Venue & Event Details
Location: Bell Centre, Montreal, QC
Puckdrop: 7:00 p.m. ET / 5:00 p.m. MT
Broadcast: Sportsnet East, TVA Sports, ESPN+, Utah16 (regional), Mammoth+ streaming
Injury Report
Utah Mammoth:
Sean Durzi (shoulder, out)
Alexander Kerfoot (lower body, out)
Vítek Vaněček (rotation, backup duty)
Montreal Canadiens:
Patrik Laine (core muscle surgery, out long-term)
Kaiden Guhle (lower body, out)
Dougie Hamilton (lower body, out)
Brett Pesce (hand, out)
Key Player Matchups
Nick Schmaltz (UTA) vs. Nick Suzuki (MTL): Schmaltz leads Utah with 18 points (8G, 10A), while Suzuki paces Montreal with 19 points (3G, 16A).
Clayton Keller (UTA) vs. Cole Caufield (MTL): Keller has 14 points (5G, 9A), while Caufield leads Montreal with 10 goals.
Karel Vejmelka (UTA) vs. Jakub Dobes (MTL): Vejmelka is 7–3–0, 2.60 GAA, .894 SV%, while Dobes is 6–0–1, 2.25 GAA, .920 SV%, anchoring Montreal’s net.
Team Recent Form
Utah Mammoth:
Expansion team in its second season.
Won 7 straight in October, but 1–3–0 in last 4 games.
Road record: 5–4–0, resilient away from home.
Montreal Canadiens:
Points in 5 straight (3–0–2), despite two OT/SO losses.
Home record: 5–1–1, strong at Bell Centre.
Recently lost 4–3 in OT vs. New Jersey after blowing a late lead.
Series History
First meeting of the 2025–26 season.
Last season: Split 1–1 — Utah won 3–2 OT in Montreal, Canadiens won 5–3 in Utah.
Kirby Dach scored twice in Montreal’s win last year.
Betting Trends:
Utah has gone Over in 9 of 14 games, fueled by offensive bursts.
Montreal has hit Over in 7 of 14, but defense steadies at home.
Canadiens are 6–0–1 with Dobes in net.
Mammoth are 5–4–0 on the road, never losing back-to-back away games.
Key Takeaway
This matchup pits Montreal’s home dominance and star duo (Suzuki + Caufield) against Utah’s fast-paced offense led by Schmaltz and Keller. The Canadiens are slight favorites thanks to goaltending stability with Dobes, but the Mammoth’s road resilience makes this a razor-close contest likely to be high-scoring.
Game Odds
Utah Mammoth – 118
Montreal Canadiens 6.5
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Friday, November 7, 2025
