Vegas Golden Knights vs Utah Mammoth

2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs · First Round

Vegas Golden Knights

Higher seed · Western Conference

0 – 0

Series not started

Utah Mammoth

Lower seed · Western Conference

Next game: Sunday, April 19

Series Prediction

Pre-series forecast

VGK 63%

37% UTA

Most likely outcome: VGK in 5 (19% of simulations)

How we calculated this

Elo rating1526 vs 1502 (+24)+1.0% VGK

Goaltending (season starter)GSAx/60: 0.68 vs 0.73neutral

Power play (season)PP xGF/GP: 1.83 vs 1.34+3.9% VGK

Penalty kill (season)PK GA/GP: 0.54 vs 0.72 (lower better)+1.1% VGK

Home iceVGK hosts+4.0% VGK

Win probability is computed via Monte Carlo simulation (10,000 runs) over the remaining games, using per-game win probabilities that combine these factors with home-ice advantage.

Game-by-Game Results

Game 1

Sun, Apr 19

VGK —

(H)

UTA —

Upcoming

Game 2

Tue, Apr 21

VGK —

(H)

UTA —

Upcoming

Game 3

Fri, Apr 24

VGK —

(A)

UTA —

Upcoming

Game 4

Mon, Apr 27

VGK —

(A)

UTA —

Upcoming

Game 5

Wed, Apr 29

VGK —

(H)

UTA —

Upcoming

Game 6

Fri, May 1

VGK —

(A)

UTA —

Upcoming

Game 7

Sun, May 3

VGK —

(H)

UTA —

Upcoming

About this First Round Series

The Vegas Golden Knights and Utah Mammoth meet in the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round. The Vegas Golden Knights enter as the higher seed and host Games 1, 2, 5, and 7 (if necessary). First team to 4 wins advances.