Utah MammothMammoth19-20-3
1FinalJan 3, 2026
New Jersey DevilsDevils22-17-2
4TVUtah 16MSGSNStreamESPN+
Closing line
US sportsbook at puck dropMoneyline
UTA−102
NJ−118
Puck line
UTA +1.5−250
NJ −1.5+205
Total O/U
Over 5.5−115
Under 5.5−105
- Puck line: Devils −1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: under 5.5 (5 goals).
Recap
The New Jersey Devils beat the Utah Mammoth 4-1 at Prudential Center in Newark on Jan 3, 2026 to move to 22-17-2.
The Devils won despite being outshot 31-30.
Score by period
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UTA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| NJ | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
W: Markstrom · L: Vejmelka
Scoring plays
First Period
- NJGoal · 12:27Jesper Bratt Goal (9) Wrap-around, assists: Brett Pesce (4), Jack Hughes (12)0-1
- NJGoal · 14:18Timo Meier Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Dawson Mercer (15), Brett Pesce (5)0-2
Second Period
- NJGoal · 15:13Nico Hischier Goal (12) Tip-In, assists: Jack Hughes (13), Jesper Bratt (24)0-3
- NJGoal · 16:43Dougie Hamilton Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Luke Glendening (4)0-4
Third Period
- UTAGoal · 12:35Michael Carcone Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Barrett Hayton (8), Sean Durzi (10)1-4
Team stats
UTANJ
- Shots
- 31
- 30
- Power Play Goals
- 0
- 1
- Faceoff Win Percent
- 48.1
- 51.9
- Hits
- 28
- 24
- Blocked Shots
- 8
- 14
- Penalty Minutes
- 6
- 4
Top performers
Utah MammothNew Jersey Devils
Goals
Michael Carcone1
Jesper Bratt1
Assists
Barrett Hayton1
Brett Pesce2
Points
Michael Carcone1
Jesper Bratt2
Player stats
Mammoth · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniil But LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Michael Carcone LW | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11:44 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Lawson Crouse LW | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15:07 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Dylan Guenther RW | 0 | 4 | 1 | -2 | 17:20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 100.0 | 2 |
| Barrett Hayton C | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12:42 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 45.5 | 0 |
| Clayton Keller RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 22:46 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Alexander Kerfoot C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:06 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33.3 | 0 |
| Jack McBain C | 0 | 5 | 0 | -1 | 12:36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 | 0 |
| Liam O'Brien C | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10:01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| JJ Peterka RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:52 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nick Schmaltz C | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 22:17 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 52.9 | 2 |
| Kevin Stenlund C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 58.3 | 0 |
Mammoth · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Cole D | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nick DeSimone D | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Sean Durzi D | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 20:44 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| John Marino D | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nate Schmidt D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:38 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Mikhail Sergachev D | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 20:59 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
Mammoth · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karel Vejmelka G | 4 | 30 | 26 | .867 | 60:00 | 0 |
Devils · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesper Bratt LW | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18:38 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 |
| Connor Brown RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Cody Glass C | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 | 0 |
| Luke Glendening C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 42.9 | 0 |
| Arseny Gritsyuk RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14:27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nico Hischier C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19:06 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 60.0 | 0 |
| Jack Hughes C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Juho Lammikko C | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9:46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 |
| Timo Meier RW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:20 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 50.0 | 0 |
| Dawson Mercer C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16:35 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16.7 | 0 |
| Stefan Noesen RW | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11:46 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 2 |
| Ondrej Palat LW | 0 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 13:21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Devils · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brenden Dillon D | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 16:53 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Dougie Hamilton D | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 22:47 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Luke Hughes D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Brett Pesce D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:56 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jonas Siegenthaler D | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 21:44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Colton White D | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12:02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Devils · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Markstrom G | 1 | 31 | 30 | .968 | 60:00 | 0 |
Three stars
- Jacob Markstrom (NJ)
- Timo Meier (NJ)
- Brett Pesce (NJ)
Game info
VenuePrudential Center, Newark, NJ
Attendance16,928
OfficialsReferee: Chris Rooney · Linesman: Michel Cormier · Referee: Alex Lepkowski · Linesman: Jeremy Faucher
TVUtah 16 · localMSGSN · local
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