Utah Mammoth Picks
4th in Central
(43 - 33)
VEG @ UTAH Picks
NHL Picks
Nick Schmaltz o0.5 Goals Scored (+225)
Dylan Guenther o3.5 Shots On Goal (-140)
Getting Dylan Guenther the puck in shooting position has been the top priority for Utah in this series – and they’ve done a great job of it.
He has averaged 5.2 shots on 11 attempts through five games, going over his total in each.
Nobody on the Mammoth has come close to that kind of volume. Nick Schmaltz ranks second on the team in attempts and he is averaging 5.6, just over half of Guenther’s output.
In a do or die game on home soil, Guenther should be aggressive while logging a ton of ice.
The Mammoth have generated 8.09 expected goals and 58 scoring chances with Logan Cooley on the ice, most of any player. That has only translated to six on-ice goals and three points.
He deserves more production and it should come if he continues feeding Dylan Guenther, who has averaged 5.2 shots on 11 attempts through five games.
Pavel Dorofeyev has cleared 2.5 shots in four consecutive games. His two best shooting performances came in Game 4 and Game 5, which align with a promotion to the top line alongside Jack Eichel. He has four goals over those two games and plenty of incentive to keep shooting.
