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Utah Mammoth vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Regular season · Sunday, February 28, 2027 · Benchmark International Arena

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Mammoth+ · The Spot · Utah16

Game preview

The Utah Mammoth visit the Tampa Bay Lightning at Benchmark International Arena on Sunday, February 28, 2027, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on Mammoth+, The Spot and Utah16.

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

Rest and travel

Mammoth

First game of a road trip.

  1. 182027-02-18: no game
  2. 192027-02-19: vs SEA
  3. 202027-02-20: no game
  4. 212027-02-21: at STL
  5. 222027-02-22: no game
  6. 232027-02-23: no game
  7. 242027-02-24: vs CGY
  8. 252027-02-25: no game
  9. 262027-02-26: vs FLA
  10. 272027-02-27: no game
  11. 282027-02-28: at TBL
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~1,887 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,887 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+2 h
body clock vs home

Lightning

First home game after a 2-game road trip (Dallas and Carolina).

  1. 182027-02-18: vs ANA
  2. 192027-02-19: no game
  3. 202027-02-20: vs TOR
  4. 212027-02-21: no game
  5. 222027-02-22: no game
  6. 232027-02-23: vs SJS
  7. 242027-02-24: no game
  8. 252027-02-25: at DAL
  9. 262027-02-26: no game
  10. 272027-02-27: at CAR
  11. 282027-02-28: vs UTA, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~585 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,555 mi
on this 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

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
Tampa Bay LightningLightningTue, Oct 13 at NYR
  1. L1Girgensons#28Holmberg#29Mikheyev#95
    10:27 together at 5v5
  2. L2Point#21Goncalves#93Kucherov#86
    5:49 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewHagel#38Guentzel#59Geekie#94
    1:46 together at 5v5
  1. D1Carlson#74Moser#90
    12:15 together at 5v5
  2. D2D'Astous#51Crozier#24
    10:25 together at 5v5
  3. D3McDonagh#27Cernak#81
    8:50 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Hagel LGuentzel CPoint CKucherov RCarlson D2:13
  2. 2Cirelli CGoncalves CGeekie CHolmberg RD'Astous D0:50

Penalty kill

  1. 1Hagel LCirelli CHedman DCrozier D1:57
  2. 2Hagel LCirelli CMcDonagh DCernak D1:17

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

UTATBL

Settled lines

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

UTA 75% (5th most settled)TBL 57% (5th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

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

UTA 1:40 left (11th latest · 17 pulls)TBL 2:04 left (5th earliest · 16 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

UTA 45.1s (3rd shortest)TBL 49.1s (11th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

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

UTA 24% (3rd least often)TBL 28% (12th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series