Utah Mammoth vs Dallas Stars Prediction, 3/16/2026 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Utah Mammoth vs Dallas Stars

Date: Monday, March 16, 2026

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: Victory+

The Utah Mammoth (34-27-6) are traveling to American Airlines Center on Monday where they will try to defeat the Dallas Stars (42-14-10).

The Utah Mammoth will look for better times on the ice after their 4-3 defeat to the Penguins in their previous contest . Utah accumulated 12 penalty minutes in this outing. The Mammoth offense showed they have some room for improvement in the defeat. Furthermore, they had 3 opportunities with more players on the ice and were able to net 1 goal. While out there on the ice, they scored on 3 out of the 29 shots they attempted.

When playing at even strength, the Mammoth have conceded 142 goals while getting 177 on offense. Utah Mammoth opponents have 208 power play opportunities (5th in professional hockey) and have come away with 46 goals in those attempts. When discussing their goal scoring prowess, the Utah Mammoth have accumulated 208 goals (16th in the league) so far this season and have surrendered 188. Utah has tried 1,855 shots and holds a shot percentage of 11.2%. For the year, they have racked up 74 points and their points percentage comes in at .552. The Mammoth thus far have had 1,730 shots attempted against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .891. Utah skates onto the rink with 184 power play chances and they have notched 31 goals out of those chances, garnering them a rate of 16.85%.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Karel Vejmelka. During his career on the ice, Vejmelka has earned 115 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .483. He has a save percentage of .899 in his 10,622 minutes guarding the cage. Vejmelka has seen 7,273 shots taken against him and has recorded 6,537 total saves. The opposition has been able to score 736 goals against Vejmelka in his NHL career and his goals against average per game is 3.09. He has compiled an overall mark of 100-115-22 and he started in 238 games. Vejmelka has participated in 250 contests during his pro hockey career.

In their last contest, Dallas squared up with the Red Wings in a matchup where the Stars notched a win by a mark of 3-2. The Stars scored 3 goals out of the 24 shots on goal they pursued. They had 4 power play chances in this outing and scored 1 out of those attempts.

The Stars have scored 168 goals at even strength and 60 goals (1st in the NHL) while on the power play. Dallas has tried 1,705 shots (26th in pro hockey) and has a shot percentage of 13.37%, while allowing their opponents 1,744 shots. This season, the Dallas Stars have earned a total of 228 goals, 94 points, in addition to a points percentage of .712. They have granted a total of 174 goals to be scored by way of 136 goals at even strength and 38 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have a total of 200 chances on the power play and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 30.00%. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 81.09% on the other teams 201 tries on the power play, and their save percentage comes in at 90.0%.

For the opposition you will find Jake Oettinger between the pipes. He has accrued 7,308 saves out of the 8,028 shots tried, which gives him a rate of .910. Oettinger has earned a lifetime record of 177-76-32 and has participated in 294 games. He got the starting nod in 285 games and has played 13,410 mins. Oettinger's quality start percentage sits at 58.9% and he has qualified for 168 quality starts in his pro career. The opposition is averaging 2.53 goals/game and he has yielded 720 goals in total.

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

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Dallas

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