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New York Islanders vs Utah Mammoth

Regular season · Tuesday, December 15, 2026 · Delta Center

New York IslandersNY IslandersIslandersAway

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Utah MammothUtahMammothHome

Mammoth+ · Utah16 · MSGSN

Game preview

The New York Islanders visit the Utah Mammoth at Delta Center on Tuesday, December 15, 2026, with puck drop at 9:00 PM ET. The game is on Mammoth+, Utah16 and MSGSN.

This is the first of 2 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Islanders

Game 2 of a road trip: Carolina, now Utah.

  1. 52026-12-05: no game
  2. 62026-12-06: no game
  3. 72026-12-07: vs COL
  4. 82026-12-08: no game
  5. 92026-12-09: no game
  6. 102026-12-10: vs CGY
  7. 112026-12-11: at CAR, second of a back-to-backB2B
  8. 122026-12-12: no game
  9. 132026-12-13: no game
  10. 142026-12-14: no game
  11. 152026-12-15: at UTA
rest since last game
3 days
rest since last game
since last game
~1,821 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,255 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
−2 h
body clock vs home

Mammoth

First home game after a 2-game road trip (Chicago and Colorado).

  1. 52026-12-05: at LAK
  2. 62026-12-06: no game
  3. 72026-12-07: no game
  4. 82026-12-08: no game
  5. 92026-12-09: no game
  6. 102026-12-10: vs STL
  7. 112026-12-11: no game
  8. 122026-12-12: at CHI
  9. 132026-12-13: no game
  10. 142026-12-14: at COL
  11. 152026-12-15: vs NYI, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~370 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,542 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

New York IslandersIslandersTue, Oct 13 vs VAN
  1. L1Schenn#10Ritchie#64Eklund#38
    10:44 together at 5v5
  2. L2Palat#81Duclair#11Pageau#44
    8:29 together at 5v5
  3. L3Heineman#51Palmieri#21Horvat#14
    6:33 together at 5v5
  4. L4Maccelli#63Cizikas#53Holmstrom#92
    5:23 together at 5v5
  1. D1Stanley#8Schaefer#48
    13:56 together at 5v5
  2. D2Pelech#3Pulock#6
    12:01 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewDeAngelo#77Kessel#4
    8:45 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Maccelli LPalmieri CSchenn CHorvat CSchaefer D3:31

Penalty kill

  1. 1Pageau CHolmstrom RPelech DPulock D2:08
  2. 2Heineman LHorvat CStanley DKessel D1:07
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

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

NYIUTA

Settled lines

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

NYI 68% (15th most shuffled)UTA 75% (5th 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

NYI 2:02 left (7th earliest · 15 pulls)UTA 1:40 left (11th latest · 17 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

NYI 48.2s (15th shortest)UTA 45.1s (3rd shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

NYI 33% (11th most often)UTA 24% (3rd least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series