Venue & Game Info
Location: Grand Casino Arena, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Puckdrop: 6:00 PM ET
Broadcast: ESPN+, FanDuel Sports Network, Bally Sports North
Injury Report
Utah Mammoth:
Sean Durzi (upper body) – out
Alex Kerfoot (lower body) – out
Minnesota Wild:
Mats Zuccarello (lower body) – out
Nico Sturm (back) – out
Zach Bogosian (lower body) – out
Team Recent Form
Utah Mammoth (6-2-0):
Riding a five-game win streak, including a 7-4 win over St. Louis last outing.
Goals For: 28 (3.5 per game, 4th NHL)
Goals Against: 20 (2.5 per game, 11th NHL)
Power Play: 19.3% (21st NHL)
Top Scorers: Nick Schmaltz (13 pts, 5G, 8A), Clayton Keller (12 pts), Dylan Guenther (9 pts).
Goaltending: Karel Vejmelka (5-1, 2.50 GAA, .896 SV%).
Minnesota Wild:
Lost 4 of last 5, including a 4-1 defeat vs New Jersey.
Goals For: 20 (2.5 per game, 25th NHL)
Goals Against: 27 (3.4 per game, 25th NHL)
Power Play: 31.3% (1st NHL) – league-leading efficiency.
Top Scorers: Matt Boldy (11 pts, 5G, 6A), Kirill Kaprizov (10 pts, 5G, 5A), Joel Eriksson Ek (6 pts).
Goaltending: Filip Gustavsson (3-4-1, .888 SV%).
Key Player Matchups
Nick Schmaltz (UTA) vs Matt Boldy (MIN): Schmaltz has points in 9 straight games as an underdog; Boldy drives Minnesota’s offense.
Clayton Keller (UTA) vs Kirill Kaprizov (MIN): Both wingers are elite playmakers and finishers.
Goaltending: Vejmelka’s steadiness vs Gustavsson’s inconsistency could decide the outcome.
Series History
All-time: First season series since Utah’s relocation; formerly as Arizona, the franchise trailed Minnesota historically.
Recent: Utah (as Arizona) went 1-2 vs Minnesota in 2024–25.
At Minnesota: Wild have won 4 of last 6.
Betting Trends
Utah Mammoth:
5-0 in last 5 games.
Underdogs have covered puck line in 10 straight Wild home games.
3 of last 8 games OVER 5.5 goals.
Minnesota Wild:
0-3 as moneyline favorites this season.
4 of 8 games OVER 5.5 goals.
Failed to cover puck line in last 6 as favorites.
Game Odds
Utah Mammoth 5.5
Minnesota Wild – 125
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Friday, October 24, 2025
