NHL Game Preview: Utah Mammoth at Colorado Avalanche with Line Combinations 12/23/2025

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Utah Mammoth (18-17-3, 39 pts) at Colorado Avalanche (25-2-7, 57 pts)

Venue: Ball Arena
Date: Tuesday, December 23
Time: 9:00 pm EST
How To Watch: ESPN+/UTAH16/ALT
Radio: 106.5 FM KMMT/ALT 92.5 FM

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Utah Mammoth News & Notes:

The Mammoth picked up a 4-3 overtime win over the Jets on Sunday. They’re 3-2-0 in their last five games, averaging three goals per game while allowing 2.8 goals per game.

Colorado Avalanche News & Notes:

The Avalanche picked up a 5-1 win over the Wild last night. It was their fifth straight win, averaging 4.6 goals per game while allowing 2.6 goals per game.

Utah Mammoth Projected Lines

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

Sergachev‑Durzi
Schmidt‑Marino
Cole‑DeSimone

Vejmelka
Vanacek

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Colorado Avalanche Projected Lines:

Landeskog-MacKinnon-Necas
Lehkonen-Nelson-Nichushkin
Olofsson-Colton-Brindley
Kelly-Drury-Kiviranta

Toews-Makar
Manson-Burns
Girard-Malinski

Blackwood
Wedgewood

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Players To Watch:

Utah Mammoth

Clayton Keller has three assists between the two games against Colorado this season.

Colorado Avalanche

Cale Makar had a goal in one game against the Mammoth this season and an assist in the other game.

Injury Report:

Utah Mammoth

D Juuso Valimaki – IR
C Logan Cooley – Out

Colorado Avalanche:

RW Logan O’Connor – Out

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