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Colorado Avalanche vs Utah Mammoth

Regular season · Thursday, December 31, 2026 · Rice-Eccles Stadium

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Utah MammothUtahMammothHome

TNT · truTV · HBO MAX · SN

Game preview

The Colorado Avalanche visit the Utah Mammoth at Rice-Eccles Stadium on Thursday, December 31, 2026, with puck drop at 6:00 PM ET. The game is on TNT, truTV, HBO MAX and SN.

This is the third of 4 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Avalanche

First game of a road trip.

  1. 212026-12-21: no game
  2. 222026-12-22: no game
  3. 232026-12-23: no game
  4. 242026-12-24: no game
  5. 252026-12-25: no game
  6. 262026-12-26: no game
  7. 272026-12-27: at ANA
  8. 282026-12-28: no game
  9. 292026-12-29: vs STL
  10. 302026-12-30: no game
  11. 312026-12-31: at UTA
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~370 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~370 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Mammoth

Another game at home.

  1. 212026-12-21: at VAN
  2. 222026-12-22: no game
  3. 232026-12-23: no game
  4. 242026-12-24: no game
  5. 252026-12-25: no game
  6. 262026-12-26: at LAK
  7. 272026-12-27: no game
  8. 282026-12-28: no game
  9. 292026-12-29: vs NJD
  10. 302026-12-30: no game
  11. 312026-12-31: vs COL
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
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

Colorado AvalancheAvalancheTue, Oct 13 at DAL
  1. L1Lehkonen#62MacKinnon#29Necas#88
    10:32 together at 5v5
  2. L2Landeskog#92Kadri#91Nelson#11
    8:31 together at 5v5
  3. L3Schwartz#71Svechkov#9Hughes#13
    4:23 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewToews#7Malinski#70
    14:51 together at 5v5
  2. D2Burns#84Manson#42
    13:31 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewKulak#27Juulsen#47
    10:41 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Kadri CMacKinnon CNecas CHughes RToews D3:30
  2. 2Schwartz LLandeskog LLehkonen LNelson CMalinski D1:05

Penalty kill

  1. 1Lehkonen LNelson CManson DToews D0:36
  2. 2Roy CKelly CBurns DKulak D0:23
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.

COLUTA

Settled lines

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

COL 58% (6th 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

COL 2:15 left (3rd earliest · 11 pulls)UTA 1:40 left (11th latest · 17 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

COL 48.4s (16th 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

COL 24% (4th least often)UTA 24% (3rd least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series