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Utah Mammoth vs Chicago Blackhawks

Regular season · Saturday, December 12, 2026 · United Center

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Mammoth+ · CHSN · Utah16

Game preview

The Utah Mammoth visit the Chicago Blackhawks at United Center on Saturday, December 12, 2026, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on Mammoth+, CHSN and Utah16.

This is the second of 4 meetings this season. Mammoth 1, Blackhawks 0 so far; the last game finished CHI 0, UTA 6.

Rest and travel

Mammoth

First game of a road trip.

  1. 22026-12-02: vs WPG
  2. 32026-12-03: at VGK, second of a back-to-backB2B
  3. 42026-12-04: no game
  4. 52026-12-05: at LAK
  5. 62026-12-06: no game
  6. 72026-12-07: no game
  7. 82026-12-08: no game
  8. 92026-12-09: no game
  9. 102026-12-10: vs STL
  10. 112026-12-11: no game
  11. 122026-12-12: at CHI
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~1,255 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,255 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+1 h
body clock vs home

Blackhawks

First home game after a 2-game road trip (Pittsburgh and Winnipeg).

  1. 22026-12-02: no game
  2. 32026-12-03: at NSH
  3. 42026-12-04: at STL, second of a back-to-backB2B
  4. 52026-12-05: no game
  5. 62026-12-06: vs EDM
  6. 72026-12-07: no game
  7. 82026-12-08: at PIT
  8. 92026-12-09: no game
  9. 102026-12-10: at WPG
  10. 112026-12-11: no game
  11. 122026-12-12: vs UTA
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~716 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,183 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
Chicago BlackhawksBlackhawksTue, Oct 13 vs PIT
  1. L1NewBedard#98Kane#88Kantserov#80
    14:40 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewBertuzzi#59Teravainen#86Frondell#16
    9:13 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewToninato#25Donato#8Moore#11
    8:03 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewGreenway#12Greene#20Smith#22
    6:49 together at 5v5
  1. D1Byram#24Levshunov#55
    17:47 together at 5v5
  2. D2Cole#28Vlasic#72
    12:41 together at 5v5
  3. D3Kaiser#44Rinzel#6
    11:31 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Bertuzzi LBedard CKane RKantserov RByram D2:48

Penalty kill

  1. 1Teravainen CFrondell CCole DVlasic D1:29
  2. 2Greene CSmith RCole DVlasic D1:05

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

UTACHI

Settled lines

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

UTA 75% (5th most settled)CHI 70% (14th most settled)
← 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)CHI 1:23 left (2nd latest · 19 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

UTA 45.1s (3rd shortest)CHI 48.6s (15th 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)CHI 33% (10th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series