New Jersey Devils at Utah MammothDec 29, 2026

Time TBDTuesday, Dec 29, 2026

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New Jersey DevilsNJD

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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

NJDaway−1.0 pts

1 day rest · 3,153 km travel · -2 h

2 h time-zone change −1.0 pts
1 day rest vs 2 days rest

UTAhome±0.0 pts

2 days rest · 935 km travel · +1 h

2 days rest vs 1 day rest

No meaningful schedule edge: NJD (1 day rest) at UTA (2 days rest).

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New Jersey Devils

Goalie: Starter not announced
Start probability: Jake Allen72%
David Rittich16%
Nico Daws11%
Schedule: Rested
Last game: W 3–2 vs PHI · Oct 1

L1Rodrigues – Gritsyuk – Mercer
10:55
L2Mantha – Bratt – Hughes
10:54
L3Meier – Hischier – Evangelista
8:40
L4Noesen – Glass – Lombardi
4:25
D1Hamilton – Siegenthaler
14:45
D2Pesce – Hughes
14:06
D3Dillon – Chisholm
12:42
PP1Bratt – Hischier – Hughes – Evangelista – Hughes
5:17

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Utah Mammoth

Goalie: Starter not announced
Start probability: Karel Vejmelka97%
Sebastian Cossa3%
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 29.

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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.