Utah Mammoth vs New Jersey Devils Prediction, 1/3/2026 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Utah Mammoth vs New Jersey Devils

Date: Saturday, January 3, 2026

Location: Prudential Center in Newark, NJ

TV: MSG+

Odds/Point Spread: Mammoth (+132) Devils (-160)

The New Jersey Devils (21-17-2) are welcoming the Utah Mammoth (18-19-3) at Prudential Center on Saturday. The moneyline on this game has Utah at +132 while New Jersey opens at -160. The betting total is set at 6.5.

The Utah Mammoth will look for better times on the ice after their 4-3 defeat to the Predators in their previous game. Utah accrued 4 penalty minutes for this contest. The Mammoth played like an average offensive team in the loss. Additionally, they had 4 opportunities with more players on the ice and scored 1 goal. For the outing, they netted 3 of the 31 shots they put on goal.

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When at even strength, the Mammoth have allowed 96 goals while notching 101 of their own. Utah Mammoth opponents have earned 113 power play opportunities (18th in hockey) and have come away with 20 goals in those attempts. With regard to scoring goals, the Utah Mammoth have accumulated 119 goals (18th in hockey) over the course of the season and have given up 116. Utah has attempted 1,147 shots and holds a shot percentage of 10.4%. For the season, they have 39 points and their points percentage is sitting at .488. The Mammoth have had 1,005 shots tried against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .885. Utah has accumulated 117 power play opportunities and they have scored 18 goals out of those tries, giving them a rate of 15.38%.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Vitek Vanecek. The opposition has scored 530 goals against Vanecek in his pro hockey career and his goals against rate is 2.83. Vanecek has participated in 200 matchups during his hockey career. His save percentage is at .901 for his 9,993 minutes in the crease. He has earned a win-loss mark of 98-65-22 and he was named the starter in 187 games. Over the course of his pro career, Vanecek has compiled 95 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .508. Vanecek has had 5,347 shot attempts against him and has recorded 4,817 total saves.

The last time they were on the ice, New Jersey went up against the Blue Jackets in an outing where the Devils took home the win by a final score of 3-2. They had 1 opportunity on the power play in this matchup and recorded 1 on that try. The Devils tallied 3 goals out of the 33 shots on goal they tried.

So far this season, the New Jersey Devils have accounted for 106 goals, 44 points, in addition to a points percentage of .550. They have allowed 120 goals to be scored by of a combination of 95 goals at even strength and 25 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Devils have 85 goals at even strength and 21 goals (21st in professional hockey) while on the power play. They have a total of 98 power play chances and they have a power play rate of 21.43%. New Jersey has taken 1,186 shots (5th in the NHL) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 8.94%, while allowing the other team 1,153 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill rate of 76.42% on their opponents 106 power play chances, and their save percentage comes in at 89.6%.

For the opposition you will find Jacob Markstrom in net. His opponents are averaging 2.70 goals per contest and he has yielded 1,447 goals overall. Markstrom's rate of quality starts comes out to 52.4% and he has 281 quality starts in his professional career. He has started in 536 games and has played for a total of 28,348 mins. Markstrom has a lifetime mark of 250-221-64 and has participated in 554 games. He has a tally of 14,183 saves out of 15,630 shots attempted against him, which gives him a save % of .907.

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

Guy's Pick: Take New Jersey (-160)

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