Venue & Game Details
Location: Bridgestone Arena, 501 Broadway, Nashville, TN 37203
Time: 8:00 p.m. ET / 7:00 p.m. CT
Broadcast: ESPN+ / Bally Sports South / KJZZ (Utah)
Team Records & Recent Form
Utah Mammoth (0-1-0): Opened with a 2–1 loss to Colorado, showing defensive structure but limited finishing. Utah finished last season as the Utah Hockey Club with a 38-31-13 record, ranking 20th in goals scored (240) and 17th in goals allowed (247).
Nashville Predators (1-0-0): Defeated Columbus 2–1 on opening night, powered by goals from Michael Bunting and Ryan O’Reilly, plus 37 saves from Juuse Saros. Nashville went 30-44-8 last season, ranking 31st in goals scored (212) and 27th in goals allowed (274).
Recent Form (last 5 games, including preseason):
Mammoth: L–W–W–L–L
Predators: W–W–L–L–L
Injury Report
Mammoth: No major injuries reported.
Predators: Matthew Wood (lower body) began the season on IR but was reassigned to AHL Milwaukee after returning to practice.
Key Player Matchups
Clayton Keller (UTA) vs. Filip Forsberg (NSH): Keller led Utah with 90 points last season, while Forsberg remains Nashville’s most dynamic scorer.
Logan Cooley (UTA) vs. Ryan O’Reilly (NSH): Cooley’s speed and creativity against O’Reilly’s veteran two-way game will be pivotal down the middle.
Goaltending: Connor Ingram (UTA) vs. Juuse Saros (NSH). Ingram faces his former team, while Saros is coming off a stellar 37-save performance.
Series History
First-ever meeting between the Utah Mammoth and Nashville Predators under Utah’s new branding.
As the Utah Hockey Club, they went 1-1-1 vs. Nashville in 2024–25, with each game decided by two goals or fewer.
Betting Trends:
Utah games went Over 5.5 goals in 46 contests last season.
Nashville games went Over in 37 of 82 contests.
Both teams combined for 5.5 goals per game last season, right on this total.
Predators were 12-12-2 vs. Central Division last season; Utah went 13-9-4 vs. Central foes.
Summary
This Central Division matchup features two teams with contrasting trajectories: Utah is building around Keller, Cooley, and Peterka, while Nashville leans on Forsberg, O’Reilly, and Saros. Both teams opened with tight, low-scoring games, and this contest projects similarly. Expect a defensive battle where Nashville’s home-ice advantage and elite goaltending could tilt the outcome.
Game Odds
Utah Mammoth – 122
Nashville Predators 5.5
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Friday, October 10, 2025
