Utah Mammoth vs Montreal Canadiens Prediction, 11/8/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Utah Mammoth vs Montreal Canadiens

Date: Saturday, November 8, 2025

Location: Bell Centre in Montreal, QC

TV: TSN2

Odds/Point Spread: Mammoth (+150) Canadiens (-182)

The Montreal Canadiens (9-3-1) will try to beat the Utah Mammoth (9-5-0) at Bell Centre on Saturday. The moneyline on this contest has Utah at +150 while Montreal opens at -182. The over/under is 6.5.

The Utah Mammoth will look for better times on the ice after their 5-3 defeat against the Maple Leafs in their previous contest . Utah earned 2 penalty minutes in this game. Furthermore, they had 3 power play opportunities but weren't able to score a goal. The Mammoth had an average offensive performance in the loss. For the game, they converted 3 out of the 24 shots they tried.

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In the matter of their scoring capabilities, the Utah Mammoth have accumulated 47 goals (7th in pro hockey) for the year and have surrendered 40. For the current campaign, the have a total of 18 points and their points percentage is .643. Utah comes into tonight with 46 power play opportunities and they have notched 8 goals out of those tries, garnering them a rate of 17.39%. When at even strength, the Mammoth have allowed the opponent to score 31 goals while having 39 as an offensive unit. Utah has taken 411 shots and holds a shot percentage of 11.4%. The Mammoth have seen 336 shots tried against them and have a save percentage of .881. Utah Mammoth opponents have tallied 39 power play tries (21st in pro hockey) and have tallied 9 goals in those attempts.

The man protecting the net in this game is Karel Vejmelka. Over the course of his pro career, Vejmelka has 93 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .474. His save percentage is at .899 during his 10,519 minutes guarding the cage. Vejmelka has had 6,180 shots taken against him and has recorded 5,557 saves. The opposition has scored 623 goals against Vejmelka in his pro career and his goals against average is 3.18. He has a win-loss record of 77-100-19 and he has started in 196 games. Vejmelka has taken the ice for 208 contests over the course of his professional hockey career.

Their last time out, Montreal faced off against the Flyers in a game where the Canadiens got the tie by a score of 4-4. They had 4 power play opportunities in this outing and scored 2 out of those chances. The Canadiens recorded 4 goals out of the 20 shots on goal they tried.

Montreal has tried 331 shots (30th in the NHL) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 14.50%, while allowing the opposition 352 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill percentage of 75.56% on the other teams 45 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage currently comes in at 88.6%. They have a total of 39 power play chances and they have earned a power play percentage of 30.77%. The Canadiens have tallied 36 goals at even strength and 12 goals (5th in professional hockey) while having more men on the ice. They have permitted 40 goals to be scored by way of 29 goals at even strength and 11 goals while they had less men on the ice. On the year, the Montreal Canadiens have a total of 48 goals, 19 points, in addition to a points percentage of .731.

On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Sam Montembeault between the pipes. He has gathered 5,629 stops out of 6,272 shots tried, giving him a percentage of .897. Montembeault has accumulated a lifetime mark of 83-87-29 and has participated in 213 contests. He has started in 195 games and his ice time sits at 10,936 mins. Montembeault's quality start percentage sits at 52.3% and he has earned 102 quality starting assignments in his hockey career. The opposition is averaging 3.30 goals/game and he has yielded 643 goals in total.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh's Pick: Take Utah (+150)

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