Seattle Kraken vs Utah Mammoth Prediction, 1/17/2026 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Kraken vs Utah Mammoth

Date: Saturday, January 17, 2026

Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah

TV: Utah 16

The Utah Mammoth (23-20-4) will compete against the Seattle Kraken (21-15-9) at Delta Center on Saturday.

The Seattle Kraken will need a bounce back game after taking a 3-2 defeat to the Devils in their previous game. Seattle recorded 4 penalty mins in this matchup. The Kraken didn't have their best offensive outing in the loss. They also had 2 opportunities with more players on the ice and netted 1 goal. For the game, they were able to notch a goal on 2 out of the 17 shots they tried.

While at even strength, the Kraken have surrendered 92 goals while scoring 95 of their own. Seattle Kraken opponents have tallied 121 power play opportunities (29th in professional hockey) and have a total of 35 goals in those chances. With regard to their scoring, the Seattle Kraken have notched 124 goals (26th in pro hockey) over the course of the season and have given up 127. Seattle has tried 1,155 shots and is the owner of a shot percentage of 10.7%. For the year, they have recorded 51 points and their points percentage sits at .567. The Kraken so far have had 1,327 shots attempted against them and hold a save percentage of .904. Seattle skates onto the rink with 127 power play opportunities and they have scored 29 goals out of those advantages, garnering them a percentage of 22.83%.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Joey Daccord. Opponents have scored 402 goals against Daccord in his professional hockey career and his average for goals against per game is 2.81. Daccord has taken the ice for 153 contests throughout his NHL career. His save percentage sits at .905 during his 6,743 minutes between the pipes. He has amassed a win-loss mark of 61-60-23 and he has started in 143 games. Over the course of his time in hockey, Daccord has compiled 83 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .580. Daccord has seen 4,251 shots taken against him and has recorded 3,849 saves.

When they were on the ice last, Utah opposed the Maple Leafs in an outing where the Mammoth notched a victory by a score of 6-1. They had 2 power play attempts in this matchup but weren't able to finish one of them with a goal. The Mammoth notched 6 goals of the 40 shots on goal they took.

Utah has tried 1,338 shots (11th in the league) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 10.84%, while allowing their opponents 1,198 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill percentage of 81.16% on their oppositions 138 power play tries, and their save percentage is 89.1%. They have earned 136 power play opportunities and they have a power play rate of 15.44%. The Mammoth have accumulated 124 goals at even strength and 21 goals (29th in hockey) while on the power play. They have granted a total of 131 goals to be scored by of a combination of 105 goals at even strength and 26 goals while they had less men on the ice. Over the course of the season, the Utah Mammoth are sitting with 145 goals, 50 points, as well as a points percentage of .532.

On the other side of the ice you will find Karel Vejmelka in net. The opposition is averaging 3.10 goals per contest and he has yielded 685 goals altogether. Vejmelka's quality start percentage comes out to 48.4% and he has accumulated 107 quality starts in his professional career. He got the starting nod in 221 games and has accumulated 10,579 mins. Vejmelka has accumulated a career record of 91-108-21 and has been in goal for 233 games. He has a tally of 6,126 saves out of 6,811 shots tried, giving him a rate of .899.

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

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Utah

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