The New Jersey Devils and the Utah Mammoth face off tonight at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City at 9:00 p.m. ET. This is the first of two meetings between the teams this season. The Devils are aiming for consecutive wins for the first time since November, while the Mammoth are looking to continue their winning streak in front of their home crowd.
Team Records and Recent Performance
The New Jersey Devils have a record of 19-14-1 and are fifth in the Metropolitan Division. They are coming off a 2-1 shootout victory against the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday. In their last 10 games, the Devils have a record of 3-7-0, averaging 2.1 goals per game while giving up 3.3.
The Utah Mammoth hold a 17-16-3 record, placing them fourth in the Central Division. They recently defeated the Detroit Red Wings 4-1. Over their last 10 games, the Mammoth are 5-5-0, averaging 3.4 goals and allowing 2.7 per game.
Projected Lineups
Here are the projected lineups for tonight's game:
New Jersey Devils
- Forwards:
- Jesper Bratt – Nico Hischier – Dawson Mercer
- Ondrej Palat – Cody Glass – Connor Brown
- Paul Cotter – Juho Lammikko – Stefan Noesen
- Angus Crookshank – Luke Glendening – Xavier Parent
- Defensemen:
- Jonas Siegenthaler – Dougie Hamilton
- Luke Hughes – Brett Pesce
- Brenden Dillon – Colton White
- Goaltenders:
- Jake Allen
- Jacob Markstrom
Utah Mammoth
- Forwards:
- Clayton Keller – Nick Schmaltz – J.J. Peterka
- Lawson Crouse – Barrett Hayton – Dylan Guenther
- Michael Carcone – Jack McBain – Daniil But
- Liam O'Brien – Kevin Stenlund – Kailer Yamamoto
- Defensemen:
- Mikhail Sergachev – Sean Durzi
- Nate Schmidt – John Marino
- Ian Cole – Nick DeSimone
- Goaltenders:
- Karel Vejmelka
- Vitek Vanecek
Injury Report
The Devils have several players listed as injured, including Jack Hughes (finger), Zack MacEwen (lower body), Jonathan Kovacevic (knee), Evgenii Dadonov (undisclosed), Arseny Gritsyuk (upper body), and Simon Nemec (lower body). Timo Meier is out on personal leave. The Mammoth are without Logan Cooley (lower body) and Alex Kerfoot (lower body).
Additional Information
- The Devils are 2-0-0 all-time against Utah.
- Nico Hischier leads all Devils players with three points (2 goals, 1 assist) against the Mammoth.
- Clayton Keller leads the Mammoth with 11 goals and 19 assists.
- The Devils' power play is ranked 10th in the league, while their penalty kill is 28th.
- The Mammoth's power-play conversion rate is 15.53%, ranked 26th in the NHL, and their penalty kill percentage is 83.17%, ranked 7th.
Odds
The Mammoth are favored to win, with a moneyline of -133, while the Devils are the underdogs at +127. The over/under is set at 5.5 goals.
