The Utah Mammoth (10-7-1) and Vegas Golden Knights (12-5-2) tangle Wednesday in Las Vegas, Nevada. The opening puck drop at T-Mobile Arena is at 9:30 p.m. ET (TNT). Let's analyze NHL odds around the Mammoth vs. Golden Knights odds and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
2025-26 season series: Utah won 2 of 3 regular-season meetings; Vegas won 4-2 in first-round playoff series
Utah's most recent game was Saturday, a 4-2 (Under 6.5) loss at the +100 Ottawa Senators. The game was tied 2-2 late in the third period before the Sens scored a late go-ahead goal and then an empty-netter. For Utah, Wednesday's contest in the desert will close out a 6-game road trip.
The Golden Knights last played Sunday, defeating the +102 Buffalo Sabres 4-1 (Under
6.5). C Tomas Hertl scored twice in the third period as Vegas collected its third straight victory. The win wrapped up a road swing with Knights going 3-0-1 in 4 games. Wednesday's tussle opens a 5-game homestand.
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Mammoth at Golden Knights odds
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- Moneyline (ML): Mammoth +104 (bet $104 to win $100 | Golden Knights -125 (bet $125 to win $100)
- Puck line (PL)/Against the spread (ATS): Mammoth +1.5 (-240) | Golden Knights -1.5 (+190)
- Over/Under (O/U): Over 6.5 (-106) | Under 6.5 (-114)
Mammoth at Golden Knights projected goalies
Karel Vejmelka (6-6-0, 3.29 GAA, .867 SV%) vs. Carter Hart (5-3-2, 2.49 GAA, .900 SV%)
Vejmelka stopped 17 of 20 shots in Saturday's loss at Ottawa (the Senators' fourth goal was an empty-netter). The 30-year-old has lost 5 of his last 6 starts, logging a 4.39 GAA and an .833 SV% over that stretch.Hart last played Thursday, making 25 saves in a 2-1 win at Detroit. The 28-year-old has allowed just 3 goals on 53 shots (.943 SV%) over his last 2 starts.
Mammoth at Golden Knights picks and predictions
Prediction
Golden Knights 3, Mammoth 2
Moneyline
Utah is 2-3-1 over its last 6 road games, and over that span the Mammoth have coughed up more than 4 goals 4 times
Vegas has had 3 return-from-road-trip games this fall; the Knights have gone 3-0-0 in these returns.
Potentially road-weary Utah figures to be the lesser side of the defense/goaltending matchup. And by a significant degree. The Knights have filed solid expected-goals-allowed numbers recently. They have yielded just 26.1 shots per game since Oct. 17, and dialed-in-over-his-last-2-starts Hart owns a .910 career SV% in home games.
Conversely, the Mammoth rank 25th in the NHL with their 3.50 goals allowed per game. Its a porous penalty killing percentage (69.6%, 27th NHL) that has hurt Utah the most. The Vegas power play is 0 for 6 over its last 2 games, but that stretch was preceded by a 5-of-10 spurt from Oct. 27-Nov. 3.
Looking at comps on both sides, Vegas comes out as the likable end of this proposition.
In last April's Stanley Cup Playoffs first-round series, Vegas fell behind Utah 2 games to 1 and then won 3 straight games.
TAKE THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS (-125).
Puck line/Against the spread
No interest; PASS.
Over/Under
Vegas games have seen the Under cash in 4 straight games and 6 of the club's last 7.
Comps on the Vegas side of the results ledger include foes like the LA Kings, Pittsburgh Penguins, Buffalo Sabres, and Senators. The Knights have logged superior defensive performances in those games.
In the high-danger scoring-chances-allowed department, both the Mammoth and Knights were a bit leaky in their last game. Both had also been trending as quite stingy, though, in previous weeks.
Look for the rested defenders to provide the lead edge of Wednesday's action. BACK THE UNDER 6.5 (-114).
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