St. Louis Blues vs Utah Mammoth Prediction, 11/12/2026 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Blues vs Utah Mammoth

Date: Thursday, November 12, 2026

Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah

TV: Blue Note+, Utah 16

Delta Center is where the Utah Mammoth (10-7-1) will play the St. Louis Blues (7-8-2) on Thursday.

The St. Louis Blues will need a bounce back game after taking a 5-4 defeat to the Devils their last time out. The Blues had a impressive offensive output in this defeat. In the game, they converted 4 of the 32 shots they looked to score on. Additionally, they had 3 chances with extra men on the ice and scored 1 goal. St. Louis amassed 11 penalty mins for this game.

While playing at even strength, the Blues have surrendered 46 goals while having 39 themselves. St. Louis Blues opponents have earned 45 power play tries (29th in professional hockey) and have racked up 7 goals in those chances. In the matter of their goal scoring prowess, the St. Louis Blues have tallied 50 goals (22nd in the league) for the season and have allowed 53. St. Louis has attempted 461 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 10.9%. For the current campaign, they have accumulated 16 points and their points percentage is sitting at .471. The Blues thus far have had 489 shots taken against them and have earned a save percentage of .892. St. Louis skates onto the rink with 49 power play opportunities and they have scored 11 goals out of those chances, garnering them a percentage of 22.45%.

The man protecting the net in this game is Joel Hofer. The opposition has been able to score 311 goals against Hofer in his NHL career and his goals against average is 2.64. Hofer has taken the ice for 127 games during his hockey career. His save percentage currently sits at .910 for his 295 minutes guarding the cage. He has earned an overall mark of 65-40-11 and got the start in 118 games. For his career, Hofer has earned 72 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .610. Hofer has seen 3,420 shots taken against him and has recorded 3,111 saves.

When they took the ice last, Utah faced the Canadiens in a game where the Mammoth were on the wrong end of the score by a mark of 5-4. The Mammoth converted 4 goals of the 20 shots on goal they tried. They had 5 power play chances in this contest and scored 3 out of those opportunities.

The Mammoth have earned 40 goals at even strength and 23 goals (2nd in hockey) while on the power play. Utah has tried 537 shots (7th in hockey) and has a shot percentage of 11.73%, while allowing their opponents 452 shots. On the campaign, the Utah Mammoth have notched a total of 63 goals, 21 points, as well as a points percentage of .583. They have permitted 63 goals to be scored by way of 46 goals at even strength and 17 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have a total of 62 power play chances and they have a power play percentage of 37.10%. They have a penalty kill rate of 69.64% on the other teams 56 chances on the power play, and their save percentage currently sits at 86.1%.

Across the rink you are likely to see Sebastian Cossa in net. He has compiled 140 saves out of 161 shots attempted, giving him a rate of .870. Cossa holds a lifetime mark of 5-1-1 and has played in 8 games. He was named a starter in 6 games and his ice time sits at 15 minutes. Cossa's rate of quality starts comes out to 50.0% and he has made 3 quality starts in his hockey career. Opponents are averaging 3.50 goals per contest and he has surrendered 21 goals in total.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Utah

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