St. Louis Blues vs Utah Mammoth Prediction, 4/16/2026 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Blues vs Utah Mammoth

Date: Thursday, April 16, 2026

Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah

TV: Utah 16

The St. Louis Blues (36-33-12) are traveling to Delta Center on Thursday where they will compete against the Utah Mammoth (43-32-6).

The St. Louis Blues were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 7-5 win against the Penguins their last time out. The Blues had a solid offensive output in the win. For the matchup, they tallied a score on 7 of the 31 shots they launched. In addition, they had 3 opportunities with more players on the ice and were able to score 1 goal. St. Louis accounted for 4 minutes in the box for this matchup.

When discussing their scoring capabilities, the St. Louis Blues have notched 225 goals (27th in the NHL) so far this year and have allowed 251. For the current campaign, they have tallied 84 points and their points percentage comes in at .519. St. Louis comes into tonight with 215 power play opportunities and they have added 38 goals out of those attempts, giving them a percentage of 17.67%. While playing at even strength, the Blues have surrendered 199 goals while earning 187 as an offensive unit. St. Louis has taken 2,046 shots and holds a shot percentage of 11.0%. The Blues so far have had 2,249 shots tried against them and have earned a save percentage of .888. St. Louis Blues opponents have totaled 222 power play opportunities (24th in professional hockey) and have scored 52 goals in those attempts.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Joel Hofer. Opponents have been able to score 280 goals against Hofer in his career and his goals against rate is 2.67. Hofer has been in goal for 114 games throughout his professional hockey career. His save percentage sits at .908 for his 3,764 mins played. He has compiled a record of 58-35-10 and he was named the starter in 105 games. For his professional hockey career, Hofer has tallied 63 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .600. Hofer has seen 3,053 shots against him and has gathered 2,773 total saves.

In their last contest, Utah faced off against the Jets in an outing where the Mammoth ended up with the win by a final of 5-3. The Mammoth notched 5 goals out of the 36 shots on goal they tried. They had 5 attempts on the power play in this one and netted 2 out of those opportunities.

On the campaign, the Utah Mammoth have earned a total of 265 goals, 92 points, in addition to a points percentage of .568. They have granted a total of 235 goals to be scored by of a combination of 181 goals at even strength and 54 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Mammoth have racked up 219 goals at even strength and 46 goals (19th in hockey) while on the power play. They have earned 230 chances on the power play and they have a power play rate of 20.00%. Utah has taken 2,251 shots (20th in professional hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 11.77%, while allowing the other team 2,112 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill rate of 78.05% on their opponents 246 power play chances, and their save percentage comes in at 88.9%.

Across the rink you will find Vitek Vanecek in net. His opponents are averaging 2.84 goals per game and he has surrendered 554 goals overall. Vanecek's rate of quality starts is 50.8% and he has qualified for 99 quality starts in his pro hockey career. He got the starting nod in 195 games and has played for a total of 10,013 mins. Vanecek has earned a career mark of 101-68-24 and has participated in 209 games. He has accrued 5,007 saves out of 5,561 shots attempted against him, giving him a save percentage of .900.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Utah

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