Utah Mammoth at Columbus Blue Jackets — Bettor’s Scouting Report

Portfolio A · UTA — defenseman shot volume

Columbus Blue Jackets have allowed 8.49 shots on goal per game to opposing defensemen (+10.8% versus league). That opens a Utah Mammoth defenseman SOG search. Utah Mammoth have generated 6.88 through their defense (-10.3% versus league), which describes their normal volume. Mikhail Sergachev, Nate Schmidt and John Marino have supplied 55% of their team's prior production here, with 45% coming from others. That puts their SOG markets at the front of this shot-volume read.

Portfolio B · UTA — forward shot volume

Columbus Blue Jackets have allowed 21.28 shots on goal per game to opposing forwards (+5.8% versus league). That opens a Utah Mammoth forward SOG search. Utah Mammoth have generated 21.36 through their forwards (+6.2% versus league), which describes their normal volume. Dylan Guenther, Clayton Keller, Nick Schmaltz, Michael Carcone and Logan Cooley have supplied 56% of their team's prior production here, with 44% coming from others. Their SOG markets are the way to bet on that shot volume, subject to their current roles holding.

Portfolio C · CBJ — defenseman shot volume

Utah Mammoth have allowed 7.73 shots on goal per game to opposing defensemen (+0.9% versus league). That opens a Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman SOG search. Columbus Blue Jackets have generated 9.55 through their defense (+24.6% versus league), which describes their normal volume. Zach Werenski, Denton Mateychuk and Jake Christiansen have supplied 52% of their team's prior production here, with 48% coming from others. That puts their SOG markets at the front of this shot-volume read.

Portfolio D · UTA — PP1 finishing

Columbus Blue Jackets have allowed 3.09 goals per game, while Utah Mammoth have scored 3.20. Those are full-game historical rates. Nick Schmaltz, Dylan Guenther, Logan Cooley and Mikhail Sergachev have supplied 41% of their team's prior production here, with 59% coming from others. Their goal markets follow their PP1 finishing history.

Utah Mammoth — SOG scouting

Columbus Blue Jackets allowed 21.28 SOG/game to forward lines (+5.8% versus league). That defensive allowance opens a forward lines SOG search. Utah Mammoth generated 21.36 (+6.2% versus league) in their prior games; that normal team volume does not erase the matchup. The player scan is attack — concentrated. Defense pairs also face above-league positional allowance. Overall, Columbus Blue Jackets allowed 29.8 SOG/game and Utah Mammoth generated 28.2; the positional split matters more for this read. Columbus Blue Jackets also allowed +6.4% more PP SOG than league, an added route for current PP1 or PP2 forwards.

Mikhail Sergachev, Nate Schmidt, John Marino, Dylan Guenther, Clayton Keller and Nick Schmaltz are the primary current shot owners. Michael Carcone and Logan Cooley add current roles with historical five-on-five SOG and attempts. The player tables show each current line or pair, PP route, qualified shot history and an exact quote when one was observed.

Rates are prior per-game observations from their own qualified cohorts; attempts and SOG are one nested shot pool.

Columbus Blue Jackets — SOG scouting

Utah Mammoth allowed 7.73 SOG/game to defense pairs (+0.9% versus league). That defensive allowance opens a defense pairs SOG search. Columbus Blue Jackets generated 9.55 (+24.6% versus league) in their prior games; that normal team volume does not erase the matchup. The player scan is attack — concentrated. Overall, Utah Mammoth allowed 25.8 SOG/game and Columbus Blue Jackets generated 29.9; the positional split matters more for this read.

Zach Werenski and Denton Mateychuk are the primary current shot owners. Jake Christiansen add current roles with historical five-on-five SOG and attempts. The player tables show each current line or pair, PP route, qualified shot history and an exact quote when one was observed.

Rates are prior per-game observations from their own qualified cohorts; attempts and SOG are one nested shot pool.

Utah Mammoth — defenseman shot volume

Columbus Blue Jackets have allowed 8.49 shots on goal per game to opposing defensemen (+10.8% versus league). That opens a Utah Mammoth defenseman SOG search. Utah Mammoth have generated 6.88 through their defense (-10.3% versus league), which describes their normal volume. The defensive allowance starts the player scan; the team’s prior shooting rate does not veto it. That makes the back end a natural place to look for shots.

Mikhail Sergachev, Nate Schmidt and John Marino have taken a meaningful share of those shots, though teammates have plenty of them too. Their current lines or pairs give them even-strength ice; Mikhail Sergachev also skates on PP1. Mikhail Sergachev recorded 1.29 SOG and 3.34 attempts per qualified game at five-on-five; current PP1 membership adds a possible route, with 0.49 SOG and 0.75 attempts per game in prior power-play states. Attempts include shots that missed or were blocked; they are part of the same shot pool as SOG.

That makes their SOG markets the cleanest way to bet on the shots. They need to put pucks on net; they do not need to score.

Utah Mammoth — forward shot volume

Columbus Blue Jackets have allowed 21.28 shots on goal per game to opposing forwards (+5.8% versus league). That opens a Utah Mammoth forward SOG search. Utah Mammoth have generated 21.36 through their forwards (+6.2% versus league), which describes their normal volume. The defensive allowance starts the player scan; the team’s prior shooting rate does not veto it. Columbus Blue Jackets have also allowed +6.4% more PP SOG than league; current PP1 or PP2 members have another possible shot route.

Dylan Guenther, Clayton Keller and Nick Schmaltz carry the largest prior share of this shot group. Michael Carcone and Logan Cooley also have current lines and recorded five-on-five shots and attempts, so the shot case reaches beyond the primary names. Other players supplied 44% of the team's prior group SOG. Michael Carcone recorded 1.70 SOG and 3.61 attempts per qualified game at five-on-five; current PP2 membership adds a possible route, with 0.19 SOG and 0.42 attempts per game in prior power-play states. Logan Cooley recorded 1.43 SOG and 2.67 attempts per qualified game at five-on-five; current PP1 membership adds a possible route, with 0.38 SOG and 0.50 attempts per game in prior power-play states. Attempts include shots that missed or were blocked; they are part of the same shot pool as SOG.

That makes their SOG markets the cleanest way to bet on the shots. They need to put pucks on net; they do not need to score.

Columbus Blue Jackets — defenseman shot volume

Utah Mammoth have allowed 7.73 shots on goal per game to opposing defensemen (+0.9% versus league). That opens a Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman SOG search. Columbus Blue Jackets have generated 9.55 through their defense (+24.6% versus league), which describes their normal volume. The defensive allowance starts the player scan; the team’s prior shooting rate does not veto it. That makes the back end a natural place to look for shots.

Zach Werenski and Denton Mateychuk carry the largest prior share of this shot group. Jake Christiansen also has a current line and recorded five-on-five shots and attempts, so the shot case reaches beyond the primary names. Other players supplied 48% of the team's prior group SOG. Jake Christiansen recorded 0.77 SOG and 2.23 attempts per qualified game at five-on-five; the current role has no established PP shot route. Attempts include shots that missed or were blocked; they are part of the same shot pool as SOG.

That makes their SOG markets the cleanest way to bet on the shots. They need to put pucks on net; they do not need to score.

Utah Mammoth — PP1 finishing

Columbus Blue Jackets have allowed 3.09 goals per game, while Utah Mammoth have scored 3.20. Those are full-game historical rates. On the power play, Utah Mammoth have produced 0.19 goals per chance, and Columbus Blue Jackets have allowed 0.23. They have scored enough to make the current PP1 finishers worth examining, especially if the top unit gets its usual chances.

Nick Schmaltz, Dylan Guenther, Logan Cooley and Mikhail Sergachev have 21 prior current-team PP goals between them and are on today's PP1. Their current lines or pairs give them ice outside the power play too. Other players supplied 59% of the team's full-game historical goals.

That puts their PP1 goal markets on the finishing list. Each bet needs that player to finish a chance.

Utah Mammoth PP1

Utah Mammoth have averaged 2.90 power plays per game, and Columbus Blue Jackets have conceded 2.81. Together those past rates sit at roughly 3 chances. That is close to average, so PP1 has to produce from about its usual number of chances.

When Utah Mammoth have had the extra skater, they generated 1.39 SOG per chance; Columbus Blue Jackets allowed 1.58. Nick Schmaltz and Dylan Guenther have scored the most PP goals among today's PP1, while Clayton Keller and Mikhail Sergachev have supplied the most credited PP assists. The listed unit is current, but its minutes tonight are not guaranteed.

PP2 (informational): Vincent Trocheck, Anders Lee, Michael Carcone, Daniil But, John Marino.

Columbus Blue Jackets PP1

Columbus Blue Jackets have averaged 2.45 power plays per game, and Utah Mammoth have conceded 2.86. Together those past rates sit at roughly 2–3 chances. That is below average; fewer extra-man chances would make PP-dependent bets harder to reach.

When Columbus Blue Jackets have had the extra skater, they generated 1.48 SOG per chance; Utah Mammoth allowed 1.50. Adam Fantilli and Zach Werenski have scored the most PP goals among today's PP1, while Zach Werenski and Charlie Coyle have supplied the most credited PP assists. The listed unit is current, but its minutes tonight are not guaranteed.

PP2 (informational): Sean Monahan, Valeri Nichushkin, Dmitri Voronkov, Conor Garland, Denton Mateychuk.