Utah Mammoth vs San Jose Prediction 15 November 2026
🔊 Utah have lost four games in a row, but their most recent game against St. Louis still gave them reason for optimism. Despite significant absences from the lineup, the Mammoth tightened up defensively and earned a point. San Jose are in a worse position. The Sharks have won just once in their last eight games, with problems at both ends of the ice. Last season, the California team beat Utah twice. Now the hosts will try to use home-ice advantage to end their losing streak.
Home teams won more often
📊 The teams met three times last season, and the home side won every game. Utah won in Salt Lake City (6:3), while San Jose responded with two wins in California. One came in overtime (3:2), while the other was a convincing win (6:3). In their most recent meeting, Tyler Toffoli and Will Smith scored two goals each, and Macklin Celebrini recorded three assists. The Sharks outscored Utah 12:11 across the season series.
Head-to-head statistics Utah Mammoth - San Jose
Five absentees ahead of the home game
Utah have 22 points from 20 games and sit fifth in the Central Division. Four straight defeats have made their position considerably more difficult, although the Mammoth have won four of their seven home games. The hosts score an average of 3.3 goals per game but have conceded even more: 69 this season. Injuries are making matters worse. Logan Cooley, Nick Schmaltz, Dylan Guenther, John Marino and Nate Schmidt remain out of the lineup. The losses up front are particularly damaging: Cooley has 11 goals, Schmaltz nine and Guenther six.
Utah played nothing like their usual selves against St. Louis. André Tourigny’s team focused on defence and did not allow their opponents a goal over 65 minutes. Karel Vejmelka stopped all 22 shots, while the penalty kill held firm through five Blues power plays. Mikhail Sergachev spent around 28 minutes on the ice and earned praise from his coach. Utah’s own 29 shots failed to produce a goal, though. It ended in defeat in the eighth round of the shootout (0:1).
Match Results: Utah Mammoth
Celebrini brought his team back into the game
San Jose are fifth in the Pacific Division with 18 points from 21 games. The Sharks have won just once in their last eight games. Their goal difference also highlights the problems: 53 goals scored and 74 allowed. Ryan Warsofsky’s team have killed off only 76% of opponents’ power plays. Meanwhile, Macklin Celebrini has 21 points, Will Smith has 13 and Ivar Stenberg has 12. But the young leaders’ efforts have not yet been enough to halt the run of defeats.
Against Pittsburgh, the Sharks struggled for a long time to beat Sergei Murashov. By the midway point of the third period, the home side trailed 2-0, but Celebrini then cut the deficit and, four minutes later, helped Mason Marchment tie the game. That goal gave Macklin his 200th career NHL point. San Jose took the game to overtime, but Ben Kindel was more accurate in the shootout. Yaroslav Askarov made 33 saves, but the team were again left without a win (2:3).
Match Results: San Jose Sharks
First-Period Prediction
Utah Mammoth have not lost the first period in eight consecutive games. The San Jose Sharks have averaged 0.64 goals in the first periods of away games this season and 0.5 in their most recent away games. We pick Utah Mammoth not to lose the first period at odds of 1.3.
Total Goals Prediction
Fewer than 7.5 goals were scored in eight of the San Jose Sharks’ last nine games. In Utah Mammoth’s recent home games, they have averaged 2 goals scored and 2.67 goals allowed. San Jose’s high number of goals allowed in recent away games is a counterargument, but we pick Under 7.5 Total Goals at odds of 1.35.
Reliable Bet
The San Jose Sharks have scored fewer than 1.5 goals in the first period in 21 consecutive games. We pick San Jose Sharks first-period team total under 1.5 goals at odds of 1.2.
*Odds are approximate and may vary between bookmakers.
⭐️ Editor's Pick
Utah's last game was unusually low-scoring, but it is too early to call this a new trend. Before playing St. Louis, they had allowed 69 goals in 20 games, and injuries still prevent them from playing with their usual lineup. San Jose have even bigger defensive problems, having allowed 74 goals in 21 games. The Sharks' penalty kill has stopped only 76% of their opponents' opportunities. Even with the home side's injuries, both teams are capable of capitalising on each other's mistakes. Last season, two of their three head-to-head games produced nine goals each, so there is reason to expect a high-scoring game. My pick is Over 5.5 Goals.
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