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Utah Mammoth vs New York Islanders prediction

Utah Mammoth8–5–0 · Home New York Islanders6–4–2 · Away09:00 PMDec 15

Lines

Lines from the last game · may change

Utah Mammoth

Last game: Oct 27

1st line

4:21 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
16	Vincent Trocheck LW	12:47	3	4	7
92	Logan Cooley C	17:57	4	5	9
11	Dylan Guenther RW	18:00	5	5	10

26 points this season

67CrouseLW

8SchmaltzC

9KellerRW

2nd line

4:11 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
67	Lawson Crouse LW	12:36	1	3	4
8	Nick Schmaltz C	16:19	7	7	14
9	Clayton Keller RW	19:24	4	8	12

30 points this season

72LeeLW

27HaytonC

56YamamotoRW

3rd line

6:50 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
72	Anders Lee LW	10:21	3	3	6
27	Barrett Hayton C	12:54	1	6	7
56	Kailer Yamamoto RW	11:10	3	4	7

20 points this season

22McBainLW KS82StenlundC

38O'BrienRW

4th line

4:07 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
22	Jack McBain LW	10:52	1	2	3
82	Kevin Stenlund C	13:10	1	4	5
38	Liam O'Brien RW	7:09	0	0	0

8 points this season

52WeegarD

98SergachevD

1st pair

10:50 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
52	MacKenzie Weegar D	22:06	2	2	4
98	Mikhail Sergachev D	21:17	0	0	0

4 points this season

20PeekeD

88SchmidtD

2nd pair

10:32 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
20	Andrew Peeke D	19:35	1	3	4
88	Nate Schmidt D	19:27	1	2	3

7 points this season

DS26SimashevD

57DeSimoneD

3rd pair

10:00 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
26	Dmitri Simashev D	14:32	2	2	4
57	Nick DeSimone D	13:45	0	0	0

4 points this season

Power play unit 1

1:59 together on the power play

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
9	Clayton Keller F	19:24	4	8	12
11	Dylan Guenther F	18:00	5	5	10
92	Logan Cooley F	17:57	4	5	9
8	Nick Schmaltz F	16:19	7	7	14
98	Mikhail Sergachev D	21:17	0	0	0

45 points this season

Power play unit 2: No such unit in that game.

Penalty kill unit 1

1:40 together on the penalty kill

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
82	Kevin Stenlund F	13:10	1	4	5
67	Lawson Crouse F	12:36	1	3	4
20	Andrew Peeke D	19:35	1	3	4
88	Nate Schmidt D	19:27	1	2	3

16 points this season

Penalty kill unit 2

1:36 together on the penalty kill

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
82	Kevin Stenlund F	13:10	1	4	5
16	Vincent Trocheck F	12:47	3	4	7
52	MacKenzie Weegar D	22:06	2	2	4
98	Mikhail Sergachev D	21:17	0	0	0

16 points this season

Goalies: Sebastian Cossa #33 (Projected) · Karel Vejmelka #70 (Backup)

New York Islanders

Last game: Oct 27

1st line

10:29 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
21	Kyle Palmieri LW	20:35	3	1	4
14	Bo Horvat C	26:04	6	6	12
92	Simon Holmström RW	25:02	4	2	6

22 points this season

51HeinemanLW

10SchennC VE38EklundRW

2nd line

9:44 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
51	Emil Heineman LW	18:00	2	3	5
10	Brayden Schenn C	19:15	4	4	8
38	Victor Eklund RW	14:00	3	1	4

17 points this season

81PalátLW

44PageauC

11DuclairRW

3rd line

9:56 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
81	Ondřej Palát LW	16:38	2	2	4
44	Jean-Gabriel Pageau C	16:55	1	5	6
11	Anthony Duclair RW	16:11	3	2	5

15 points this season

4th line: No such unit in that game.

48SchaeferD

8StanleyD

1st pair

10:13 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
48	Matthew Schaefer D	32:16	2	8	10
8	Logan Stanley D	19:47	0	5	5

15 points this season

3PelechD

6PulockD

2nd pair

9:07 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
3	Adam Pelech D	19:13	0	2	2
6	Ryan Pulock D	18:00	0	1	1

3 points this season

77DeAngeloD

24MayfieldD

3rd pair

1:37 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
77	Tony DeAngelo D	16:48	0	0	0
24	Scott Mayfield D	9:06	0	0	0

0 points this season

Power play unit 1

3:11 together on the power play

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
14	Bo Horvat F	26:04	6	6	12
92	Simon Holmström F	25:02	4	2	6
21	Kyle Palmieri F	20:35	3	1	4
10	Brayden Schenn F	19:15	4	4	8
48	Matthew Schaefer D	32:16	2	8	10

40 points this season

Power play unit 2

1:29 together on the power play

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
51	Emil Heineman F	18:00	2	3	5
81	Ondřej Palát F	16:38	2	2	4
11	Anthony Duclair F	16:11	3	2	5
38	Victor Eklund F	14:00	3	1	4
77	Tony DeAngelo D	16:48	0	0	0

18 points this season

Penalty kill unit 1

1:35 together on the penalty kill

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
92	Simon Holmström F	25:02	4	2	6
44	Jean-Gabriel Pageau F	16:55	1	5	6
3	Adam Pelech D	19:13	0	2	2
6	Ryan Pulock D	18:00	0	1	1

15 points this season

Penalty kill unit 2

0:53 together on the penalty kill

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
44	Jean-Gabriel Pageau F	16:55	1	5	6
53	Casey Cizikas F	10:23	1	1	2
8	Logan Stanley D	19:47	0	5	5
24	Scott Mayfield D	9:06	0	0	0

13 points this season

Goalies: Ilya Sorokin #30 (Projected) · Semyon Varlamov #40 (Backup)

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How we read the lines

From the NHL’s shift charts, the three forwards and the two defencemen who shared the most 5-on-5 ice time, ranked by time on ice. Coaches shuffle lines often, so treat them as a guide until puck drop. Power-play and penalty-kill units: the five (on the power play) or four (on the penalty kill) skaters who were on the ice together the longest in that situation. TOI: ice time in that game. G, A, P: goals, assists and points this season.

Photo credits (35)

Vincent Trocheck · Tlop2000, CC BY-SA 4.0
Logan Cooley · Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Dylan Guenther · Kaiser matias, CC BY-SA 4.0
Lawson Crouse · Pens Through My Lens, CC BY-SA 4.0
Nick Schmaltz · Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Clayton Keller · Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Anders Lee · Lisa Gansky, CC BY-SA 2.0
Barrett Hayton · CloutsnChara Sports Cards, CC BY 3.0
Kailer Yamamoto · Jenn G, CC BY-SA 2.0
Jack McBain · Quintin Soloviev, CC BY-SA 4.0
Liam O'Brien · Jessica, CC BY-SA 2.0
MacKenzie Weegar · Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Mikhail Sergachev · Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0
Andrew Peeke · Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Nate Schmidt · Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0
Nick DeSimone · Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Karel Vejmelka · Quintin Soloviev, CC BY-SA 4.0
Sebastian Cossa · Kaiser matias, CC BY-SA 4.0
Kyle Palmieri · TheAHL, CC BY 2.0
Bo Horvat · Bure's Triple Deke, CC BY-SA 4.0
Simon Holmström · Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Emil Heineman · Jenn G, CC BY-SA 4.0
Brayden Schenn · Brayden Schenn, CC BY 2.0
Ondřej Palát · Lisa Gansky from New York, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Jean-Gabriel Pageau · Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 3.0
Anthony Duclair · Lisa Gansky from New York, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Matthew Schaefer · The Kip, CC BY-SA 4.0
Logan Stanley · Jfvoll, CC BY-SA 4.0
Adam Pelech · TheAHL, CC BY 2.0
Ryan Pulock · TheAHL, CC BY 2.0
Tony DeAngelo · 5of7, CC BY-SA 2.0
Scott Mayfield · Staff Sgt. Christine Groening, Public domain
Casey Cizikas · Lisa Gansky from New York, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Semyon Varlamov · Gary McCabe, CC BY-SA 2.0
Ilya Sorokin · Пресс-служба Президента России, CC BY 4.0

Goalie duel

Projected

Projected from recent starts · confirmed at puck drop

Sebastian Cossa UTA

.820 save percentage

3.33 GAA · 2–1–0 · 3 starts

Back-up expected: second night of a back-to-back

Ilya Sorokin NEW

.919 save percentage

2.26 GAA · 5–3–0 · 1 shutout · 8 starts

Teams do not name their goalie before the game. We expect the No. 1 unless his team played the night before, when the back-up usually starts; last season that call was right about two times in three. Our win chances do not depend on it.

Photo credits (2)