Mammoths vs. Ducks Projected Lineups – 12/3/25 – The Hockey Writers – Projected Lineups

The Utah Mammoths take on the Anaheim Ducks tonight. Here are the projected/anticipated lineups from NHL.com staff writers, independent reporters and others.
Mammoths (12-12-3) vs. Ducks (16-9-1)
10 p.m. ET; HBO MAX, truTV, TNT
Mammoth’s projected lineup
Clayton Keller — Nick Schmaltz — JJ Peterka
Daniel Boot – Logan Cooley – Dylan Gunther
Michael Carcone – Jack McBain – Lawson Krause
Liam O’Brien – Kevin Stanland – Caleb Yamamoto
Mikhail Sergachev — John Marino
Nate Schmidt — Sean Durtz
Ian Cole — Maveric Lamoureux
Karel Vermelka
Vitek Vanecek
Scratches: Barrett Hayden, Brandon Tanev, Nick DeSimone
Injuried: Alex Kerfoot (lower body), Olli Maatta (upper body)
status report
But he will make his NHL debut on Tuesday after being recalled from Tucson of the American Hockey League. … Lamoureux will make his season debut Wednesday after being recalled from the AHL. … Dmitri Simashev, a defenseman, was reassigned to Tucson. … Forward Kevon Looney was cleared off waivers Wednesday and assigned to Tucson. … Forwards Hayden and Tanev will be healthy for the first time this season.
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Ducks projected lineup
Chris Kreider – Leo Carlson – Troy Terry
Carter Gauthier — Mason McTavish — Beckett Senek
Frank Vatrano — Ryan Poulin — Alex Killorn
Ross Johnston — Jason Huggins
Jackson Lacomb — Drew Helleson
Oren Zellweger — Jacob Trouba
Pavel Mintyukov – Radko Gudas
Ian Moore
Villehuso
Vyacheslav Butjec
Scratches: Nikita Nesterenko, Ryan Systrom
Injuried: Mikael Granlund (lower body), Lukas Dostal (upper body), Peter Mrazek (lower body)
status report
The Ducks will field 11 forwards and seven defensemen for the second straight game. … Forwards Strome and Nesterenko will be healthy again. … Goalie Dostaal and forward Granlund both participated in Anaheim’s morning skate Wednesday; Dostaal has not played since Nov. 22 and is expected to miss another 1-2 weeks. … Mrazek, a goaltender who left in the third period of Sunday’s 5-3 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks, could be out 2-3 weeks.
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