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New Jersey Devils vs Utah Mammoth

Regular season · Tuesday, December 29, 2026 · Delta Center

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Mammoth+ · Utah16 · MSGSN

Game preview

The New Jersey Devils visit the Utah Mammoth at Delta Center on Tuesday, December 29, 2026, with puck drop at 9:00 PM ET. The game is on Mammoth+, Utah16 and MSGSN.

This is the second of 2 meetings this season. Devils 0, Mammoth 1 so far; the last game finished UTA 5, NJD 3.

Rest and travel

Devils

First game of a road trip.

  1. 192026-12-19: vs BOS
  2. 202026-12-20: vs NSH, second of a back-to-backB2B
  3. 212026-12-21: no game
  4. 222026-12-22: at NYR
  5. 232026-12-23: no game
  6. 242026-12-24: no game
  7. 252026-12-25: no game
  8. 262026-12-26: at BUF
  9. 272026-12-27: vs BOS, second of a back-to-backB2B
  10. 282026-12-28: no game
  11. 292026-12-29: at UTA
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~1,959 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,959 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
−2 h
body clock vs home

Mammoth

First home game after a 3-game road trip (Edmonton, Vancouver and Los Angeles).

  1. 192026-12-19: at EDM
  2. 202026-12-20: no game
  3. 212026-12-21: at VAN
  4. 222026-12-22: no game
  5. 232026-12-23: no game
  6. 242026-12-24: no game
  7. 252026-12-25: no game
  8. 262026-12-26: at LAK
  9. 272026-12-27: no game
  10. 282026-12-28: no game
  11. 292026-12-29: vs NJD
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~581 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~3,057 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 Jersey DevilsDevilsTue, Oct 13 at DET
  1. L1NewBratt#63Hughes#86Gritsyuk#81
    16:14 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewHischier#13Mercer#91Meier#28
    11:57 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewRodrigues#17Noesen#11Mantha#39
    9:16 together at 5v5
  4. L4Glass#12Boqvist#70Lombardi#93
    7:45 together at 5v5
  1. D1Pesce#22Hughes#43
    21:22 together at 5v5
  2. D2Hamilton#7Siegenthaler#71
    16:46 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewKovacevic#8Chisholm#47
    14:32 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Bratt LRodrigues CHischier CHughes CHughes D0:46

Penalty kill

  1. 1Rodrigues CHischier CHamilton DSiegenthaler D1:13
  2. 2Glass CMercer CPesce DHughes D0:33
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.

NJDUTA

Settled lines

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

NJD 72% (8th most settled)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

NJD 2:05 left (4th earliest · 14 pulls)UTA 1:40 left (11th latest · 17 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

NJD 49.6s (8th longest)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

NJD 35% (5th most often)UTA 24% (3rd least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series