Ottawa Senators vs Utah Mammoth Prediction, 1/7/2026 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ottawa Senators vs Utah Mammoth

Date: Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah

TV: Utah 16

Delta Center is where the Utah Mammoth (20-20-3) will go up against the Ottawa Senators (20-16-5) on Wednesday.

The Ottawa Senators will look to clean up some issues after taking a 5-3 defeat against the Red Wings in their previous contest . Ottawa amassed 10 minutes in the box for this game. The Senators had an average offensive performance in the defeat. In addition, they had 6 power play attempts and were able to notch 1 goal. In the game, they tallied a score on 3 out of the 38 shots they attempted.

Pertaining to their scoring capabilities, the Ottawa Senators have accumulated 133 goals (13th in hockey) on the season and have given up 134. For the current season, they have earned 45 points and their points percentage is sitting at .549. Ottawa has accounted for 138 power play opportunities and they have scored 34 goals out of those tries, earning them a rate of 24.64%. At even strength, the Senators have conceded 102 goals while scoring 99 on the offensive side of the ice. Ottawa has attempted 1,159 shots and has a shooting percentage of 11.5%. The Senators thus far have had 1,040 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .871. Ottawa Senators opponents have earned 118 power play tries (24th in the league) and have come away with 32 goals in those attempts.

The man in goal for this game is Leevi Merilainen. Over the course of his time in hockey, Merilainen has accumulated 12 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .462. His save percentage is at .894 for his 773 minutes guarding the cage. Merilainen has had 679 shot attempts taken against him and has garnered 607 total saves. Opponents have tallied 72 goals against Merilainen in his NHL career and his average for goals against per game is 2.77. He has amassed a record of 14-11-2 and he started in 26 games. Merilainen has been involved in 28 contests over the course of his hockey career.

In their last game, Utah faced off against the Rangers in an outing where the Mammoth took home the victory by a score of 3-2. They had 1 attempt on the power play in this game but weren't able to finish one of them with a goal. The Mammoth tallied 3 goals of the 26 shots on goal they attempted.

Utah has tried 1,225 shots (10th in the league) and has earned a shot percentage of 10.61%, while allowing the opposition 1,081 shots. They have a penalty kill rate of 80.80% on their opponents 125 power play tries, and their save percentage comes in at 88.5%. They have earned 125 power play chances and they have accumulated a power play rate of 16.00%. The Mammoth have scored 110 goals at even strength and 20 goals (26th in hockey) while on the power play. They have permitted 124 goals to be scored by of a combination of 100 goals at even strength and 24 goals while they were shorthanded. For the season, the Utah Mammoth have earned a total of 130 goals, 43 points, in addition to a points percentage of .500.

Across the rink you will find Karel Vejmelka protecting the goal. Vejmelka is the owner of a career mark of 88-108-21 and has been in net for 230 games. Vejmelka's quality start percentage is 47.7% and he has qualified for 104 quality starts in his pro career. He has recorded 6,049 stops out of the 6,730 shots attempted, giving him a percentage of .899. Teams are averaging 3.12 goals/game and he has allowed 681 goals altogether. He has started in 218 contests and has played for a total of 10,572 mins.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Ottawa

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