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Utah Mammoth vs Los Angeles Kings

Regular season · Saturday, December 26, 2026 · Crypto.com Arena

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Game preview

The Utah Mammoth visit the Los Angeles Kings at Crypto.com Arena on Saturday, December 26, 2026, with puck drop at 10:00 PM ET. The game is on ABTV , Mammoth+ and Utah16.

This is the second of 3 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Mammoth

Game 3 of a road trip: Edmonton and Vancouver, now Los Angeles.

  1. 162026-12-16: no game
  2. 172026-12-17: vs CAR
  3. 182026-12-18: no game
  4. 192026-12-19: at EDM
  5. 202026-12-20: no game
  6. 212026-12-21: at VAN
  7. 222026-12-22: no game
  8. 232026-12-23: no game
  9. 242026-12-24: no game
  10. 252026-12-25: no game
  11. 262026-12-26: at LAK
rest since last game
4 days
rest since last game
since last game
~1,082 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,476 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
−1 h
body clock vs home

Kings

First home game after a 5-game road trip (Detroit, Pittsburgh, Columbus, Buffalo and Minnesota).

  1. 162026-12-16: no game
  2. 172026-12-17: at PIT
  3. 182026-12-18: no game
  4. 192026-12-19: at CBJ
  5. 202026-12-20: at BUF, second of a back-to-backB2B
  6. 212026-12-21: no game
  7. 222026-12-22: at MIN
  8. 232026-12-23: no game
  9. 242026-12-24: no game
  10. 252026-12-25: no game
  11. 262026-12-26: vs UTA
rest since last game
3 days
rest since last game
since last game
~1,530 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~4,894 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.

Does a long trip matter? Not much. Teams home for the first time after five or more road games have won 53% since 2016–17 (244-175-43), about the same as any home team (54%).

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
Los Angeles KingsKingsTue, Oct 13 vs EDM
  1. L1Panarin#10Kempe#9Byfield#55
    13:26 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewMoore#12Laughton#21Armia#40
    9:16 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewHaula#56Perry#90Laferriere#14
    7:27 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewGustafsson#64Clarke#92
    13:55 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewDoughty#8Edmundson#6
    5:46 together at 5v5
  3. D3Ceci#5Anderson#44
    5:45 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Panarin LKempe RByfield RLaferriere RClarke D3:25
  2. 2Haula LMoore LPerry RDoughty DGustafsson D1:31

Penalty kill

  1. 1Moore LLaughton CCeci DAnderson D0:52
  2. 2Haula LArmia RDoughty DEdmundson D0:35

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

UTALAK

Settled lines

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

UTA 75% (5th most settled)LAK 61% (8th most shuffled)
← 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)LAK 1:40 left (11th latest · 17 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

UTA 45.1s (3rd shortest)LAK 49.6s (8th 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)LAK 33% (9th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series