Utah Mammoth vs New York Islanders
Regular season · Thursday, January 1, 2026 · UBS Arena
NHLN · SN · Utah16 · MSGSN
Game summary
The Utah Mammoth beat the New York Islanders 7-2 on Thursday, January 1, 2026 at UBS Arena. The Islanders outshot the Mammoth 22-21.
Dylan Guenther scored a hat trick and Nick Schmaltz scored twice. Calum Ritchie, Mikhail Sergachev, Clayton Keller and Matthew Schaefer also scored.
Karel Vejmelka made 20 saves on 22 shots for the win; David Rittich stopped 9 of 14.
Three stars
Scoring
2nd period
Dylan Guenther (18)Barrett Hayton (6), Mikhail Sergachev (22)1–000:36 UTA
Calum Ritchie (6)Max Shabanov (9), Marshall Warren (3)1–102:35 NYI
Dylan Guenther (19)Lawson Crouse (8), Barrett Hayton (7)Mayfield 2:16 into shift2–110:20 UTA
Nick Schmaltz (13)Unassisted3–116:19 UTA
3rd period
Mikhail Sergachev (6)Clayton Keller (22), Dylan Guenther (16)Pelech 1:41 into shift4–102:52 UTA · PPG
Clayton Keller (13)Nick Schmaltz (22), Mikhail Sergachev (23)5–105:41 UTA · PPG
Matthew Schaefer (10)Jonathan Drouin (14), Max Shabanov (10)5–211:48 NYI · PPG
Dylan Guenther (20)Lawson Crouse (9), Sean Durzi (9)Tsyplakov 1:02 into shift6–213:54 UTA
Nick Schmaltz (14)JJ Peterka (14), Clayton Keller (23)Drouin 1:10 into shift7–216:55 UTA
Tired legs
Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.
2–1 · 2nd 10:20 · Guenther. Mayfield was 2:16 into his shift when it went in.
1–0 UTA
2nd 0:36 · Guenther
Lee 0:36
1–1 NYI
2nd 2:35 · Ritchie
O'Brien 0:48
2–1 UTA
2nd 10:20 · Guenther
Stuck out there: Mayfield 2:16
3–1 UTA
2nd 16:19 · Schmaltz
Horvat 0:51
4–1 UTA
3rd 2:52 · PP · Sergachev
Stuck out there: Pelech 1:41
5–1 UTA
3rd 5:41 · PP · Keller
Horvat 0:41
5–2 NYI
3rd 11:48 · PP · Schaefer
Kerfoot 0:26
6–2 UTA
3rd 13:54 · Guenther
Long shift: Tsyplakov 1:02
7–2 UTA
3rd 16:55 · Schmaltz
Long shift: Drouin 1:10
Hover or tap a bar for the skater.
1.9×
Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.9 times as often as against fresh legs (7.3% vs 3.9%).
30%
of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.
Team stats
Penalties
- 1st 09:17
Jack McBain · interference2 min
- 1st 13:50
Adam Pelech · cross checking2 min
- 2nd 05:34
Clayton Keller · tripping2 min
- 2nd 12:39
Matthew Schaefer · tripping2 min
- 2nd 17:26
Alexander Kerfoot · high sticking double minor4 min
- 3rd 01:17
Anders Lee · hooking2 min
- 3rd 05:02
Bench · too many men on the ice2 min
- 3rd 10:41
Ian Cole · interference2 min
- 3rd 17:23
Maxim Tsyplakov · tripping2 min
Season series
Utah Mammoth
| 11Dylan GuentherR | 3 | 1 | 4 | +3 | 3 | 15:23 |
| 8Nick SchmaltzC | 2 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 4 | 18:07 |
| 9Clayton KellerR | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 3 | 16:32 |
| 98Mikhail SergachevD | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 20:36 |
| 27Barrett HaytonC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 1 | 15:26 |
| 67Lawson CrouseL | 0 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 0 | 16:45 |
| 77JJ PeterkaR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 15:29 |
| 50Sean DurziD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 20:21 |
| 15Alexander KerfootC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 12:56 |
| 19Daniil ButL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:27 |
| 22Jack McBainC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:58 |
| 38Liam O'BrienC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 11:04 |
| 53Michael CarconeL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:18 |
| 82Kevin StenlundC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:40 |
| 6John MarinoD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 17:41 |
| 28Ian ColeD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 19:30 |
| 57Nick DeSimoneD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:46 |
| 88Nate SchmidtD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 18:54 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41Vitek VanecekG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 70Karel VejmelkaG | W | 22 | 20 | 2 | .909 | 60:00 |
New York Islanders
| 49Max ShabanovR | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:57 |
| 29Jonathan DrouinL | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 17:00 |
| 64Calum RitchieC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13:53 |
| 41Marshall WarrenD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:30 |
| 48Matthew SchaeferD | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 24:24 |
| 7Maxim TsyplakovR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 13:42 |
| 10Simon HolmstromR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:26 |
| 13Mathew BarzalC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 17:49 |
| 14Bo HorvatC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 16:43 |
| 27Anders LeeL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 11:58 |
| 32Kyle MacLeanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:51 |
| 44Jean-Gabriel PageauC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 13:57 |
| 51Emil HeinemanL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 16:57 |
| 53Casey CizikasC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:17 |
| 3Adam PelechD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 18:44 |
| 6Ryan PulockD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:44 |
| 24Scott MayfieldD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:19 |
| 77Tony DeAngeloD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 16:45 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33David RittichG | L | 14 | 9 | 5 | .643 | 45:21 |
| 50Marcus HogbergG | 7 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 13:29 |