Minnesota Wild vs Utah Mammoth Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 02/27/26

The Minnesota Wild are in Salt Lake City to take on the Utah Mammoth in a Friday night showdown at Delta Center. The Wild are in a bit of a tough scheduling spot in this one. Minnesota defeated Colorado 5-2 in Denver on Thursday night before heading to Utah and will now face a strong Mammoth team in the second-half of a road back-to-back. The Wild are a strong road team, but the Mammoth own a strong 17-9-2 record on home ice this season. It’s also worth mentioning that Minnesota had 3 players (Quinn Hughes, Brock Faber and Matt Boldy) help Team USA win gold in Italy this past Sunday and will now be playing on a road back-to-back. All 3 of those stars played 22+ minutes on Thursday, with Hughes seeing over 26 minutes of ice time. Even if there is just a little fatigue among that group, it could pose a problem for the Wild.

The Mammoth fell to the Avalanche 4-2 on Wednesday, and I expect them to come out of the gates aggressively as they look to get back into the win column. Utah is a stout defensive team that does a great job of limiting Grade A chances from its opponents, which has helped goaltender Karel Vejmelka rack up 27 wins on the season. That is good for the #2 spot in the NHL, and he should feel great about his chances of bouncing back after allowing 4 goals on 25 shots against the Avs on Wednesday. Make it a small play, but consider backing the Mammoth on home ice.

Wild vs Mammoth prediction: Utah ML (-135) available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.

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