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Washington Capitals vs Utah Mammoth

Regular season · Friday, January 29, 2027 · Delta Center

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Utah MammothUtahMammothHome

Mammoth+ · SN360 · TVAS · Utah16

Game preview

The Washington Capitals visit the Utah Mammoth at Delta Center on Friday, January 29, 2027, with puck drop at 9:00 PM ET. The game is on Mammoth+, SN360, TVAS and Utah16.

This is the first of 2 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Capitals

Game 2 of a road trip: New Jersey, now Utah.

  1. 192027-01-19: vs MTL, second of a back-to-backB2B
  2. 202027-01-20: no game
  3. 212027-01-21: no game
  4. 222027-01-22: vs NYI
  5. 232027-01-23: no game
  6. 242027-01-24: at NJD
  7. 252027-01-25: no game
  8. 262027-01-26: no game
  9. 272027-01-27: no game
  10. 282027-01-28: no game
  11. 292027-01-29: at UTA
rest since last game
4 days
rest since last game
since last game
~1,959 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,156 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
−2 h
body clock vs home

Mammoth

Another game at home.

  1. 192027-01-19: no game
  2. 202027-01-20: no game
  3. 212027-01-21: no game
  4. 222027-01-22: no game
  5. 232027-01-23: vs BOS
  6. 242027-01-24: no game
  7. 252027-01-25: vs MIN
  8. 262027-01-26: no game
  9. 272027-01-27: vs BUF
  10. 282027-01-28: no game
  11. 292027-01-29: vs WSH
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Washington CapitalsCapitalsTue, Oct 13 at CAR
  1. L1NewStrome#17Wilson#43Tuch#89
    9:26 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewSourdif#34Beauvillier#72Frank#53
    7:56 together at 5v5
  3. L3Ovechkin#8Protas#21Protas#62
    6:47 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewJenner#22Kyrou#25Leonard#9
    6:08 together at 5v5
  1. D1Chychrun#6Liljegren#27
    14:26 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewFehérváry#42Hutson#44
    10:37 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewHoll#4Desharnais#73
    7:24 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Ovechkin LStrome CWilson RLeonard RChychrun D2:11
  2. 2Protas LTuch RKyrou RFrank RHutson D0:56

Penalty kill

  1. 1Jenner CWilson RDesharnais DFehérváry D1:40
  2. 2Protas LTuch RChychrun DLiljegren D1:00
Utah MammothMammothTue, Oct 13 vs TOR
  1. L1Trocheck#16Cooley#92Guenther#11
    10:00 together at 5v5
  2. L2Lee#72Hayton#27Yamamoto#56
    9:55 together at 5v5
  3. L3Crouse#67Schmaltz#8Keller#9
    9:28 together at 5v5
  4. L4But#50Stenlund#82McBain#22
    9:08 together at 5v5
  1. D1Schmidt#88Marino#6
    15:04 together at 5v5
  2. D2Weegar#52Sergachev#98
    12:16 together at 5v5
  3. D3Peeke#20Simashev#26
    10:31 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Schmaltz CCooley CKeller RGuenther RSergachev D2:47
  2. 2Lee LTrocheck CHayton CYamamoto RMarino D1:07

Penalty kill

  1. 1Crouse LStenlund CWeegar DSergachev D1:23
  2. 2Crouse LSchmaltz CSchmidt DPeeke D0:47

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

WSHUTA

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

WSH 65% (13th most shuffled)UTA 75% (5th most settled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

WSH 1:54 left (13th earliest · 13 pulls)UTA 1:40 left (11th latest · 17 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

WSH 49.8s (7th longest)UTA 45.1s (3rd shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

WSH 37% (4th most often)UTA 24% (3rd least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series