Venue & Game Details
Location: United Center, 1901 W Madison Street, Chicago, IL 60612
Time: 8:30 p.m. ET / 7:30 p.m. CT
Broadcast: ESPN+ / CHSN (Chicago) / KJZZ (Utah)
Radio: WGN 720 AM (CHI), KALL 700 AM (UTA)
Team Records & Recent Form
Utah Mammoth (1-1-0): After a narrow 2–1 loss to Colorado in their opener, Utah rebounded with a 3–1 win over Nashville. Clayton Keller and Logan Cooley have combined for 5 points through two games.
Chicago Blackhawks (0-2-1): Dropped their first three games, including a 3–2 loss to Montreal in their home opener. Connor Bedard has 2 goals in his last two games, while rookie Frank Nazar has 5 points in his first three contests.
Recent Form (last 5 games, including preseason):
Mammoth: W–L–W–W–L
Blackhawks: L–L–L–L–L
Injury Report
Mammoth: No major injuries reported.
Blackhawks: No significant injuries listed.
Key Player Matchups
Clayton Keller (UTA) vs. Connor Bedard (CHI): Keller is Utah’s offensive catalyst, while Bedard has scored in back-to-back games and remains Chicago’s centerpiece.
Logan Cooley (UTA) vs. Frank Nazar (CHI): Two young forwards driving secondary scoring; Nazar is on a three-game point streak.
Goaltending: Connor Ingram (UTA) vs. Spencer Knight (CHI). Ingram is steady in net, while Knight has a .923 SV% in his career vs. Utah.
Series History
First-ever meeting between the Utah Mammoth (rebranded from Utah Hockey Club) and the Chicago Blackhawks.
As Utah HC in 2024–25, the franchise split the season series 1–1 with Chicago.
Betting Trends
Utah games went Over 5.5 goals in 46 of 82 contests last season.
Chicago games went Over in 52 of 82 contests.
Combined, these teams averaged 5.7 goals per game last season, slightly above this total.
Blackhawks are 0-5 in their last five overall, while Utah has won 3 of its last 5.
Score Projection: Mammoth 3 – Blackhawks 1
Game Odds
Utah Mammoth – 160
Chicago Blackhawks 5.5
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Sunday, October 12, 2025
