{"id":385369,"date":"2026-01-01T20:17:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T20:17:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/385369\/"},"modified":"2026-01-01T20:17:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T20:17:12","slug":"utah-mammoth-vs-new-york-islanders-live-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/385369\/","title":{"rendered":"Utah Mammoth Vs. New York Islanders Live Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"

LONG ISLAND, New York \u2013\u00a0The 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.<\/p>\n

The Mammoth (18-19-3, 39 points) will battle the Islanders (22-14-4, 48 points) at UBS Arena in a New Year\u2019s Day battle to begin 2026.<\/p>\n

RELATED: Will Captain Clayton Keller Make Team USA\u2019s Olympic Cut?<\/a><\/p>\n

Happy New Year & happy game day \ud83d\ude4c pic.twitter.com\/Fm1phHKl5Q<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Utah Mammoth (@utahmammoth) January 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

The Islanders are second in the Metropolitan Division and tied with the Montr\u00e9al Canadiens for the fourth-best record in the Eastern Conference.<\/p>\n

Pregame<\/p>\n

MORNING AVAILABILITY<\/p>\n

\u201cWe do a lot of good stuff, we generate good offense\u2026 I think for us it\u2019s to make sure we have the right management, the right change, the right puck management, those kind of things.”@utahmammoth<\/a> Andr\u00e9 Tourigny ahead of today’s game against NYI pic.twitter.com\/PEloIU9GSv<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Utah Mammoth PR (@UtahMammoth_PR) January 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Karel Vejmelka has been activated off Injured Reserve.<\/p>\n

Goaltender Matt Villalta has been assigned to Tucson.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) January 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Kicking off 2026 with these fellas \ud83d\ude4c pic.twitter.com\/9SzWg4Nzcq<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Utah Mammoth (@utahmammoth) January 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Let 2026 begin. #TusksUp<\/a> | @ZionsBank<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/Y8J4w0Wxxw<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Utah Mammoth (@utahmammoth) January 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

LISTEN LIVE: @utahmammoth<\/a> are on the road to battle the @NYIslanders<\/a> on the @kslsports<\/a> app, @KSLSportsZone<\/a> and:https:\/\/t.co\/JI8KhHQBya<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/CsTsmht91w<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 KSL Sports (@kslsports) January 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Follow the Utah Mammoth with KSL Sports<\/p>\n

The Mammoth travel to New York to meet the New York Islanders on Thursday, January 1. New Year\u2019s Day action begins at 1 p.m. MT.<\/p>\n

Follow the entire 2025-26 Utah Mammoth schedule\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Smith Entertainment Group\u2019s (SEG) streaming platform will also continue to carry all Mammoth games on SEG+ in 2025-26.<\/p>\n

Cole Bagley is the Utah Mammoth insider for KSL Sports.\u00a0Follow him on X<\/a>.\u00a0You can hear Cole break down the team on KSL Sports Zone and KSL 5 TV.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Take us with you, wherever you go.<\/p>\n

Download the new & improved KSL Sports app from Utah\u2019s sports leader. You can stream live radio and video, and stay up to date on all of your favorite teams.<\/a><\/p>\n

Brian Preece is a KSLSports.com insider covering Locals in MLB and the Salt Lake Bees. Follow Brian\u2019s Bees and Beehive baseball\u00a0here<\/a>.\u00a0Find Brian on\u00a0X,<\/a>\u00a0Instagram,<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0BlueSky<\/a>\u00a0at @bpreece24.<\/p>\n

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