The Western Conference's top team will be on the ice when the Edmonton Oilers play host to the Utah Mammoth on Tuesday.

The curious part of the affair is who holds that perch. Instead of it being the Oilers, who have reached the Stanley Cup Final in each of the past two seasons, it is the Mammoth, a franchise pining for its first playoff berth since 2020.

Utah, which owns 16 points to share the league lead with the New Jersey Devils, is riding a seven-game winning streak after an impressive 3-2 road victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday.

"We're not getting too high," said Mammoth forward Dylan Guenther. "I think you can sense it in the room. In the past, we were a little more emotional in a different way. I think we're a little more on an even keel this year."

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