DENVER – Amidst a nail-biting contest with the Colorado Avalanche to begin the 2025-26 season, the Utah Mammoth were provided a great initial test of resilience and maturity against one of the top teams in the NHL.

Despite coming up just short due to a stroke of brilliance from none other than Nathan MacKinnon, the Mammoth pushed Colorado right to the bitter end as they demonstrated grit and refused to give up.

Here are the key takeaways from Utah’s 2-1 loss in Denver.

Dmitri Simashev played a solid, simple game in his NHL debut

Making his NHL debut against the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night, 20-year-old defenseman Dmitri Simashev delivered on his morning skate promise as he played a simple, yet solid first game.

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