Utah Mammoth vs Boston Bruins Prediction, 12/16/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Utah Mammoth vs Boston Bruins
Date: Tuesday, December 16, 2025
Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA
TV: NESN
Odds/Point Spread: Mammoth (+106) Bruins (-128)
The Boston Bruins (19-14-0) will go up against the Utah Mammoth (16-15-3) at TD Garden on Tuesday. The moneyline on this game has the Mammoth at +106 and the Bruins open at -128. The over/under is 6.5.
The Utah Mammoth will head into their next game feeling good after earning a 5-4 win against the Penguins their last time out. The Mammoth had a solid offensive performance in the win. In the matchup, they earned a goal on 5 out of the 37 shots they attempted. Furthermore, they had 5 chances with the advantage and were able to score 1 goal. Utah accumulated 4 minutes in the box for this matchup.
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At even strength, the Mammoth have conceded 86 goals while notching 91 on the offensive side of the ice. Utah Mammoth opponents have earned 93 power play tries (18th in pro hockey) and have a total of 15 goals in those attempts. With regard to scoring goals, the Utah Mammoth have notched 106 goals (7th in the league) for the season and have given up 101. Utah has tried 979 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 10.8%. For the current campaign, they have racked up 35 points and their points % is .515. The Mammoth have had 853 shots tried against them and hold a save percentage of .882. Utah comes into tonight with 96 power play opportunities and they have scored 15 goals out of those tries, garnering them a rate of 15.63%.
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The man protecting the net in this game is Karel Vejmelka. In his professional hockey career, Vejmelka has accounted for 100 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .472. His save percentage is .899 for his 10,557 minutes guarding the cage. Vejmelka has seen 6,577 shots taken against him and has recorded 5,910 total saves. Opponents have notched 667 goals versus Vejmelka in his professional career and his average for goals against per game is 3.15. He has earned a record of 84-106-21 and he has started in 212 games. Vejmelka has participated in 224 matchups over the course of his professional hockey career.
In their last game, Boston went up against the Wild in a game where the Bruins were on the wrong end of the score by a final of 6-2. They had 2 power play opportunities in this game but weren't able to finish one of them with a goal. The Bruins had 2 goals out of the 31 shots on goal they pursued.
The Bruins have earned 83 goals at even strength and 24 goals (7th in the league) while having a power play advantage. Boston has attempted 894 shots (16th in the NHL) and has a shot percentage of 11.97%, while allowing their opponents 1,013 shots. On the campaign, the Boston Bruins have tallied 107 goals, 38 points, in addition to a points percentage of .576. They have granted a total of 105 goals to be scored by of a combination of 82 goals at even strength and 23 goals while they were shorthanded. They have earned 94 power play chances and they have earned a power play percentage of 25.53%. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 80.99% on their oppositions 121 power play opportunities, and their save percentage currently sits at 89.6%.
On the other side of the ice you will find Jeremy Swayman protecting the goal. His opponents are averaging 2.60 goals per game and he has yielded 530 goals in total. Swayman's rate of quality starts sits at 61.8% and he has made 126 quality starting assignments in his pro career. He got the starting nod in 204 games and has racked up 10,122 minutes. Swayman has compiled a lifetime mark of 114-70-22 and has played in 211 games. He has a tally of 5,365 saves out of the 5,895 shots taken against him, giving him a save percentage of .910.
Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?
Tony's Pick: Take Utah (+106)
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