Vegas Golden Knights vs Utah Mammoth Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/27/2026

Game Time: TBD, Monday, April 27, 2026

Venue:  Delta Center, Salt Lake City, UT

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Knights -120, Mammoth +100; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Knights -120, Mammoth +100; Over/Under:  6 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Knights -115, Mammoth -105; Over/Under:  6 goals

Vegas Golden Knights:  39-26-17 (1st place, Pacific Division)

Utah Mammoth:  43-33-6 (4th place, Central Division)

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Vegas Golden Knights:  7-2-1 last 10

Utah Mammoth:  6-4-0 last 10

The Golden Knights are entering the playoffs with 95 points, a 39-26-17 record overall, and they were 19-14-8 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the Utah Mammoth in their last game, losing that one on the road 4-2. Jack Eichel and Nic Dowd each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Cole Smith, Ivan Barbashev, Mark Stone, and Reilly Smith each led the team in assists with 1 while Rasmus Andersson led the team in shots on net in that game with 4. Carter Hart was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 4 goals on 12 shots with 8 saves and a .667 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 265 goals this season averaging 3.2 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 250 goals against them allowing 3 goals per game.

The Mammoth are entering the playoffs with 92 points, a 43-33-6 record overall, and they were 22-16-3 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a win against the Vegas Golden Knights in their last game, winning that one at home 4-2. Lawson Crouse led the team in goals scored with 2 while MacKenzie Weegar and Dylan Guenther each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Clayton Keller led the team in assists with 2 while Dylan Guenther led the team in shots on net in that game with 4. Karel Vejmelka was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 2 goals on 32 shots with 30 saves and a .938 save percentage. Their offense has scored 268 goals this season averaging 3.3 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 240 goals against them allowing 2.9 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Golden Knights listed as a slight favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Golden Knights have looked good in their games this season with their 39-26-17 record overall which had them right at the top of their division in the West. They haven't been a great road team though with their 19-14-8 road record this year. Meanwhile, the Mammoth have looked good in their games this season with their 43-33-6 record overall which had them in the top half of their division in the West. They have looked good on home ice too with their 22-16-3 home record this season. This is game 4 of a 7-game series between the 1st seeded Golden Knights in the Pacific and the 1st Wild Card Mammoth from the Central for the 1st round of the NHL playoffs. The Mammoth have a 2-1 series lead after winning game 3 by a score of 4-2. The Mammoth have won 2 games in a row now and they have all of the momentum on their side. They have the home advantage in this series now too, but the Golden Knights are going to be looking to answer the call here. This is still a really inexperienced Mammoth team in the playoffs and the Golden Knights have been here many times before. They were rolling into this series too, going 7-2-1 in their last 10 games, and they weren't that bad in game 3. They were down right away in game 3 and were down 4-0 before even scoring a goal, but that was also a terrible night for their goaltender. The Mammoth scored 4 goals in that one and only took 12 shots, but that isn't going to happen again as the Golden Knights look to bounce back. The Golden Knights are going to dig in deep here to even up the series and they will outplay the Mammoth again with a better effort from their goalie too. Look for the Golden Knights to answer the call here and get back in this series with that playoff experience to back them up. The best way to place a bet here is on the Golden Knights to win this game. 

Golden Knights Mammoth Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Monday, April 27, 2026 (start time TBD) is Knights 3 Mammoth 2.

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Vegas Golden Knights: 42-27 (+4.2 units) on the moneyline revenging a loss vs opponent as a road favorite. 7-3 (+2.7 units) on the moneyline in April games. 17-10 UNDER as a road favorite. 20-12 UNDER in a road game where the total is 6 or more. 12-4 UNDER against good defensive teams - opponents average 26.5 shots on goal or less. 

Utah Mammoth: 9-14 (-8.3 units) on the moneyline at home when the money line is -100 to -150. 21-27 (-10.7 units) on the moneyline against good passing teams - averaging 5 or more assists per game. 32-26 (-5.3 units) on the moneyline against terrible defensive teams - allowing 3+ goals/game. 16-9 UNDER against good possession teams-averaging 3+ more shots on goal than opp.

Vegas Golden Knights:  W. Karlsson (C) Out - Lower Body.

Utah Mammoth:  B. Hayton (C) Out - Upper-Body.

“I thought we took a step forward in how we have to play from Game 2 (a 3-2 loss on Tuesday). Game 2 we gave up 27 to 28 scoring chances, and that certainly didn't happen tonight. You know it's a series of ebbs and flows, but I did like a lot of our minutes tonight.” - John Tortorella after his team’s loss against the Mammoth in the 3rd game of this series on Friday.

“I think we did a good job of weathering the storm. We scored a big goal on our power play, then we scored a big goal 5-on-5, and then our power play took the lead from there. I think until we took the 4-0 lead it was a hard-fought game, and it was really good. Obviously, in the third they had a big push, and they played well. They're a good team. They played really well. Proud of the way we defended and the way we weathered the storm in the first period.” - Andre Tourigny after his team’s win against the Golden Knights in game 3 of this series on Friday.

LW Ivan Barbashev

C Jack Eichel

RW Mark Stone

LD Brayden McNabb

RD Shea Theodore

G Carter Hart

LW Clayton Keller

C Nick Schmaltz

RW Lawson Crouse

LD Mikhail Sergachev

RD MacKenzie Weegar

G Karel Vejmelka

Points: Jack Eichel (90)

Goals: Pavel Dorofeyev (37)

Assists: Jack Eichel (63)

GAA: Akira Schmid (2.59)

Points: Clayton Keller (88)

Goals: Dylan Guenther (40)

Assists: Clayton Keller (62)

GAA: Karel Vejmelka (2.75)

Coaches:

Vegas Golden Knights: John Tortorella (Interim)

Utah Mammoth: André Tourigny (5th season)