Final · January 3, 2026 at 3:00 p.m.
Shots on goal : UTA 31 — NJD 30 · Prudential Center
Three stars
- 1★
J. MarkstromNJD · G · 96.8 % - 2★
T. MeierNJD · R · 1B 0A - 3★
B. PesceNJD · D · 0B 2A
UTAGame statsNJD 
- 31Shots on goal30
- 48 %Faceoff win %52 %
- 0/2Power play1/3
- 6Penalty minutes4
- 28Hits24
- 8Blocked shots14
- 12Giveaways17
- 4Takeaways5
Shots by period
| P1 | P2 | P3 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UTA | 12 | 5 | 14 | 31 |
| NJD | 9 | 12 | 9 | 30 |
Season seriesUTA 0 – 2 NJD
Official NHL reports
Shot map
← UTA 1 / 31 / 484 / 30 / 40 NJD →
Goals / shots on goal / attempts. Each team keeps its side for the whole game: the visitors attack left, the home team right. NHL coordinates.
Goals
1st period
Jesper BrattNJD · 12:27Assists : Brett Pesce, Jack Hughes0 – 1▶ Watch- Timo MeierNJD · 14:18Assists : Dawson Mercer, Brett Pesce0 – 2▶ Watch
2nd period
Nico HischierNJD · 15:13 · PPAssists : Jack Hughes, Jesper Bratt0 – 3▶ Watch
Dougie HamiltonNJD · 16:43Assists : Luke Glendening0 – 4▶ Watch
3rd period
Michael CarconeUTA · 12:35Assists : Barrett Hayton, Sean Durzi1 – 4▶ Watch
Penalties
1st period
- 17:06NJDLuke Hughes — Slashing (2 min) · drawn by Nick Schmaltz
2nd period
- 00:31UTADylan Guenther — Slashing (2 min) · drawn by Cody Glass
- 13:09UTANick Schmaltz — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by Ondrej Palat
- 14:09UTAMikhail Sergachev — Delaying game puck over glass (2 min)
3rd period
- 10:27NJDStefan Noesen — Slashing (2 min) · drawn by Michael Carcone
Box score
Utah Mammoth
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. SchmaltzC | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 | 0 | 22:17 |
| C. KellerR | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 22:46 |
| D. GuentherR | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 4 | 17:20 |
| A. KerfootC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11:06 |
| D. ButL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13:18 |
| J. McBainC | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 12:36 |
| B. HaytonC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12:42 |
| L. O'BrienC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10:01 |
| M. CarconeL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11:44 |
| L. CrouseL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 15:07 |
| J. PeterkaR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15:52 |
| K. StenlundC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:11 |
| J. MarinoD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20:28 |
| I. ColeD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:42 |
| S. DurziD | 0 | 1 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 20:44 |
| N. DeSimoneD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:25 |
| N. SchmidtD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21:38 |
| M. SergachevD | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 1 | 20:59 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| V. Vanecek | 0/0 | — | 00:00 |
| K. Vejmelka(L) | 26/30 | 86.7 % | 60:00 |
New Jersey Devils
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. NoesenR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11:46 |
| C. GlassC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:44 |
| N. HischierC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 19:06 |
| L. GlendeningC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12:12 |
| C. BrownR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:12 |
| O. PalatL | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 13:21 |
| T. MeierR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 16:20 |
| J. BrattL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 18:38 |
| A. GritsyukR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14:27 |
| J. LammikkoC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 09:46 |
| J. HughesC | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19:17 |
| D. MercerC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16:35 |
| B. DillonD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 16:53 |
| D. HamiltonD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 22:47 |
| B. PesceD | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 22:56 |
| L. HughesD | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 20:14 |
| C. WhiteD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:02 |
| J. SiegenthalerD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 21:44 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| J. Markstrom(W) | 30/31 | 96.8 % | 60:00 |
| J. Allen | 0/0 | — | 00:00 |
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