Thu, December 31st at 6:00 PM EST
December 31, 2026 β’ Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City
NHL PREVIEW β’ December 31, 2026
Featured Matchup
Ice Matchup: Colorado Avalanche (10-6-2, 22 PTS) faces Utah Mammoth (10-7-1, 21 PTS) at Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City.
Colorado Avalanche
Visiting Side
Record
10-6-2, 22 PTS
Utah Mammoth
Home Side
Record
10-7-1, 21 PTS
Team Matchup Analysis Tale of the Tape
Circled Game Matchup Projection
60%
Colorado Avalanche
VS
40%
Utah Mammoth
Projected Score
COL 4
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UTA 3
Data Confidence
Medium
Data Used
2 of 3 categories
- Colorado Avalanche has a significantly better goal differential (+1.2).
- Colorado Avalanche has an elite goaltending advantage (.0.914 Save %).
Colorado Avalanche
STAT
Utah Mammoth
Situational Context Environment
Venue Advantage
Host Utah Mammoth plays on familiar turf at Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City.
Conditions
Conditions: Dome/Indoor
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Circled Game Analytical Outlook
Circled Game Takeaway
Why Colorado Avalanche Could Win
Colorado Avalanche averages 3.6 goals per game offensively.
Why Utah Mammoth Could Win
Utah Mammoth responds with a scoring rate of 3.2 goals per game.
Deciding Factor
The deciding factor will be if Colorado Avalanche's stronger goaltending holds up against the offensive pressure.
Game Details
Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City
Dome/Indoor
Attendance
N/A
Closing Odds
Line: NL | O/U: TBD
Team Leaders
Team Goals
Logan Cooley
11
Team Assists
Clayton Keller
19
Team Goals
Artturi Lehkonen
12
Team Assists
Nathan MacKinnon
20
Consensus Pool
Live Poll
Circle Crowd Pick Meter
Colorado Avalanche (50.6%)
Utah Mammoth (49.4%)
Total Submissions: 60 circles
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