NHL Prop Bets: Columbus Blue Jackets vs Utah Mammoth (October 3, 2026)
Utah Mammoth (1-0-0) face the Columbus Blue Jackets (1-0-0) at Nationwide Arena. Let's take a look at the NHL Prop Bets for Saturday's matchup. The Blue Jackets opened as favorites, but the Mammoth have since moved into favoritism at -118 to win and +220 to cover the -1.5 puck line. The Blue Jackets are -270 to cover the +1.5 puck line.
- The Mammoth have a 41-48 Puck Line record since the beginning of last season, while the Blue Jackets hold a record of 42-41 across the same span.
The total goals line is set at 6.5, with OVER at +114 and UNDER at -135.
- The Mammoth have a 43-41-5 O/U record since the beginning of last season (meaning 43 games have gone over the total points line, 41 have gone under and five have resulted in a push). The Blue Jackets have a 38-43-2 O/U record.
Goals For Insights
- The Mammoth have scored 3.30 goals per game since the beginning of last season (9th in the league). Comparatively, the Blue Jackets have averaged 3.04 over the same span (18th).
- Defensively, the Mammoth have allowed 2.89 goals per game since the beginning of last season (T7th in the league), while the Blue Jackets have given up an average of 3.06 goals over that span (T17th).
Shots
- Looking at creating chances to score, Utah Mammoth is averaging 27.8 shots per game since the beginning of last season (20th in the NHL). Meanwhile, Columbus is allowing its opposition 28.8 shots per game (22nd).
- Flipping that script, the Mammoth have allowed 26.0 shots per game (5th in the NHL), while the Blue Jackets are averaging 29.3 shots (6th).
Power Play
- Utah Mammoth holds a power play percentage of 20.6%, ranking 17th in the league since the beginning of last season, while Columbus sits 19th with 19.6% of its power play opportunities converted.
Penalty Kill %
- On the opposite end, the Mammoth have a penalty kill rate of 78.4% (ranked 19th), compared to the Blue Jackets at 76.5% (27th).
P1 Result
Utah Mammoth is +185 to win the first period, while Columbus is +175.
- Here are their first period records since the beginning of last season.
| Total | Home | Road | Last 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utah Mammoth | 31-24-34 | 17-12-16 | 14-12-18 | |
| Columbus | 35-21-27 | 24-6-12 | 11-15-15 |
To Go To Overtime
Saturday's matchup is +270 to go to overtime.
- The Mammoth have played in 18 games that have gone to overtime since the beginning of last season, while the Blue Jackets have appeared in 24.
To Go To a Shootout
- The Mammoth have played in 0 games that have gone to a shootout since the beginning of last season, while the Blue Jackets have appeared in 10.
Last Time They Met
Utah Mammoth recorded a 5-4 overtime victory over Columbus at Nationwide Arena when these teams last met on March 7, 2026. Logan Cooley led the way to that result, scoring 2 goals.
