Our Utah Mammoth vs New York Rangers preview covers the odds, puck line, total, start time, TV channel and where to watch on Sunday, October 4, 2026. The Utah Mammoth (2-0-0 this season; 43-33-6 in 2025-26) visit the New York Rangers (2-1-0 this season; 34-39-9 in 2025-26) at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y. Puck drop is 6:00 PM ET (6:00 PM local). TV: MSG / Utah 16 (U.S. regional) / TVA Sports (Canada).
Storyline: Vincent Trocheck plays his first regular-season game against the Rangers since New York traded him to Utah, and Sean Durzi, who went to New York in that deal, scored his first goal for the Rangers on the power play in Friday’s 2-0 win at Detroit. New York is 2-1-0 with two straight wins and had Saturday off. Utah is on the second night of a back-to-back after a 4-1 win at Columbus on Saturday, Oct. 3. DraftKings lists the Rangers at -142 and Utah at +120 on the moneyline, with the total at 5.5.
Utah Mammoth vs New York Rangers Odds, Puck Line & Game Info
| Matchup | Utah Mammoth @ New York Rangers |
|---|---|
| 2026-27 Records | Utah Mammoth 2-0-0 | New York Rangers 2-1-0 |
| 2025-26 Records | Utah Mammoth 43-33-6 | New York Rangers 34-39-9 |
| Head Coaches | UTA: André Tourigny (6th season) | NYR: Mike Sullivan (2nd season) |
| Puck Line | UTA +1.5 (-218) | NYR -1.5 (+180) |
| Moneyline | Utah Mammoth: +120 | New York Rangers: -142 |
| Total | O/U 5.5 (o-130 / u+110) |
| Venue | Madison Square Garden (New York, N.Y.) |
| Date / Time | Sunday, October 4, 2026 — 6:00 PM ET |
| TV / How to Watch | MSG / Utah 16 (U.S. regional) / TVA Sports (Canada) |
| Probable Starting Goalies | UTA: TBD (Karel Vejmelka / Sebastian Cossa; Sebastian Cossa started Saturday) | NYR: TBD (Igor Shesterkin / Dylan Garand; Joonas Korpisalo on injured reserve) |
Odds via DraftKings (through ESPN), cross-checked on Action Network, as of Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026, ~6:23 PM ET. Totals ranged from 5.5 to 6 across books at research time. Lines move, so check your sportsbook before puck drop. Starting goalies had not been confirmed at research time.
Utah Mammoth Preview: Last Season, Offseason & Goalies
2025-26 recap: Utah went 43-33-6 (92 points), finished fourth in the Central Division and made the playoffs, leading the series 2-1 against Vegas before losing in six games in the first round (NHL.com). Captain Clayton Keller led the team with 88 points (26 goals, 62 assists), Dylan Guenther scored 40 goals and Nick Schmaltz had 74 points.
Offseason moves: Utah acquired center Vincent Trocheck from the Rangers (Durzi went to New York in the deal) and signed forward Anders Lee, the Islanders’ longtime captain, to a three-year contract. The Mammoth also acquired goalie Sebastian Cossa from Detroit and signed defenseman Andrew Peeke. JJ Peterka (25 goals) was traded to Boston, and Alex Kerfoot, Ian Cole and goalie Vitek Vanecek left in free agency.
Key players & coach: Keller, Guenther, Schmaltz, Logan Cooley (24 goals in 54 games), Trocheck and Lee lead the forwards, with Mikhail Sergachev (59 points), MacKenzie Weegar and John Marino on defense. André Tourigny is in his sixth season as coach.
Goalies: Karel Vejmelka went 38-20-3 with a 2.75 GAA and .897 save percentage in 64 games last season and opened this season with a 15-save shutout. Cossa, 23, went 26-8-4 with a 2.33 GAA in the AHL last season (NHL.com). Utah had not confirmed a starter for Sunday at research time.
Season opener recap: Utah beat Chicago 6-0 at Delta Center on Oct. 1. Guenther scored twice on the power play, and Michael Carcone, Schmaltz, Lee and Daniil But also scored. Keller had two assists, Trocheck had an assist, and the Mammoth outshot the Blackhawks 32-15 (NHL.com).
Saturday’s result: Utah beat Columbus 4-1 at Nationwide Arena on Saturday, Oct. 3, so Sunday’s game is the second night of a back-to-back. Utah goals: Mikhail Sergachev, Nick Schmaltz (2) and Dylan Guenther. Sebastian Cossa started in goal for Utah and made 17 saves on 18 shots. Jet Greaves started for Columbus and made 27 saves on 31 shots. (NHL.com)
Injuries: Defenseman Maveric Lamoureux is on injured reserve and will miss four to six months after surgery to repair a dislocated shoulder (NHL.com Status Report, Sept. 29; ESPN).
New York Rangers Preview: Two Straight Wins and a Goalie Goal
2025-26 recap: The Rangers went 34-39-9 (77 points) and finished last in the Metropolitan Division. They lost their first seven games at Madison Square Garden (0-6-1), a franchise record, and traded Artemi Panarin during the season (NHL.com). Mika Zibanejad led the team with 78 points (34 goals, 44 assists).
Offseason moves: New York acquired forward Pavel Dorofeyev (37 goals for Vegas last season) and signed him to a seven-year, $77 million contract. The Rangers traded Trocheck to Utah for Durzi, acquired defenseman Marcus Pettersson from Vancouver and goalie Joonas Korpisalo from Boston, and added forwards Oliver Bjorkstrand, Eeli Tolvanen and Joe Veleno. Defenseman Alberts Smits, the No. 5 selection in the 2026 draft, made the opening roster at 18. Goalie Jonathan Quick retired.
Key players & coach: Captain J.T. Miller centers Dorofeyev and Bjorkstrand, and Zibanejad, Alexis Lafreniere, Will Cuylle and Gabe Perreault are also key forwards, with Adam Fox and Vladislav Gavrikov on the top defense pair. Mike Sullivan is in his second season as coach.
Goalies: Igor Shesterkin went 25-19-6 with a 2.50 GAA and .912 save percentage in 51 games last season. He made 20 saves on 22 shots at Boston and 23 saves on 24 shots against Tampa Bay on Oct. 1, when he scored into an empty net for the first goalie goal in Rangers history (NHL.com). Dylan Garand, recalled from Hartford after Korpisalo went on injured reserve, made 22 saves for his first NHL shutout Friday. New York had not confirmed a starter at research time.
Season so far: Boston beat New York 3-0 on Sept. 29. The Rangers beat Tampa Bay 5-1 at home on Oct. 1 with goals from Zibanejad (power play), Dorofeyev, Tolvanen, Perreault and Shesterkin, then won 2-0 at Detroit on Oct. 2 on goals from Durzi (power play) and Tolvanen (empty net), their third game in four nights (NHL.com).
Injuries: Korpisalo (lower body), forward Adam Sykora (lower body) and forward Aidan Thompson (undisclosed) are on injured reserve (ESPN).
Key Matchup Notes: Mammoth vs Rangers
- Schedule spot: Utah is on the second night of a back-to-back after a 4-1 win at Columbus on Saturday. New York had Saturday off after winning Friday in Detroit, and Sunday is its fourth game in six days.
- Last season: Utah won both meetings, 3-2 at home on Nov. 22, 2025, and 3-2 in overtime at Madison Square Garden on Jan. 5 (NHL.com).
- Trade ties: Trocheck had an assist in Utah’s opener. Durzi scored his first goal with New York on Friday.
- Goals against: New York has allowed four goals in three games, one into an empty net. Vejmelka opened with a shutout on Oct. 1.
- Power plays: Utah scored twice on the power play in its opener, and New York scored a power-play goal in each of its two wins.
- Odds snapshot: The Rangers -142 / Utah +120 on the moneyline, Rangers -1.5 (+180) on the puck line, total 5.5 (DraftKings).
How to Watch Utah Mammoth vs New York Rangers
Date: Sunday, October 4, 2026
Puck drop: 6:00 PM ET (6:00 PM local)
Venue: Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y.
TV: In the U.S., MSG carries the game in the Rangers’ market and Utah 16 in the Mammoth’s market (NHL.com, ESPN). ESPN also lists ESPN+ streaming nationally. TVA Sports has the French-language national broadcast in Canada (NHL.com). No U.S. national TV broadcast is listed at research time.
Check the puck line, moneyline and total above against your sportsbook before the October 4, 2026 puck drop, and look for confirmed starting goalies closer to game time.