After not playing for five consecutive days, it would have been easy for the Utah Mammoth to have a slow start against the Nashville Predators on Monday, but an early power play goal from JJ Peterka showed that they were rust-free.

The Nashville Predators visit the Utah Mammoth at Delta Center on Dec. 29, their second stop of a six-game road trip.

The Nashville Predators' top scorers were held in check in a 3-2 loss to the St. Louis Blues at Enterprise Center on Dec. 27.

Saros will tend the twine Monday in Utah, Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site reports. Saros hasn't allowed more than three goals in each of his last seven outings, stopping a combined 182 of 200 shots (.

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Evangelista scored a goal on three shots, added a power-play assist and went plus-2 in Monday's 4-3 win over the Mammoth.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers “continued delivering the American people the greatest gift of 2025" by keeping up operations over Christmas weekend, said DHS.