Utah Mammoth @ Pittsburgh Penguins
- Giveaway by Sergei Murashov
- Lawson Crouse shot blocked by Erik Karlsson
- Justin Brazeau Goal (7) Backhand, assists: Ben Kindel (5), Rutger McGroarty (1)
- Rutger McGroarty hit Nick Schmaltz
- Noel Acciari faceoff won against Daniil But
- Connor Clifton hit Michael Carcone
- Jack McBain shot blocked by Connor Clifton
- Kailer Yamamoto shot blocked by Ryan Graves
- Liam O'Brien shot blocked by Ryan Graves
- Sidney Crosby hit Barrett Hayton
- Giveaway by Rutger McGroarty
- Kris Letang hit JJ Peterka
- Ben Kindel Hooking against Nick Schmaltz
- Thomas Novak Wrist Shot saved by Karel Vejmelka
- Anthony Mantha Wrist Shot saved by Karel Vejmelka
- Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Jack McBain
- Ben Kindel faceoff won against Nick Schmaltz
- Kevin Hayes faceoff won against Barrett Hayton
- Mikhail Sergachev shot blocked by Kevin Hayes
- Giveaway by Ryan Graves
- Giveaway by Sergei Murashov
- Connor Dewar Wrist Shot saved by Karel Vejmelka
- Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Clayton Keller
- Parker Wotherspoon Wrist Shot Wide Left
- Bryan Rust Goal (11) Backhand, assists: Rickard Rakell (6)
- Giveaway by Justin Brazeau
- Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Nick Schmaltz
- Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Kevin Stenlund
- Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Kevin Stenlund
- Giveaway by Anthony Mantha
- Erik Karlsson Wrist Shot saved by Karel Vejmelka
- Noel Acciari faceoff won against Barrett Hayton
- Takeaway by Parker Wotherspoon
- Giveaway by Parker Wotherspoon
- Sean Durzi shot blocked by Parker Wotherspoon
- Connor Clifton Wrist Shot saved by Karel Vejmelka
- Thomas Novak hit Daniil But
- Kevin Hayes shot blocked by Connor Dewar
- Dylan Guenther shot blocked by Erik Karlsson
- Sean Durzi shot blocked by Rickard Rakell
- Ryan Shea hit JJ Peterka
- Michael Carcone shot blocked by Bryan Rust
- Ian Cole shot blocked by Rickard Rakell
- Olli Määttä shot blocked by Sidney Crosby
- Ben Kindel Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Ryan Shea (10), Kris Letang (14)
- Kevin Stenlund shot blocked by Connor Clifton
- Noel Acciari faceoff won against Nick Schmaltz
- Noel Acciari faceoff won against Nick Schmaltz
- Ville Koivunen Hooking against Jack McBain
- Noel Acciari faceoff won against Dylan Guenther
- Connor Clifton hit Kevin Stenlund
- Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Kevin Stenlund
- Thomas Novak faceoff won against Barrett Hayton
- Mikhail Sergachev shot blocked by Anthony Mantha
- Connor Clifton Interference against Nick Schmaltz
- Connor Dewar faceoff won against Nick Schmaltz
- Dylan Guenther shot blocked by Rickard Rakell
- Rickard Rakell hit Dylan Guenther
- Noel Acciari faceoff won against Barrett Hayton
- Sean Durzi shot blocked by Ryan Graves
- Takeaway by Ryan Graves
- Giveaway by Kris Letang
- Giveaway by Parker Wotherspoon
- Noel Acciari faceoff won against Jack McBain
- Kevin Hayes faceoff won against Nick Schmaltz
- Noel Acciari Wrist Shot saved by Karel Vejmelka
- Noel Acciari Tip-In saved by Karel Vejmelka
- Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Nick Schmaltz
- JJ Peterka shot blocked by Kris Letang
- Noel Acciari faceoff won against Jack McBain
- Connor Clifton hit Michael Carcone
- Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Nick Schmaltz
- Takeaway by Parker Wotherspoon
- Thomas Novak Wrist Shot saved by Karel Vejmelka
- Ben Kindel faceoff won against Barrett Hayton
- Kris Letang Slap Shot Wide Left
- Ben Kindel Wrist Shot Wide Left
- Giveaway by Kris Letang
- Connor Dewar hit Ian Cole
- Rickard Rakell hit Clayton Keller
- Giveaway by Ryan Graves
- Delaying Game - Unsucc. chlg served by Ville Koivunen
- Takeaway by Parker Wotherspoon
- Parker Wotherspoon hit Clayton Keller
- Nick Schmaltz shot blocked by Erik Karlsson
- Rickard Rakell Snap Shot Short
- Giveaway by Erik Karlsson
- Parker Wotherspoon hit JJ Peterka
- Bryan Rust Tip-In saved by Karel Vejmelka
- Ben Kindel faceoff won against Jack McBain
- Giveaway by Justin Brazeau
- Ville Koivunen Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
- Bryan Rust Hooking against Sean Durzi
- Noel Acciari faceoff won against Nick Schmaltz
- Noel Acciari Wrist Shot saved by Karel Vejmelka
- Connor Dewar Wrist Shot Wide Left
- Erik Karlsson Slap Shot saved by Karel Vejmelka
- Justin Brazeau Goal (8) Tip-In, assists: Erik Karlsson (21), Ben Kindel (6)
- Noel Acciari faceoff won against Lawson Crouse
- Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Barrett Hayton
- Rickard Rakell hit Nate Schmidt
- Kris Letang hit Dylan Guenther
- Rutger McGroarty hit Jack McBain
- Ben Kindel Wrist Shot saved by Karel Vejmelka
- Connor Clifton hit JJ Peterka
- Justin Brazeau hit Michael Carcone
- Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Nick Schmaltz
- Giveaway by Parker Wotherspoon
- Giveaway by Ben Kindel
- JJ Peterka Tip-In saved by Sergei Murashov
- Goalie Stopped
- Daniil But Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Murashov
- Jack McBain Wrist Shot Failed Bank Attempt
- Goalie Stopped
- Kevin Stenlund faceoff won against Anthony Mantha
- Giveaway by Lawson Crouse
- Dylan Guenther Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Murashov
- JJ Peterka Backhand saved by Sergei Murashov
- JJ Peterka Wrist Shot Wide Left
- Nick Schmaltz Tip-In saved by Sergei Murashov
- Nick Schmaltz faceoff won against Noel Acciari
- Nick Schmaltz shot blocked by Dylan Guenther
- Dylan Guenther Slap Shot Above Crossbar
- Giveaway by JJ Peterka
- Giveaway by Barrett Hayton
- Goalie Stopped
- Jack McBain faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
- Takeaway by Clayton Keller
- Nate Schmidt Tripping against Thomas Novak
- Kevin Stenlund faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
- Giveaway by Sean Durzi
- Icing
- Sidney Crosby shot blocked by Olli Määttä
- Jack McBain hit Rickard Rakell
- Takeaway by Mikhail Sergachev
- Off-side
- JJ Peterka Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Murashov
- Goalie Stopped
- Giveaway by Lawson Crouse
- Lawson Crouse hit Connor Clifton
- Dylan Guenther Wrist Shot Wide Left
- Ian Cole Wrist Shot Wide Right
- Dylan Guenther Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
- Goalie Stopped
- Giveaway by Karel Vejmelka
- Goalie Stopped
- Kevin Stenlund faceoff won against Rickard Rakell
- Dylan Guenther Wrist Shot Failed Bank Attempt
- Lawson Crouse Tip-In saved by Sergei Murashov
- Lawson Crouse Backhand Hit Left Post
- Icing
- Nick Schmaltz faceoff won against Ben Kindel
- Puck Frozen - Goalie
- Ian Cole Roughing against Sidney Crosby
- Off-side
- Goalie Stopped
- Kevin Stenlund faceoff won against Ben Kindel
- Takeaway by Lawson Crouse
- Lawson Crouse hit Thomas Novak
- Lawson Crouse Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
- Olli Määttä Wrist Shot Wide Left
- Goalie Stopped
- Off-side
- Nick Schmaltz faceoff won against Noel Acciari
- Lawson Crouse Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
- Giveaway by Karel Vejmelka
- Barrett Hayton hit Connor Dewar
- Nick Schmaltz Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Murashov
- Nick Schmaltz Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Murashov
- Nick Schmaltz Slap Shot Short
- Kevin Stenlund Wrist Shot Wide Left
- Dylan Guenther Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
- Goalie Stopped
- Icing
- Nick Schmaltz faceoff won against Kevin Hayes
- John Marino Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Murashov
- Icing
- Noel Acciari shot blocked by Nick Schmaltz
- Puck in Netting
- Lawson Crouse faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
- Kris Letang shot blocked by Sean Durzi
- Giveaway by Michael Carcone
- Giveaway by Michael Carcone
- Giveaway by Clayton Keller
- Michael Carcone Wrap-around Wide Left
- Michael Carcone Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Murashov
- Giveaway by Michael Carcone
- Net Dislodged Offensive Skater
- Icing
- Giveaway by Kevin Stenlund
- Sidney Crosby shot blocked by Lawson Crouse
- Lawson Crouse hit Parker Wotherspoon
- Icing
- Clayton Keller Tip-In Wide Left
- Takeaway by Mikhail Sergachev
- TV Timeout
- Nick Schmaltz faceoff won against Noel Acciari
- Dylan Guenther Slap Shot Wide Left
- Puck in Netting
- Nick Schmaltz faceoff won against Noel Acciari
- Nick Schmaltz Tip-In saved by Sergei Murashov
- JJ Peterka Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Murashov
- Nick Schmaltz Batted Short
- Nick Schmaltz Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Murashov
- Puck in Netting
- Takeaway by JJ Peterka
- Nick Schmaltz Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Murashov
- Dylan Guenther Wrist Shot Wide Left
- Giveaway by JJ Peterka
- Sean Durzi Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Murashov
- Goalie Stopped
- Giveaway by Nate Schmidt
- Ryan Graves shot blocked by Nate Schmidt
- Kailer Yamamoto hit Kris Letang
- Mikhail Sergachev Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Murashov
- Giveaway by Nick Schmaltz
- JJ Peterka Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Murashov
- Goalie Stopped
- Puck in Crowd
- Goalie Stopped
- Kevin Stenlund faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
- Jack McBain hit Ryan Shea
- Icing
- JJ Peterka Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Murashov
- Nate Schmidt Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Nick Schmaltz (18), JJ Peterka (12)
- Icing
- Michael Carcone Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Murashov
- Michael Carcone Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: none
- Timeout - Home
- Icing
- Kevin Stenlund Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Murashov
- Goalie Stopped
- Ian Cole hit Noel Acciari
- Jack McBain Wrist Shot Wide Left
- Michael Carcone Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Murashov
- Nick Schmaltz Tip-In Wide Right
- Clayton Keller Wrist Shot Wide Left
- Goalie Stopped
- Kevin Stenlund faceoff won against Kevin Hayes
- Challenge Hm - goal interference - goal
- Sean Durzi Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Kailer Yamamoto (5), Mikhail Sergachev (18)
- Nick Schmaltz Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Murashov
- Clayton Keller Slap Shot saved by Sergei Murashov
- Goalie Stopped
- Barrett Hayton faceoff won against Ben Kindel
- Michael Carcone Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Barrett Hayton (3), Daniil But (1)
- Goalie Stopped
- Kevin Stenlund faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
- Off-side
- Giveaway by Jack McBain
- Connor Clifton shot blocked by Nate Schmidt
- TV Timeout
- Puck Frozen - Goalie
- Nick Schmaltz faceoff won against Ben Kindel
- Dylan Guenther Tip-In saved by Sergei Murashov
- Goalie Stopped
- Nick Schmaltz faceoff won against Noel Acciari
- JJ Peterka Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Murashov
- Goalie Stopped
- Barrett Hayton faceoff won against Noel Acciari
- Lawson Crouse Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Murashov
- Puck in Crowd
- Kevin Stenlund faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
- Giveaway by Kailer Yamamoto
- Goalie Stopped
- Barrett Hayton faceoff won against Ben Kindel
- Ben Kindel shot blocked by Sean Durzi
- Nick Schmaltz Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Murashov
- Goalie Stopped
- Icing
- Lawson Crouse hit Rickard Rakell
- Giveaway by Dylan Guenther
- JJ Peterka Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Murashov
- Clayton Keller Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Murashov
- Icing
- Barrett Hayton faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
- Dylan Guenther Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Murashov
- John Marino Wrist Shot Wide Left
- Giveaway by Ian Cole
- Icing
- Giveaway by Ian Cole
- Puck in Benches
- Icing
- Barrett Hayton faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
- Dylan Guenther Goal (15) Wrist Shot, assists: John Marino (15)
MAMMOTH
PENGUINS
| TIME | PLAY | UTA | PIT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Start of 1st Period | 0 | 0 | |
| 0:00 | Barrett Hayton faceoff won against Sidney Crosby | 0 | 0 | |
| 0:14 | Giveaway by Sergei Murashov | 0 | 0 | |
| 0:23 | Lawson Crouse shot blocked by Erik Karlsson | 0 | 0 | |
| 0:48 | Justin Brazeau Goal (7) Backhand, assists: Ben Kindel (5), Rutger McGroarty (1) | 0 | 1 | |
| 0:48 | Nick Schmaltz faceoff won against Ben Kindel | 0 | 1 | |
| 1:03 | Rutger McGroarty hit Nick Schmaltz | 0 | 1 | |
| 1:22 | JJ Peterka Tip-In saved by Sergei Murashov | 0 | 1 | |
| 1:26 | Goalie Stopped | 0 | 1 | |
| 1:26 | Noel Acciari faceoff won against Daniil But | 0 | 1 | |
| 1:30 | Daniil But Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Murashov | 0 | 1 | |
| 1:34 | Jack McBain Wrist Shot Failed Bank Attempt | 0 | 1 | |
| 1:35 | Connor Clifton hit Michael Carcone | 0 | 1 | |
| 1:49 | Jack McBain shot blocked by Connor Clifton | 0 | 1 | |
| 1:51 | Goalie Stopped | 0 | 1 | |
| 1:51 | Kevin Stenlund faceoff won against Anthony Mantha | 0 | 1 | |
| 2:00 | Kailer Yamamoto shot blocked by Ryan Graves | 0 | 1 | |
| 2:18 | Liam O'Brien shot blocked by Ryan Graves | 0 | 1 | |
| 2:58 | Giveaway by Lawson Crouse | 0 | 1 | |
| 3:05 | Sidney Crosby hit Barrett Hayton | 0 | 1 | |
| 3:14 | Dylan Guenther Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Murashov | 0 | 1 | |
| 3:41 | Giveaway by Rutger McGroarty | 0 | 1 | |
| 3:45 | JJ Peterka Backhand saved by Sergei Murashov | 0 | 1 | |
| 4:02 | JJ Peterka Wrist Shot Wide Left | 0 | 1 | |
| 4:22 | Kris Letang hit JJ Peterka | 0 | 1 | |
| 4:27 | Nick Schmaltz Tip-In saved by Sergei Murashov | 0 | 1 | |
| 4:30 | Ben Kindel Hooking against Nick Schmaltz | 0 | 1 | |
| 4:30 | Nick Schmaltz faceoff won against Noel Acciari | 0 | 1 | |
| 4:59 | Nick Schmaltz shot blocked by Dylan Guenther | 0 | 1 | |
| 5:13 | Dylan Guenther Slap Shot Above Crossbar | 0 | 1 | |
| 5:27 | Giveaway by JJ Peterka | 0 | 1 | |
| 6:25 | Giveaway by Barrett Hayton | 0 | 1 | |
| 6:59 | Thomas Novak Wrist Shot saved by Karel Vejmelka | 0 | 1 | |
| 7:01 | Goalie Stopped | 0 | 1 | |
| 7:01 | Jack McBain faceoff won against Sidney Crosby | 0 | 1 | |
| 8:16 | Takeaway by Clayton Keller | 0 | 1 | |
| 9:16 | Anthony Mantha Wrist Shot saved by Karel Vejmelka | 0 | 1 | |
| 9:18 | Nate Schmidt Tripping against Thomas Novak | 0 | 1 | |
| 9:18 | Kevin Stenlund faceoff won against Sidney Crosby | 0 | 1 | |
| 11:38 | Giveaway by Sean Durzi | 0 | 1 | |
| 12:06 | Icing | 0 | 1 | |
| 12:06 | Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Jack McBain | 0 | 1 | |
| 12:09 | Sidney Crosby shot blocked by Olli Määttä | 0 | 1 | |
| 12:14 | Jack McBain hit Rickard Rakell | 0 | 1 | |
| 12:33 | Takeaway by Mikhail Sergachev | 0 | 1 | |
| 12:58 | Off-side | 0 | 1 | |
| 12:58 | Ben Kindel faceoff won against Nick Schmaltz | 0 | 1 | |
| 13:27 | JJ Peterka Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Murashov | 0 | 1 | |
| 13:29 | Goalie Stopped | 0 | 1 | |
| 13:29 | Kevin Hayes faceoff won against Barrett Hayton | 0 | 1 | |
| 13:33 | Mikhail Sergachev shot blocked by Kevin Hayes | 0 | 1 | |
| 13:40 | Giveaway by Ryan Graves | 0 | 1 | |
| 13:53 | Giveaway by Sergei Murashov | 0 | 1 | |
| 13:55 | Giveaway by Lawson Crouse | 0 | 1 | |
| 13:59 | Connor Dewar Wrist Shot saved by Karel Vejmelka | 0 | 1 | |
| 14:14 | Lawson Crouse hit Connor Clifton | 0 | 1 | |
| 14:34 | Dylan Guenther Wrist Shot Wide Left | 0 | 1 | |
| 14:42 | Ian Cole Wrist Shot Wide Right | 0 | 1 | |
| 14:54 | Dylan Guenther Wrist Shot Above Crossbar | 0 | 1 | |
| 14:57 | Goalie Stopped | 0 | 1 | |
| 14:57 | Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Clayton Keller | 0 | 1 | |
| 15:10 | Giveaway by Karel Vejmelka | 0 | 1 | |
| 15:10 | Parker Wotherspoon Wrist Shot Wide Left | 0 | 1 | |
| 15:12 | Goalie Stopped | 0 | 1 | |
| 15:12 | Kevin Stenlund faceoff won against Rickard Rakell | 0 | 1 | |
| 15:21 | Bryan Rust Goal (11) Backhand, assists: Rickard Rakell (6) | 0 | 2 | |
| 15:21 | Ben Kindel faceoff won against Barrett Hayton | 0 | 2 | |
| 15:31 | Giveaway by Justin Brazeau | 0 | 2 | |
| 15:40 | Dylan Guenther Wrist Shot Failed Bank Attempt | 0 | 2 | |
| 15:52 | Lawson Crouse Tip-In saved by Sergei Murashov | 0 | 2 | |
| 15:54 | Lawson Crouse Backhand Hit Left Post | 0 | 2 | |
| 16:01 | Icing | 0 | 2 | |
| 16:01 | Nick Schmaltz faceoff won against Ben Kindel | 0 | 2 | |
| 16:14 | Puck Frozen - Goalie | 0 | 2 | |
| 16:14 | Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Nick Schmaltz | 0 | 2 | |
| 16:33 | Ian Cole Roughing against Sidney Crosby | 0 | 2 | |
| 16:33 | Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Kevin Stenlund | 0 | 2 | |
| 16:49 | Off-side | 0 | 2 | |
| 16:49 | Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Kevin Stenlund | 0 | 2 | |
| 17:14 | Giveaway by Anthony Mantha | 0 | 2 | |
| 17:51 | Erik Karlsson Wrist Shot saved by Karel Vejmelka | 0 | 2 | |
| 17:52 | Goalie Stopped | 0 | 2 | |
| 17:52 | Kevin Stenlund faceoff won against Ben Kindel | 0 | 2 | |
| 18:11 | Takeaway by Lawson Crouse | 0 | 2 | |
| 18:22 | Lawson Crouse hit Thomas Novak | 0 | 2 | |
| 18:31 | Lawson Crouse Wrist Shot High and Wide Left | 0 | 2 | |
| 19:09 | Olli Määttä Wrist Shot Wide Left | 0 | 2 | |
| 19:11 | Goalie Stopped | 0 | 2 | |
| 19:11 | Noel Acciari faceoff won against Barrett Hayton | 0 | 2 | |
| 19:21 | Off-side | 0 | 2 | |
| 19:21 | Nick Schmaltz faceoff won against Noel Acciari | 0 | 2 | |
| 19:27 | Takeaway by Parker Wotherspoon | 0 | 2 | |
| 19:29 | Giveaway by Parker Wotherspoon | 0 | 2 | |
| 20:00 | End of 1st Period | 0 | 2 | |
Regular Season Series
UTA leads 1-0
Game Information
PPG Paints Arena
3:00 PM, December 14, 2025Coverage: ESPN+
Pittsburgh, PA
Attendance: 15,686
- Referees:
- Francis Charron
- Carter Sandlak
- Linesmen:
- Jonathan Deschamps
- Shawn Oliver
2025-26 Central Division Standings
2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings
| Team | W | L | OTL | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina | 22 | 9 | 2 | 46 |
| Washington | 19 | 11 | 4 | 42 |
| NY Islanders | 19 | 12 | 3 | 41 |
| Philadelphia | 17 | 10 | 6 | 40 |
| New Jersey | 19 | 14 | 1 | 39 |
| NY Rangers | 17 | 15 | 4 | 38 |
| Pittsburgh | 14 | 10 | 9 | 37 |
| Columbus | 14 | 14 | 6 | 34 |

