LONG ISLAND, New York – The Utah Mammoth turn the page on 2025 when they face the New York Islanders in the first of a three-game East Coast road trip.
The Mammoth (18-19-3, 39 points) will battle the Islanders (22-14-4, 48 points) at UBS Arena in a New Year’s Day battle to begin 2026.
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Happy New Year & happy game day 🙌 pic.twitter.com/Fm1phHKl5Q
— Utah Mammoth (@utahmammoth) January 1, 2026
Utah begins the day sixth in the Western Conference Wild Card chase, two points behind the Los Angeles Kings. Three points separate the seventh-place St. Louis Blues from LA in the second WC spot.
The Islanders are second in the Metropolitan Division and tied with the Montréal Canadiens for the fourth-best record in the Eastern Conference.
Pregame
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“We do a lot of good stuff, we generate good offense… I think for us it’s to make sure we have the right management, the right change, the right puck management, those kind of things.”@utahmammoth André Tourigny ahead of today’s game against NYI pic.twitter.com/PEloIU9GSv
— Utah Mammoth PR (@UtahMammoth_PR) January 1, 2026
Karel Vejmelka has been activated off Injured Reserve.
Goaltender Matt Villalta has been assigned to Tucson.
— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) January 1, 2026
Kicking off 2026 with these fellas 🙌 pic.twitter.com/9SzWg4Nzcq
— Utah Mammoth (@utahmammoth) January 1, 2026
Let 2026 begin. #TusksUp | @ZionsBank pic.twitter.com/Y8J4w0Wxxw
— Utah Mammoth (@utahmammoth) January 1, 2026
LISTEN LIVE: @utahmammoth are on the road to battle the @NYIslanders on the @kslsports app, @KSLSportsZone and:https://t.co/JI8KhHQBya pic.twitter.com/CsTsmht91w
— KSL Sports (@kslsports) January 1, 2026
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The Mammoth travel to New York to meet the New York Islanders on Thursday, January 1. New Year’s Day action begins at 1 p.m. MT.
Follow the entire 2025-26 Utah Mammoth schedule here.
The Smith Entertainment Group’s (SEG) streaming platform will also continue to carry all Mammoth games on SEG+ in 2025-26.
Cole Bagley is the Utah Mammoth insider for KSL Sports. Follow him on X. You can hear Cole break down the team on KSL Sports Zone and KSL 5 TV.
All Mammoth games will be broadcast live on the KSL Sports Zone (97.5 FM/1280 AM). Occasionally, KSL NewsRadio (102.7 FM / 1160 AM) also airs Jazz games.
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Brian Preece is a KSLSports.com insider covering Locals in MLB and the Salt Lake Bees. Follow Brian’s Bees and Beehive baseball here. Find Brian on X, Instagram, and BlueSky at @bpreece24.
