Projected Lineups for Mammoth vs Avalanche – 12/23/25

The Utah Mammoth take on the Colorado Avalanche at Ball Arena tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.

MAMMOTH (18-17-3) at AVALANCHE (26-2-7)

9 p.m. ET; Utah16, ALT

Mammoth projected lineup

Clayton Keller — Nick Schmaltz — JJ Peterka
Lawson Crouse — Barrett Hayton — Dylan Guenther
Michael Carcone — Jack McBain — Daniil But
Liam O’Brien — Kevin Stenlund — Alexander Kerfoot

Mikhail Sergachev — Sean Durzi
Nate Schmidt — John Marino
Ian Cole — Nick DeSimone

Karel Vejmelka
Vitek Vanecek

Scratched: Olli Maatta, Brandon Tanev, Kailer Yamamoto

Injured: Logan Cooley (lower body)

Status report

Utah coach Andre Tourigny said the team will dress the same lineup from a 4-3 overtime win against the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday. 

Latest for THW:

• 3 Takeaways From Mammoth’s 4-3 OT Win Over Jets
• NHL Morning Recap – December 22, 2025
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Avalanche projected lineup

Gabriel Landeskog — Nathan MacKinnon — Martin Necas
Artturi Lehkonen — Brock Nelson — Valeri Nichushkin
Victor Olofsson — Ross Colton — Gavin Brindley
Parker Kelly — Jack Drury — Joel Kiviranta

Devon Toews — Cale Makar
Josh Manson — Brent Burns
Samuel Girard — Sam Malinski

Scott Wedgewood
Mackenzie Blackwood

Scratched: Zakhar Bardakov, Ilya Solovyov

Injured: Logan O’Connor (hip surgery)

Status report

Colorado held an optional morning skate.

Latest for THW:

• 3 Takeaways from the Avalanche’s 5-1 Win Over the Wild
• NHL Morning Recap – December 22, 2025
• Avalanche Storm Past Wild With Dominating 5-1 Win