NHL Game Preview: New York Rangers (10-10-2) vs. Utah Mammoth (10-8-3)

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Venue & Game Details

Location: Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah

Puckdrop: 9:00 PM ET (7:00 PM MT)

Broadcast: ESPN+, MSG Network, Utah 16

Injury Report

New York Rangers:

Matthew Rempe (C) – Upper body, OUT until late November

Will Borgen (D) – Upper body, day-to-day

Utah Mammoth:

Alexander Kerfoot (C) – Abdomen, OUT until mid-December

Juuso Valimaki (D) – Knee, OUT until early December

Sean Durzi (D) – Shoulder, day-to-day

Anson Thornton (G) – Undisclosed, OUT until late November

Terrell Goldsmith (D) – Undisclosed, OUT until late November

Player Matchups

New York Rangers:

Artemi Panarin – 19 points (5G, 14A), team’s offensive leader

Mika Zibanejad – 12 points (7G, 5A), power-play specialist

Adam Fox – 18 points (3G, 15A), elite defenseman

Igor Shesterkin – .911 SV%, 2.43 GAA

Utah Mammoth:

Nick Schmaltz – 22 points (10G, 12A), leading scorer

Clayton Keller – 19 points (7G, 12A), dynamic winger

Logan Cooley – 17 points (9G, 8A), rookie standout

Karel Vejmelka – .883 SV%, 2.85 GAA

Team Recent Form

New York Rangers:

8th in Metropolitan Division

Last 10: 5-5-0, averaging 2.7 goals/game, allowing 2.5

Recent: 6-3 loss vs. Colorado Avalanche

Utah Mammoth:

6th in Central Division

Last 10: 2-5-3, averaging 2.3 goals/game, allowing 3.3

Recent: 4-1 loss vs. Vegas Golden Knights

Series History

All-time: Rangers and Mammoth tied 1–1 in regular season play

Last meeting: Rangers won 5-3 on Jan 16, 2025 in Salt Lake City

Mammoth won 6-5 (OT) in Oct 2024 at MSG

Betting Trends

Utah Trends:

6-6 as favorite this season

10 of 21 games over 5.5 goals

Rangers Trends:

4 upset wins as underdog (40%)

8 of 22 games over 5.5 goals

Game Odds

New York Rangers           5.5

Utah Mammoth               – 120

Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Friday, November 21, 2025