted by kaylee on 2026-10-17 04:00:09

EDM @ UTA

Venue: Delta Center

Puck drop: Sat Oct 17, 2026 10:00pm EDT

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

Game Preview

EDM (last 10)

Record 6-2-2
Streak L1
GF/GP · GA/GP 3.6 · 2.1
Power play 7/28 (25%)
Last game L vs UTA (0–0)

UTA (last 10)

Record 6-4-0
Streak L1
GF/GP · GA/GP 3.5 · 2.7
Power play 12/34 (35.3%)
Last game L vs EDM (0–0)

Recent meetings:

2026-10-15 UTA 0 @ EDM 0
2026-04-07 EDM 5 @ UTA 6 OT/SO
2026-03-24 EDM 5 @ UTA 2
2025-10-28 UTA 3 @ EDM 6

Players to watch (last 5 team games):

EDM

Connor McDavid 9 pts · 2 G · 9 SOG
Evan Bouchard 7 pts · 2 G · 12 SOG
Leon Draisaitl 7 pts · 2 G · 11 SOG
Vasily Podkolzin 4 pts · 4 G · 9 SOG

UTA

Nick Schmaltz 7 pts · 2 G · 13 SOG
Clayton Keller 6 pts · 3 G · 13 SOG
Barrett Hayton 6 pts · 1 G · 9 SOG
Mikhail Sergachev 6 pts · 1 G · 9 SOG

Prediction:

Expected goals: EDM 3.2 · UTA 3.01 · Win odds: EDM 51.8% · UTA 48.2% · OT/SO chance: 16.3%

3-2 35.4%
3-3 32.9%
2-3 31.8%

Box Score

EDM 6 Final UTA 2

2026-10-17

Stat	EDM	UTA
Goals	6	2
Shots	21	28
Power Play	1/1 (100.0%)	0/2 (0.0%)
PIM	9	7
Faceoffs	21 / 35	35 / 21
Blocks	19	7
Saves	26	15

EDM Scorers
	G	A	PTS
Connor McDavid	2	3	5
Leon Draisaitl	1	1	2
Kasperi Kapanen	1	0	1
Mathieu Joseph	1	0	1
Zach Hyman	1	0	1
Vasily Podkolzin	0	2	2
Evan Bouchard	0	1	1
Mattias Ekholm	0	1	1

UTA Scorers
	G	A	PTS
John Marino	1	0	1
Mikhail Sergachev	1	0	1
Daniil But	0	1	1
Kevin Stenlund	0	1	1

Lineups

As of 2026-10-17 11:31PM EDT

Source: DailyFaceoff.com

Expected lineup

EDM Away

Forwards

Line 1

Vasily Podkolzin

#92 · LW

TOI 16:06xGF/60 3.38xGA/60 2.83CF/60 33.5SC±/60 -3.73G±/60 -3.73CF% 47.4xGF% 54.4

Connor McDavid

#97 · C

TOI 17:43xGF/60 3.03xGA/60 2.57CF/60 33.9SC±/60 -3.39G±/60 -3.39CF% 47.6xGF% 54.1

Leon Draisaitl

#29 · RW

TOI 16:41xGF/60 2.88xGA/60 2.73CF/60 32.4SC±/60 -3.60G±/60 -3.60CF% 47.4xGF% 51.3

Line 2

Zach Hyman

#18 · LW

TOI 14:40xGF/60 4.06xGA/60 2.32CF/60 53.2SC±/60 +8.18G±/60 +12.27CF% 56.5xGF% 63.7

Colton Dach

#34 · C

TOI 15:09xGF/60 4.21xGA/60 2.56CF/60 55.5SC±/60 +3.96G±/60 +11.88CF% 53.8xGF% 62.1

Kasperi Kapanen

#42 · RW

TOI 15:46xGF/60 3.63xGA/60 2.15CF/60 53.3SC±/60 +3.80G±/60 +11.42CF% 58.3xGF% 62.8

Line 3

Alex Formenton

#26 · LW

TOI 10:34xGF/60 0.51xGA/60 2.75CF/60 11.4SC±/60 -11.35G±/60 0.00CF% 20.0xGF% 15.7

Owen Michaels

#43 · C

TOI 11:13xGF/60 0.48xGA/60 2.59CF/60 16.1SC±/60 -10.70G±/60 0.00CF% 27.3xGF% 15.7

Mathieu Joseph

#21 · RW

TOI 10:59xGF/60 1.38xGA/60 2.64CF/60 21.9SC±/60 -10.93G±/60 0.00CF% 33.3xGF% 34.2

Line 4

Trent Frederic

#10 · LW

TOI 8:35xGF/60 5.79xGA/60 4.87CF/60 83.9SC±/60 +20.97G±/60 +6.99CF% 54.5xGF% 54.3

Filip Hallander

#19 · C

TOI 9:42xGF/60 5.71xGA/60 4.81CF/60 86.6SC±/60 +18.55G±/60 +6.19CF% 51.9xGF% 54.3

Isaac Howard

#53 · RW

TOI 9:45xGF/60 5.10xGA/60 4.79CF/60 80.0SC±/60 +12.31G±/60 +6.15CF% 50.0xGF% 51.6

Defense

Pair 1

Mattias Ekholm

#14 · LD

TOI 20:26xGF/60 2.23xGA/60 2.46CF/60 26.4SC±/60 -2.94G±/60 -2.94CF% 45.0xGF% 47.5

Evan Bouchard

#2 · RD

TOI 21:24xGF/60 3.27xGA/60 2.93CF/60 39.3SC±/60 -2.80G±/60 -2.80CF% 50.0xGF% 52.8

Pair 2

Ryan Shea

#6 · LD

TOI 18:30xGF/60 3.22xGA/60 2.23CF/60 48.7SC±/60 +6.48G±/60 +9.73CF% 51.7xGF% 59.1

Connor Murphy

#5 · RD

TOI 18:38xGF/60 3.20xGA/60 1.44CF/60 45.1SC±/60 +6.44G±/60 +9.66CF% 58.3xGF% 68.9

Pair 3

Jake Walman

#96 · LD

TOI 14:30xGF/60 4.64xGA/60 3.54CF/60 62.1SC±/60 +4.14G±/60 +4.14CF% 51.7xGF% 56.8

Ty Emberson

#49 · RD

TOI 12:59xGF/60 3.30xGA/60 6.01CF/60 50.8SC±/60 -4.62G±/60 +4.62CF% 36.7xGF% 35.5

Goalies

Slot	Goalie
G1	Devon Levi
G2	Tristan Jarry [Status: CONFIRMED • Start Score: 17]

UTA Home

Forwards

Line 1

Clayton Keller

#9 · LW

TOI 14:17xGF/60 1.67xGA/60 3.91CF/60 21.0SC±/60 -8.40G±/60 -12.60CF% 31.3xGF% 29.9

Nick Schmaltz

#8 · C

TOI 14:34xGF/60 1.98xGA/60 3.41CF/60 33.0SC±/60 -4.12G±/60 -12.36CF% 42.1xGF% 36.7

Lawson Crouse

#67 · RW

TOI 12:16xGF/60 1.44xGA/60 3.76CF/60 24.5SC±/60 -4.89G±/60 -14.67CF% 33.3xGF% 27.7

Line 2

Logan Cooley

#92 · LW

TOI 14:24xGF/60 3.08xGA/60 3.80CF/60 45.8SC±/60 0.00G±/60 +4.17CF% 45.8xGF% 44.7

Vincent Trocheck

#16 · C

TOI 13:57xGF/60 3.17xGA/60 3.92CF/60 43.0SC±/60 -4.31G±/60 +4.30CF% 43.5xGF% 44.7

Dylan Guenther

#11 · RW

TOI 13:23xGF/60 3.31xGA/60 4.09CF/60 44.8SC±/60 -4.49G±/60 +4.48CF% 43.5xGF% 44.7

Line 3

Anders Lee

#72 · LW

TOI 14:05xGF/60 3.54xGA/60 2.50CF/60 63.9SC±/60 +4.26G±/60 -4.26CF% 65.2xGF% 58.6

Barrett Hayton

#27 · C

TOI 13:57xGF/60 3.22xGA/60 3.35CF/60 55.9SC±/60 0.00G±/60 -4.30CF% 59.1xGF% 49.1

Kailer Yamamoto

#56 · RW

TOI 15:34xGF/60 3.20xGA/60 3.22CF/60 57.8SC±/60 0.00G±/60 -3.85CF% 60.0xGF% 49.9

Line 4

Jack McBain

#22 · LW

TOI 10:45xGF/60 3.46xGA/60 2.48CF/60 55.8SC±/60 0.00G±/60 0.00CF% 58.8xGF% 58.2

Kevin Stenlund

#82 · C

TOI 11:42xGF/60 3.18xGA/60 1.83CF/60 51.3SC±/60 +5.13G±/60 0.00CF% 62.5xGF% 63.5

Daniil But

#50 · RW

TOI 11:36xGF/60 3.74xGA/60 1.85CF/60 56.9SC±/60 +5.17G±/60 0.00CF% 64.7xGF% 67.0

Defense

Pair 1

Mikhail Sergachev

#98 · LD

TOI 19:11xGF/60 2.87xGA/60 3.60CF/60 40.7SC±/60 0.00G±/60 0.00CF% 46.4xGF% 44.4

MacKenzie Weegar

#52 · RD

TOI 20:26xGF/60 3.20xGA/60 3.66CF/60 44.1SC±/60 0.00G±/60 +2.94CF% 48.4xGF% 46.7

Pair 2

Nate Schmidt

#88 · LD

TOI 16:25xGF/60 1.96xGA/60 3.29CF/60 40.2SC±/60 -3.65G±/60 -10.96CF% 45.8xGF% 37.3

John Marino

#6 · RD

TOI 17:22xGF/60 1.55xGA/60 3.18CF/60 31.1SC±/60 0.00G±/60 -10.36CF% 40.9xGF% 32.7

Pair 3

Dmitri Simashev

#26 · LD

TOI 15:50xGF/60 4.30xGA/60 3.08CF/60 64.4SC±/60 0.00G±/60 0.00CF% 60.7xGF% 58.2

Andrew Peeke

#20 · RD

TOI 15:28xGF/60 4.07xGA/60 2.79CF/60 66.0SC±/60 -3.88G±/60 -3.88CF% 63.0xGF% 59.3

Goalies

Slot	Goalie
G1	Karel Vejmelka [Status: CONFIRMED • Start Score: 67]
G2	Sebastian Cossa

Injuries

As of 2026-10-17 11:30PM EDT

Source: DailyFaceoff.com

EDM

Player	Pos	#	Description	Status
Alec Regula	NA	75	IR	IR
Frederik Andersen	NA	30	IR	IR
Mattias Janmark	NA	13	IR	IR
Matthew Savoie	NA	22	IR	IR
Colton Dach	NA	34	IR	IR
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	NA	93	IR	IR
Zach Hyman	NA	18	DTD	DTD
Jake Walman	NA	96	DTD	DTD
Jason Dickinson	NA	16	DTD	DTD

UTA

Player	Pos	#	Description	Status
Michael Carcone	NA	53	OUT	OUT

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