Expert recap and game analysis of the New Jersey Devils vs. Utah Mammoth NHL game from January 3, 2026 on ESPN.

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After a 7-2 win on Long Island on New Year’s Day, Utah Mammoth fans felt like their team could go the entirety of 2026 without losing. It was a short-lived pipe dream. The Mammoth lost 4-1 to the New Jersey Devils on Saturday. They’re now 0-4-0 against the Devils all-time.

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• Cody Glass and Dmitri Voronkov dropped the gloves with 8:20 to play in the third, the lone fight of the game. Both players were given five-minute penalties, and for the Devils, with the Blue Jackets trailing, that was a great trade off with Voronkov, the Blue Jackets' second leading scorer.

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Mason Marchment and Charlie Coyle scored for the Blue Jackets (17-16-6), who had a three-game winning streak end. Jet Greaves made 30 saves.

Playing their third game in four nights since the Christmas break, the Maple Leafs were without William Nylander (lower-body injury) for a second straight game, Auston Matthews (lower body), Chris Tanev (lower body) and Dakota Joshua, who remained in Detroit after sustaining a kidney injury against the Red Wings on Sunday.

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