‘Are you not entertained?’: Mammoth pull off massive win against big, bad Oilers
Here’s what the Mammoth need to keep in mind if they meet the Oilers in the playoffs.
Utah Mammoth right wing JJ Peterka (77) celebrates his goal against the Edmonton Oilers during the first period of an NHL game held at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, April 7, 2026. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News Utah Mammoth head coach André Tourigny began his postgame press conference on Tuesday with one of the most famous movie quotes of all time. “Are you not entertained?
” he said with a smile. The answer is yes, speaking for every person watching the game. Even if you cheer for the Edmonton Oilers, who lost the back-and-forth contest 6-5, you must have been on the edge of your seat all night long.
It had a little bit of everything: beautiful goals, hard hits, big saves and a wacky but awesome Zamboni . And those inside the Delta Center might need to visit the audiologist afterwards because it was as loud as it has ever been. “You get the rally towels and the whiteout, or whatever it is, and it’s pretty fun.
(The fans) are super into it and we want to bring a playoff series to Utah, so we’re doing everything we can,” said Mammoth forward Nick Schmaltz, whose two goals on the evening pushed his point streak to five games. The truth is that there’s a high likelihood Utah and Edmonton meet at some point this postseason, whether it’s in the first round or the second. Tourigny declined to comment on what the matchup would look like, but the two recent meetings between these teams have had the intensity of playoff games.
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