Utah Mammoth vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction, 1/26/2026 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Utah Mammoth vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Date: Monday, January 26, 2026

Location: Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL

TV: WXPX-TV

The Tampa Bay Lightning (32-14-4) welcome the Utah Mammoth (27-20-4) at Amalie Arena on Monday.

The Utah Mammoth had a good night with a 5-2 win over the Predators their last time on the ice. Utah amassed 6 penalty mins for this game. Furthermore, they had 2 power play chances and scored 1 goal. The Mammoth had a solid offensive output and it showed in this win. While out there on the ice, they were able to notch a goal on 5 out of the 30 shots they put on net.

Utah Mammoth opponents have tallied 152 power play tries (15th in the NHL) and have tallied 30 goals in those attempts. The Mammoth have had 1,304 shots taken against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .892. Utah has taken 1,453 shots and holds a shot percentage of 11.2%. At even strength, the Mammoth have surrendered 111 goals while notching 140 on the offensive side of the ice. Utah skates onto the rink with 145 power play chances and they have scored 23 goals during those advantages, giving them a percentage of 15.86%. For the year, they sit with 58 points and their points percentage comes in at .569. When talking about their goal scoring prowess, the Utah Mammoth have racked up 163 goals (16th in the league) this year and have given up 141.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Karel Vejmelka. The opposition has been able to score 695 goals against Vejmelka in his pro hockey career and his goals against average per contest is 3.09. Vejmelka has been in goal for 237 games throughout his hockey career. His save percentage currently sits at .900 in his 10,589 minutes between the pipes. He has amassed a win-loss mark of 95-108-21 and he was named the starter in 225 games. For his professional hockey career, Vejmelka has tallied 109 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .484. Vejmelka has seen 6,917 shots against him and has accrued 6,222 total saves.

The last time they were on the ice, Tampa Bay faced off against the Blue Jackets in an outing where the Lightning were on the wrong end of the score by a tally of 8-5. The Lightning scored 5 goals out of the 30 shots on goal they pursued. They had 2 power play attempts in this game and scored 1 out of those opportunities.

The Lightning are sitting with 142 goals at even strength and 32 goals (14th in the league) while on the power play. Tampa Bay has attempted 1,373 shots (22nd in hockey) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 12.67%, while allowing the opposition 1,303 shots. For the season, the Tampa Bay Lightning have 174 goals, 68 points, and a points percentage of .680. They have allowed 128 goals to be scored by way of 103 goals at even strength and 25 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have recorded 155 chances on the power play and they have earned a power play percentage of 20.65%. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 84.08% on the other teams 157 power play tries, and their save percentage comes in at 90.2%.

Across the ice you are going to see Andrei Vasilevskiy defending the net. Vasilevskiy holds a career record of 353-170-38 and has participated in 572 contests. Vasilevskiy's quality start percentage sits at 58.7% and he has 330 quality starts in his NHL career. He is sitting with 15,517 stops out of 16,920 shots attempted, which gives him a percentage of .917. His opponents are averaging 2.50 goals per game and he has relinquished 1,403 goals altogether. He has made the start in 562 games and has played for a total of 28,700 mins.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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