Utah Mammoth vs San Jose Sharks Prediction, 11/18/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Utah Mammoth vs San Jose Sharks

Date: Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Location: SAP Center in San Jose, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Mammoth (-160) Sharks (+132)

The Utah Mammoth (10-7-1) are on their way to SAP Center on Tuesday where they will attempt to defeat the San Jose Sharks (8-8-3). The line on this matchup has the Mammoth at -160 while the Sharks are coming in at +132. The over/under is set at 6.5.

The Utah Mammoth were on the wrong end of the scoreboard with a 3-2 defeat to the Islanders in their last outing. Utah earned 8 mins in the box in this game. Moreover, they had 6 power play opportunities and were able to net 1 goal. The Mammoth didn't have their best offensive outing in the defeat. For the matchup, they tallied a score on 2 out of the 29 shots they attempted.

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While playing at even strength, the Mammoth let the opposition score 46 goals while getting 49 on offense. Utah Mammoth opponents have amassed 49 power play tries (29th in professional hockey) and have a total of 9 goals in those attempts. With respect to scoring goals, the Utah Mammoth have accumulated 58 goals (16th in the NHL) on the campaign and have conceded 55. Utah has tried 535 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 10.8%. For the current campaign, they have earned 21 points and their points percentage comes in at .583. The Mammoth thus far have had 424 shots attempted against them and have earned a save percentage of .870. Utah has tallied 57 power play chances and they have added 9 goals out of those attempts, giving them a rate of 15.79%.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Vitek Vanecek. In his professional hockey career, Vanecek has 93 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .514. His save percentage is .902 for his 9,976 minutes in the crease. Vanecek has had 5,179 shots against him and he has 4,669 total saves. The opposition has scored 510 goals against Vanecek in his NHL career and his goals against average per contest is 2.82. He has compiled an overall record of 98-59-21 and he has started in 181 games. Vanecek has participated in 193 matchups over the course of his hockey career.

In their last contest, San Jose went up against the Kraken in a game where the Sharks were on the wrong end of the score by a score of 4-1. They had 6 power play opportunities in this outing and converted 1 out of those tries. The Sharks had 1 goal of the 26 shots on goal they took.

On the season, the San Jose Sharks have earned a total of 56 goals, 19 points, in addition to a points percentage of .500. They have granted a total of 62 goals to be scored by way of 48 goals at even strength and 14 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Sharks have scored 44 goals at even strength and 12 goals (17th in hockey) while on the power play. They have earned 64 chances on the power play and they have a power play rate of 18.75%. San Jose has attempted 460 shots (28th in hockey) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 12.17%, while allowing their opponents 601 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 77.42% on their opponents 62 power play tries, and their save percentage comes in at 89.7%.

Across the ice you are going to see Yaroslav Askarov between the pipes. He has recorded 701 stops out of 778 shots tried, giving him a save % of .901. Askarov has accrued a career mark of 10-12-3 and has participated in 27 games. He was named a starter in 25 games and has been on the ice for 876 mins. Askarov's percentage of quality starts sits at 56.0% and he has 14 quality starts in his hockey career. Teams are averaging 3.08 goals per game and he has given up 77 goals altogether.

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Tony's Pick: Take Utah (-160)

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