Colorado Avalanche at Utah MammothDec 31, 2026

Time TBDThursday, Dec 31, 2026

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Colorado AvalancheCOL

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Utah MammothUTA

Preview

Probable goalies, start odds, schedule edge and each team's lines from its last game.

Schedule Edge

No schedule edge

COLaway±0.0 pts

1 day rest · 596 km travel

UTAhome±0.0 pts

1 day rest

No meaningful schedule edge: COL (1 day rest) at UTA (1 day rest).

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Colorado Avalanche

Goalie: Starter not announced
Start probability: Mackenzie Blackwood63%
Scott Wedgewood37%
Schedule: Rested
Last game: W 8–4 vs LAK · Sep 30

L1Lehkonen – MacKinnon – Necas
9:10
L2Kadri – Nelson – Landeskog
8:01
L3Roy – Kelly – Svechkov
2:59
D1Toews – Makar
9:57
D2Burns – Manson
8:02
D3Kulak – Malinski
7:13
PP1Landeskog – MacKinnon – Necas – Makar – Hughes
4:08

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Utah Mammoth

Goalie: Starter not announced
Start probability: Karel Vejmelka96%
Sebastian Cossa4%
Schedule: Rested
Last game: W 6–0 vs CHI · Oct 1

L1Trocheck – Schmaltz – Keller
11:26
L2Lee – Guenther – Cooley
8:55
L3Crouse – Hayton – McBain
8:28
L4Stenlund – Carcone – But
7:52
D1Weegar – Sergachev
16:08
D2Schmidt – Marino
14:10
D3Peeke – Simashev
12:35
PP1Schmaltz – Keller – Sergachev – Guenther – Cooley
1:41

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Game day: all games on Dec 31.

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Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.