St. Louis Blues vs Utah Mammoth Prediction, 1/9/2026 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Blues vs Utah Mammoth

Date: Friday, January 9, 2026

Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah

TV: Utah 16

The Utah Mammoth (21-20-3) are welcoming the St. Louis Blues (17-19-8) at Delta Center on Friday.

The St. Louis Blues were on the losing side of the ice with a 7-3 loss to the Blackhawks in their previous outing. The Blues offense showed they have some room for improvement in the loss. In the game, they netted 3 of the 30 shots they put on goal. Additionally, they had 5 power play tries but didn't get a goal. St. Louis tallied 8 penalty minutes in this matchup.

Regarding scoring goals, the St. Louis Blues have tallied 110 goals (32nd in the NHL) so far this year and have allowed 151. For the season, they have accumulated 42 points and their points percentage sits at .477. St. Louis has compiled 115 power play opportunities and they have tallied 19 goals during those advantages, giving them a percentage of 16.52%. At even strength, the Blues have conceded 124 goals while scoring 91 of their own. St. Louis has taken 1,087 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 10.1%. The Blues have had 1,246 shots taken against them and have earned a save percentage of .879. St. Louis Blues opponents have totaled 115 power play tries (27th in hockey) and have tallied 27 goals in those attempts.

The man protecting the net in this game is Jordan Binnington. Binnington has participated in 362 games throughout his hockey career. He has accumulated an overall mark of 181-127-42 and he has gotten the start in 351 games. The opposition has racked up 985 goals against Binnington in his NHL career and his average for goals against per game is 2.81. Binnington has had 10,294 shots against him and has recorded 9,309 saves. He has a save percentage of .904 for his 17,867 mins played. Over the course of his time in hockey, Binnington has accounted for 184 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is at .524.

Their last time out, Utah played the Senators in a game where the Mammoth ended up with the win by a mark of 3-1. The Mammoth scored 3 goals of the 21 shots on goal they attempted. They had 4 power play attempts in this matchup but were not able to net one.

On the campaign, the Utah Mammoth have tallied 133 goals, 45 points, and a points percentage of .511. They have allowed 125 goals to be scored by way of 101 goals at even strength and 24 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Mammoth have tallied 113 goals at even strength and 20 goals (26th in the NHL) while on the power play. They have a total of 129 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play percentage of 15.50%. Utah has put up 1,246 shots (10th in the NHL) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 10.67%, while allowing their opponents 1,114 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill rate of 81.25% on the other teams 128 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage currently comes in at 88.8%.

Across the ice you are going to see Karel Vejmelka in goal. He has tallied 6,081 saves out of 6,763 shots taken, which gives him a rate of .899. Vejmelka is the owner of a career mark of 89-108-21 and has played in 231 contests. He has started in 219 games and has been on the ice for 10,574 mins. Vejmelka's quality start percentage is 47.9% and he has qualified for 105 quality starts in his pro career. His opponents are averaging 3.11 goals per game and he has relinquished 682 goals in total.

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

Josh's Pick: Take St. Louis

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