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Utah Mammoth vs Chicago Blackhawks

Regular season · Tuesday, January 12, 2027 · United Center

Mammoth+ · CHSN · Utah16

Game preview

The Utah Mammoth visit the Chicago Blackhawks at United Center on Tuesday, January 12, 2027, with puck drop at 8:00 PM ET. The game is on Mammoth+, CHSN and Utah16.

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

Rest and travel

Mammoth

Game 3 of a road trip: Detroit and Winnipeg, now Chicago.

  1. 22027-01-02: vs VAN
  2. 32027-01-03: no game
  3. 42027-01-04: no game
  4. 52027-01-05: vs OTT
  5. 62027-01-06: no game
  6. 72027-01-07: at DET
  7. 82027-01-08: no game
  8. 92027-01-09: at WPG
  9. 102027-01-10: no game
  10. 112027-01-11: no game
  11. 122027-01-12: at CHI
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~716 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~3,054 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+1 h
body clock vs home

Blackhawks

First home game after a 5-game road trip (Dallas, Montréal, NY Rangers, New Jersey and Philadelphia).

  1. 22027-01-02: at DAL, second of a back-to-backB2B
  2. 32027-01-03: no game
  3. 42027-01-04: at MTL
  4. 52027-01-05: no game
  5. 62027-01-06: no game
  6. 72027-01-07: at NYR
  7. 82027-01-08: no game
  8. 92027-01-09: at NJD
  9. 102027-01-10: at PHI, second of a back-to-backB2B
  10. 112027-01-11: no game
  11. 122027-01-12: vs UTA
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~666 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~3,401 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

  1. 14:40 together at 5v5
  2. 9:13 together at 5v5
  3. 8:03 together at 5v5
  4. 6:49 together at 5v5
  1. 17:47 together at 5v5
  2. 12:41 together at 5v5
  3. 11:31 together at 5v5

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