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Utah Mammoth vs Montréal Canadiens Preview & Odds — November 5, 2026

Utah Mammoth logo
Utah Mammoth
10-6-0
Goalie Karel Vejmelka Likely
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Montréal Canadiens logo
Montréal Canadiens
9-3-3
Goalie Jakub Dobes Confirmed
Thursday, November 5 · 7:10 PM ET
UTAHStarting goaliesMTL
This season
11
Starts
6
.871
Sv%
.853
.781
HDSv%
.769
−7.3
GSAx
−6.3
Last season
63
Starts
42
.897
Sv%
.901
.806
HDSv%
.827
+6.1
GSAx
+16.8
UTAHOffense2026-27 regular season to dateMTL
9th3.56
GF/G
3.4711th
2nd14.14
PP GF/60
4.1331st
UTAHDefenseMTL
21st3.38
GA/G
3.1314th
28th13.02
PK GA/60
6.2512th
UTAHTeamMTL
11th62.5%
Pts%
70.0%6th
2nd59.4%
xGF%
52.0%11th
5th55.1%
CF%
52.7%8th
3rd66.7%
HDCF%
55.3%11th
UTAH5-on-5MTL
2nd3.07
xGF/60
2.767th
5th2.10
xGA/60
2.5419th
27th8.3%
Sh%
11.5%6th
24th89.1%
Sv%
91.1%9th
2nd118.5
CF/60 (both)
112.916th
16th−0.10
GAx/G
+0.189th
31st−0.64
GSAx/G
+0.336th
10th11.6%
Sh%
11.8%9th
30th87.0%
Sv%
89.8%9th
UTAHSpecial teamsMTL
7th9.50
PP xG/60
5.4732nd
4th87.8
PP FF/60
60.330th
17th5.0
PP min/G
4.823rd
19th8.35
PK xGA/60
8.1618th
5th4.3
PK min/G
6.431st
UTAHRecent formMTL
Wvs TBL 5-4Lvs MIN 1-3W@ PIT 4-3L@ PHI 3-6W@ TOR 3-2
Resultsoldest to newest
W@ WPG 2-1W@ STL 2-0W@ DAL 5-2Wvs PIT 5-4OTLvs WPG 4-5
above 50%below 50%above 50%above 50%above 50%above 50%above 50%above 50%above 50%above 50%
Game by game
above 50%above 50%above 50%above 50%above 50%above 50%below 50%above 50%below 50%below 50%
10-6-0
Record
9-3-3
3-2-0
Last 5
4-0-1
6-4-0
Last 10
7-1-2
10-6
Over–under
10-5
UTAHHome and roadseason to dateMTL
4-2-0
Home record
4-2-2
6-4-0
Road record
5-1-1
4-2
Home O/U
7-1
6-4
Road O/U
3-4
Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)
Injuries & restkey injuries · rest and travel
UTAHRest & travelMTL
1 day
Days of rest
1 day
313 mi504 km · straight-line from previous game (estimate)
Travel to the game
Home
UTAHKey injuriesMTL
John Marino DIR
Players out or limited
Mike Matheson DOutIvan Demidov RWIRNick Suzuki CDay-to-day
About these numbers

Goalie status from the G&W goalie tracker (Confirmed, Expected, Likely or Not confirmed); teams confirm starters close to puck drop. Season lines come from the NHL Lab goalie tables. GSAx = goals saved above expected (Gridiron & Wine expected goals). HD Sv% = save rate on high-danger shots.

2026-27 regular season to date, captured before kickoff. League rank in small type (32 teams); the gold side ranks higher. Bars show rank, longest = 1st. Source: Gridiron & Wine public Analytics tables.

2026-27 regular season, public NHL Lab tables; ranks out of 32 teams. Expected goals are Gridiron & Wine's own expected-goals numbers.

2026-27 regular season. Rates are per 60 minutes of power-play or penalty-kill time.

Regular-season results this season, oldest to newest (OTL = overtime or shootout loss). Records are season to date, with home and road splits. Over–under uses the consensus closing total.

Distance is a straight-line estimate from the arena of each team's previous game, not the team's actual itinerary; time-zone change is at game time. Days of rest are full days off since each team's previous game this season (0 = back-to-back); preseason games do not count. Schedule facts only: no fatigue adjustment is applied.

Key players only. Injury report as of November 5, 10:10 a.m. ET.

Matchup preview

The Mammoth (10-6-0) visit the Canadiens (9-3-3) on Thursday, November 5 at 7:10 PM ET.

The Mammoth score 3.56 goals per game (9th of 32) and allow 3.38 (21st). The Canadiens score 3.47 goals per game (11th of 32) and allow 3.13 (14th). The Mammoth earn 62.5% of available standings points (11th) and the Canadiens 70.0% (6th).

Expected-goals share (5-on-5), the share of 5-on-5 expected goals created: Mammoth 59.4% (2nd), Canadiens 52.0% (11th). Shot-attempt share (5-on-5), the share of all 5-on-5 shot attempts: Mammoth 55.1% (5th), Canadiens 52.7% (8th). High-danger chance share, the share of 5-on-5 high-danger chances: Mammoth 66.7% (3rd), Canadiens 55.3% (11th).

The total is 6.5, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the moneyline (Mammoth -122, Canadiens +102) prices the Mammoth at 53% and the Canadiens at 47%.

Built from public team and player data; ranks are league-wide and update daily until kickoff.

Market

Odds and line movement

Puck lineno move
OpenCanadiens +1.5 (-250)
Mammoth -1.5 (+200)
NowCanadiens +1.5 (-250)
Mammoth -1.5 (+195)
Totalno move
Open6.5 (o -105 / u -115)
Now6.5 (o -110 / u -110)
Moneyline
OpenMammoth -113 51%
Canadiens -106 49%
NowMammoth -122 53%
Canadiens +102 47%

Consensus of US sportsbooks. The Now column updates from our odds board. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.

Best available prices on Nov 5

  • Mammoth -1.5+217Novig
  • Canadiens +1.5-220BetMGM
  • Over 6.5-104Novig
  • Under 6.5-104Novig
  • Mammoth-111ProphetX
  • Canadiens+113Novig

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Matchup

Head-to-head

The teams have met 14 times since 2018-19: the Mammoth won 5 and the Canadiens 9.

DateScoreLineTotal
Nov 26, 2025Canadiens 4, Mammoth 3
Canadiens won		Mammoth -143
underdog won		6
over
Nov 8, 2025Mammoth 2, Canadiens 6
Canadiens won		Mammoth -120
underdog won		6
over
Jan 14, 2025Canadiens 5, Mammoth 3
Canadiens won

Nov 26, 2024Mammoth 3, Canadiens 2 OT
Mammoth won

Feb 27, 2024Mammoth 2, Canadiens 4
Canadiens won

Regular-season meetings since 2018-19, most recent first. Line = consensus closing moneyline favorite and total where line history is available.

Lineups

Result

After the final: score vs the closing line, game flow and the Chance Quality Result and the graded official play, if there was one, appear here on this same page.

Teams

Utah Mammoth

Montréal Canadiens

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