Away team
Utah Mammoth
53.4%
Fair American
-115
Fair decimal
1.87
Utah Mammoth vs Los Angeles Kings prediction, odds, win probability, and matchup analysis for December 26, 2026
NHL matchup
Utah Mammoth at Los Angeles Kings
View the PlayerWON Model V2 prediction, fair odds, market comparison, team performance, and recent head-to-head history for December 26, 2026.
December 26, 2026
· 9:00 PM CST
Model V2 pick:
Utah Mammoth at 53.4%
Prediction
Model V2 versus market
Compare PlayerWON win probabilities with fair odds and available market data.
Home team
Los Angeles Kings
46.6%
Fair American
+115
Fair decimal
2.15
Simulated betting results
Team performance leading into this game
Model V2 · One-unit bets backing each team before Dec 26, 2026.
All Model Picks
- Bets
- 11
- Record
- 7-4
- Net units
- 1.27
- ROI
- 11.6%
Value Picks
- Bets
- 7
- Record
- 5-2
- Net units
- 2.46
- ROI
- 35.2%
Market Favourite
- Bets
- 9
- Record
- 6-3
- Net units
- 1.21
- ROI
- 13.5%
All Model Picks
- Bets
- 2
- Record
- 0-2
- Net units
- -2.00
- ROI
- -100.0%
Value Picks
- Bets
- 5
- Record
- 1-4
- Net units
- -2.64
- ROI
- -52.8%
Market Favourite
- Bets
- 2
- Record
- 1-1
- Net units
- -0.11
- ROI
- -5.4%
This game and later dates are excluded.
Recent usage
Forward trios & defense pairs
Most-used five-on-five trio and defense pair from each team's last 10 completed regular-season games before Dec 26. Historical usage, not confirmed lines for this matchup.
Utah Mammoth
10 / 10 games covered · Minimum 5 shared minutes
Forward trio
69:58 together · 7 games
- Corsi for / against
- 101 / 56
- Fenwick for / against
- 75 / 37
- Corsi share
- 64.3%
- Fenwick share
- 67.0%
- xG for / against
- 6.21 / 1.77
Defense pair
119:15 together · 10 games
- Corsi for / against
- 146 / 103
- Fenwick for / against
- 100 / 71
- Corsi share
- 58.6%
- Fenwick share
- 58.5%
- xG for / against
- 7.66 / 4.72
Los Angeles Kings
10 / 10 games covered · Minimum 5 shared minutes
Forward trio
59:01 together · 5 games
- Corsi for / against
- 74 / 52
- Fenwick for / against
- 53 / 42
- Corsi share
- 58.7%
- Fenwick share
- 55.8%
- xG for / against
- 4.09 / 2.79
Defense pair
82:34 together · 8 games
- Corsi for / against
- 116 / 73
- Fenwick for / against
- 79 / 47
- Corsi share
- 61.4%
- Fenwick share
- 62.7%
- xG for / against
- 4.89 / 2.65
Ambiguous events and unreliable intervals are excluded. xG requires complete current scoring for each contributing game. These summaries do not change the model prediction.
Goalie predictions
Expected starters
Estimated starting chances among eligible goalies. These are model predictions, not confirmed starters.
Utah Mammoth
Expected starter unavailable.
Los Angeles Kings
Expected starter unavailable.
Goalie context
Recent starting goalies
Each team's last recorded starter before this matchup. These are not confirmed or projected starters for this game. Results cover their last 5 appearances before the matchup.
Karel Vejmelka
Utah Mammoth · Last start: Oct 24
5 / 5 appearances covered
- Shots faced
- 124
- Save %
- 84.7
- Goals allowed
- 19
- Close-range shots %
- 26.6
Darcy Kuemper
Los Angeles Kings · Last start: Oct 26
5 / 5 appearances covered
- Shots faced
- 140
- Save %
- 91.4
- Goals allowed
- 12
- Close-range shots %
- 30.0
Pregame context · xG V1
Recent expected goals
Last 10 completed regular-season games before Dec 26, 2026. This game and later dates are excluded.
Utah Mammoth
- xG for / game
- 3.73
- xG against / game
- 2.81
- xG differential / game
- 0.92
10 / 10 selected games fully scored. Historical chance quality, not a forecast of this game's goals.
Los Angeles Kings
- xG for / game
- 2.77
- xG against / game
- 2.93
- xG differential / game
- -0.16
10 / 10 selected games fully scored. Historical chance quality, not a forecast of this game's goals.
Recent play-by-play
Team tendencies before this game
Last 10 completed regular-season games before Dec 26, 2026. This game and later dates are excluded.
Utah Mammoth
10 / 10 games covered
- Attempts / game
- 65.4
- Corsi share (%)
- 55.3
- Fenwick share (%)
- 55.3
- Faceoff win %
- 53.6
- Penalties / game
- 4.4
Shots / game: 30.2 · Shooting: 11.9% · Avg distance: 31.1 ft
Los Angeles Kings
10 / 10 games covered
- Attempts / game
- 57.7
- Corsi share (%)
- 49.7
- Fenwick share (%)
- 50.1
- Faceoff win %
- 49.9
- Penalties / game
- 4.1
Shots / game: 27.1 · Shooting: 10.0% · Avg distance: 33.2 ft
Team comparison
Season and recent form
Season overview
|
UTA
|
Metric |
LAK
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Points | 8 |
| 0.667 | Points % | 0.400 |
| 46 | Goals for | 27 |
| 40 | Goals against | 35 |
| 6 | Goal differential | -8 |
| W1 | Current streak | W1 |
Road versus home
|
UTA road
|
Metric |
LAK home
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Games | 3 |
| 4 | Wins | 0 |
| 8 | Points | 0 |
| 1 | Goal differential | -7 |
Last 10 games
|
UTA
|
Metric |
LAK
|
|---|---|---|
| 6-4-0 | Record | 3-5-2 |
| 12 | Points | 8 |
| 36 | Goals for | 27 |
| 39 | Goals against | 35 |
| -3 | Goal differential | -8 |
History
Last 10 head-to-head games
UTA
2 wins
3
games reviewed
LAK
1 wins
Total goals12 – 9
Goal differential
+3
/
-3
Goals per game4.0 / 3.0
Shots per game27.7 / 31.3
Utah Mammoth
