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Utah Mammoth vs. New Jersey DevilsJan 3, 2026

Final· Prudential Center
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UTA
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NJD
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Goals123TShots123T
UTA0011UTA1251431
NJD2204NJD912930
UTA 62NJD 49
UTA 2.83NJD 3.12
PP goals
UTA 0NJD 1
Hits
UTA 28NJD 24
Blocks
UTA 8NJD 14
PIM
UTA 6NJD 4
UTA 48%NJD 52%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

New Jersey Devils beat Utah Mammoth 4–1

New Jersey Devils beat Utah Mammoth 4–1 at home. Jesper Bratt (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for NJD: Noesen–Glendening–Lammikko skated 8:14 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (15.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

  1. Points
    Jesper Bratt had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:38.Bratt
  2. Points
    Brett Pesce had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:56.Pesce
  3. Points
    Jack Hughes had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:17.Hughes
  4. New line
    New look for NJD: Noesen–Glendening–Lammikko skated 8:14 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (15.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.NoesenGlendeningLammikko
  5. Luck
    UTA scored 1 goal on 2.83 expected goals (62 attempts), well short of its chances.
  6. Usage
    Clayton Keller (UTA) played 22:46, +3:44 up on his 19:02 season average over 81 games.Keller
  7. Usage
    Connor Brown (NJD) played 14:12, −3:24 down on his 17:36 season average over 74 games.Brown
  8. Usage
    Mikhail Sergachev (UTA) played 20:59, −3:21 down on his 24:20 season average over 77 games.Sergachev

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Shot map, UTA at NJD: 111 attempts, 61 on goal, 5 goals, 5.95 expected goals; best chance Michael Carcone at 0.22 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← UTA attacks left (bottom on phones)NJD attacks right (top on phones) →
  • NJD
  • UTA
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 111 of 111 attempts · NJD 49 · UTA 62

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, UTA at NJD: expected goals 3.12 to 2.83 (NJD led the chances), shot attempts 49 to 62, 5 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdNJDUTABMHHCnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • NJD
  • UTA
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
NJDUTAcontrol2nd3rdBratt · 1st 12:27Meier · 1st 14:18Hischier · 2nd 15:13Hamilton · 2nd 16:43Carcone · 3rd 12:35
  • NJD pressure
  • UTA pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: UTA 36% of the game, NJD 34%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

Shift chart, UTA at NJD: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Jacob Markstrom (60:00) for NJD and Karel Vejmelka (60:00) for UTA, 5 goals.

NJD
UTA
goals / penalties
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

NJD skaters (rows) against UTA skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the NJD side.

Matchup matrix

Head-to-head matrix, NJD rows versus UTA columns: 250 matchups; most common Pesce vs Schmaltz, 8:40 at 62% xGF.

NJD ↓ · UTA →KellerSchmaltzPeterkaButMcBainCarconeGuentherCrouseHaytonStenlundKerfootO'BrienSchmidtMarinoSergachevDurziColeDeSimoneL1 HughesL1 HischierL1 BrattL2 MercerL2 MeierL2 GritsyukL3 BrownL3 GlassL3 PalatL4 GlendeningL4 NoesenL4 LammikkoD1 HamiltonD1 SiegenthalerD2 PesceD2 HughesD3 DillonD3 White
NJD xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
StatUTANJD
6446
2.682.10
2.572.05
2011
25
2220
+0.000+0.000
36%34%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Utah Mammoth

Current UTA line combinations →

New Jersey Devils

Current NJD line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 12:27
    NJDJesper Bratt (Brett Pesce, Jack Hughes)wrap-around0.11 xG
    UTA: Crouse, Sergachev, Durzi, Hayton, GuentherNJD: Pesce, Bratt, Hischier, Hughes, Hughes
    UTA 0 – 1 NJD
  2. 14:18
    NJDTimo Meier (Dawson Mercer, Brett Pesce)wrist0.05 xG
    UTA: Schmaltz, Keller, Sergachev, Durzi, GuentherNJD: Pesce, Meier, Gritsyuk, Mercer, Hughes
    UTA 0 – 2 NJD

2nd period

  1. 15:13
    NJDNico HischierPP (Jack Hughes, Jesper Bratt)tip-in0.20 xG
    UTA: Cole, Schmidt, Schmaltz, StenlundNJD: Hamilton, Meier, Bratt, Hischier, Hughes
    UTA 0 – 3 NJD
  2. 16:43
    NJDDougie Hamilton (Luke Glendening)wrist0.05 xG
    UTA: Sergachev, Carcone, Durzi, McBain, ButNJD: Hamilton, Noesen, Glendening, Lammikko, Siegenthaler
    UTA 0 – 4 NJD

3rd period

  1. 12:35
    UTAMichael Carcone (Barrett Hayton, Sean Durzi)wrist0.07 xG
    UTA: Crouse, Carcone, Durzi, Hayton, ButNJD: Dillon, Palat, Noesen, Pesce, Bratt
    UTA 1 – 4 NJD

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Utah Mammoth

UTA skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Clayton Keller RL1000-140.3300022:46——7376
Nick Schmaltz CL1000-160.5200222:17——6970
JJ Peterka RL1000030.2301015:52——4848
Daniil But LL2000020.4300013:18——5064
Jack McBain CL2000-100.0350012:36——6864
Michael Carcone LL2101030.3920011:44——6773
Dylan Guenther RL3000-230.4040217:20——5854
Lawson Crouse LL3000020.0850015:07——4837
Barrett Hayton CL3011010.1220012:42——3046
Kevin Stenlund CL4000010.0000014:11——6339
Alexander Kerfoot CL4000010.0500011:06——5838
Liam O'Brien CL4000000.0660010:01——5027
Nate Schmidt DD1000020.0401021:38——4441
John Marino DD1000010.0411020:28——4148
Mikhail Sergachev DD2000-310.0211220:59——6456
Sean Durzi DD2011-210.0601020:44——7166
Ian Cole DD3000000.0012017:42——6464
Nick DeSimone DD3000000.0011014:25——6356
UTA goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Karel Vejmelka(start)L30264.8673.1260:00

New Jersey Devils

NJD skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Jack Hughes CL1022+120.2300019:17——4647
Nico Hischier CL1101+120.4710019:06——4855
Jesper Bratt LL1112040.2720018:38——4652
Dawson Mercer CL2011+120.1000016:35——5254
Timo Meier RL2101+170.7911016:20——5059
Arseny Gritsyuk RL2000+110.0201014:27——5561
Connor Brown RL3000000.0000014:12——4027
Cody Glass CL3000000.0021013:44——3525
Ondrej Palat LL3000-100.1240013:21——4441
Luke Glendening CL4011+110.1901012:12——2037
Stefan Noesen RL4000020.3011211:46——1216
Juho Lammikko CL4000+100.002009:46——1319
Dougie Hamilton DD1101+130.2033022:47——3925
Jonas Siegenthaler DD1000+100.0051021:44——3824
Brett Pesce DD2022+130.2305022:56——5068
Luke Hughes DD2000+220.2100220:14——4462
Brenden Dillon DD3000-110.0010016:53——3633
Colton White DD3000000.0020012:02——4547
NJD goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jacob Markstrom(start)W31301.9682.8360:00

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Jesper Bratt (NJD) 1st 12:27 · assists Brett Pesce, Jack Hughes · Deflection · 18.7 mph shot.

Jesper Bratt · 1st 12:27 · NJD

Play
deflection
Passes
4 (royal road)
Shot
18.7 mph
Distance
8 ft
Type
deflection

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Timo Meier · 1st 14:18 · NJD

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
1
Shot
65.6 mph
Distance
36 ft
Entry to goal
2.1 s

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