NHL Game Preview: Utah Mammoth at Detroit Red Wings with Line Combinations 12/17/2025

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Utah Mammoth (16-16-3, 35 pts) at Detroit Red Wings (19-12-3, 41 pts) 

Venue: Little Caesars Arena
Date: Wednesday, December 17
Time: 7:30 pm EST
How To Watch: TNT/truTV/HBO MAX
Radio: 106.5 FM KMMT/97.1 The Ticket

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Utah Mammoth News & Notes:

The Mammoth had their two-game winning streaked snapped last night in a 4-1 loss to the Bruins. They’re 2-3-0 in their last five games, averaging 3.2 goals per game while allowing 3.8 goals per game.

Detroit Red Wings News & Notes:

The Red Wings picked up their second straight win last night with a 3-2 win over the Islanders. They’ve won five of their last six games, averaging 3.3 goals per game while allowing two goals per game.

Utah Mammoth Projected Lines

Keller‑Schmaltz-Peterka
Crouse‑Hayton‑Guenther
Carcone‑McBain‑But
O’Brien‑Stenlund‑Yamamoto

Sergachev‑Durzi
Schmidt‑Marino
Cole‑Maatta

Vejmelka
Vanacek

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Detroit Red Wings Projected Lines

Finnie-Larkin-Raymond
DeBrincat-Copp-Leonard
Soderblom-Danielson-Kasper
van Riemsdyk-Compher-Rasmussen

Edvinsson-Seider
Chiarot-Sandin Pelikka
Johansson-Bernard Docker

Talbot
Gibson

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Players To Watch:

Utah Mammoth

Dylan Guenther had a goal in each game against the Red Wings last season.

Detroit Red Wings

Elmer Soderblom had a point in each game against Utah last season, recording a goal in one game and an assist in the other game.

Injury Report:

Utah Mammoth

C Alex Kerfoot – IR
D Juuso Valimaki – IR
C Logan Cooley – DTD

Detroit Red Wings

F Mason Appleton – IR
F Patrick Kane – DTD

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