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NHLSeason 2026
Tuesday, 20 October 2026 · 03:00
Utah Mammoth
Pittsburgh Penguins
Delta Center · Salt Lake City, UT
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Under 8.5 goals
Archived odds 1.24
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What the published prediction returned once the match was played.
Prediction: Under 8.5 goals · Over/Under. Estimated probability: 81.4 %, based on market odds. No stake: this probability does not justify a bet at the available odds.
Read the full analysisNHL regular-season ice hockey game, played over three 20-minute periods on a regulation ice surface, at the Delta Center, with Utah at home. Before the Edmonton game announced for October 17, Utah stood at 6-2-0, with three consecutive wins and four victories in its last five games.
Pittsburgh was coming off a 5-2 loss at Colorado on October 16 and was scheduled to play in Vegas on October 17 before traveling to Utah. The exact results and physical condition after Vegas remain unknown.
Recent head-to-head meetings between Utah and Pittsburgh are not documented in the selected materials. This absence prevents an assessment of recent direct history and limits any specific conclusion based on their previous encounters.
The favorable scenario for Utah rests on its marked power-play advantage: 37.5%, first in the NHL in the October 17 preview, with 12 of its 31 goals scored on the power play. Keller and Schmaltz were then leading the team with 11 points each, and Vejmelka was listed at 5-1-0 with 2.39 goals allowed per game.
The favorable scenario for Pittsburgh rests on Crosby, Malkin, Rust and Karlsson, as well as Malkin’s and Rust’s goals in Colorado on October 16. Conversely, the Penguins’ power play was 0-for-20 after two successful games in that phase, Chinakhov was questionable, and the Colorado-Vegas-Utah road trip could take its toll.
Utah also had to deal with a tight schedule against Edmonton and reduced defensive depth due to Lamoureux’s absence.
The exact lineups and starting goaltenders remain to be confirmed. For Utah, the announced opening core notably included Keller, Schmaltz, Guenther, Cooley, Sergachev, Weegar, Vejmelka and Cossa, with no guarantee for October 20.
For Pittsburgh, Chinakhov had been replaced by Koivunen on Malkin's line in the game following his medical evaluation.
Utah MammothPittsburgh Penguins
| Rank | Team | GP | W | L | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vegas Golden Knights | 10 | 8 | 2 | +18 | 16 |
| 2 | Edmonton Oilers | 8 | 6 | 1 | +13 | 13 |
| 3 | Utah Mammoth | 9 | 6 | 3 | +6 | 12 |
| 4 | Colorado Avalanche | 8 | 5 | 2 | +12 | 11 |
| Rank | Team | GP | W | L | Diff | Pts |
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| 1 | Carolina Hurricanes | 9 | 7 | 1 | +13 | 15 |
| 2 | Boston Bruins | 9 | 7 | 2 | +15 | 14 |
| 3 | New York Rangers | 10 | 6 | 3 | +6 | 13 |
| 4 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 8 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 12 |
| 13 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 9 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 8 |
| 14 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 9 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 7 |
| 15 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 6 | 3 | 3 | -4 | 6 |
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