Vancouver Canucks vs. Utah Mammoth | Game preview, projection and odds | December 5, 2025

The Vancouver Canucks will be taking on the Utah Mammoth at home tonight, after slipping to dead last in the NHL standings as a result of their loss to Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday, and the Nashville Predators, and Calgary Flames winning their games on Thursday night.

Canucks vs. Mammoth head-to-head and key stats

• Vancouver is 0-2-1 all-time vs. the Utah Mammonth
• Vancouver have a 3-7-1 home record, Utah are 6-9-2 on the road, so far this season
• Vancouver are 23rd in goals scored per game with 2.89 avg, Utah are 12th with 3.11
• Vancouver are dead last in goals against/game with a 3.63 avg, Utah are tied for 14th with 2.96
• Vancouver's 20.7 power play % puts them at 13th in the NHL, compared to Utah at 28th with 14. PP%
• Vancouver Canucks are 29th in the NHL in penalty kill% with 72.0, Utah are 15th with a 81.3 PK%

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Canucks vs. Mammoth Game Preview

Vancouver's head coach Adam Foote said Conor Garland will potentially return to the lineup for the game vs. Mammoth after missing the last two games. Forward Nils Hoglander and goalie Thatcher Demko are expected to return to starting lineup only around or after Dec. 11 for the game vs. Buffalo Sabres.

"Buffalo (Dec. 11) is probably not out of reach, right? But if it changes, don't be mad at me. So I mean that the way he was today, talking to our goalie coach and, whether he needs, I don't want to put a number on it, because I don't know if it's three, four more skates like that are five. I think Buffalo is realistic," said HC Adam Foote about Thatcher Demko's potential timeline of return.

Foote aslo added that Evander Kane, who left the last game late in the third period, escaped a major injury. The 34-year-old forward has rested well, and is expected to play tonight vs. the Mammoth.

Canucks' projected lineup vs. Utah Mammoth (Subject to change)

Forwards:

Kane - Pettersson - Lekkerimaki

Boeser - Kampf - Sherwood

O'Connor - Sasson - DeBrusk

Bains - Raty - Karlsson

Defencemen:

Hughes - Hronek

Joseph - Myers

Pettersson - Willander

Goaltenders:

Lankinen

Patera

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Canucks vs. Mammoth odds and prediction:

The Utah Mammonth are favored to win, at -131, Vancouver is the underdog, at +110. The puck line is set at +1.5 fo Vancouver (-227); they have to win outright or lose by just one goal to cover the spread. The Mammoth, at +185, have to win by two goals or more to cover a -1.5 spread. The over/under is set at 6.5 goals.

Score prediction: Mammoth 4, Canucks 2

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Canucks vs. Mammoth betting tips:

• Over/under: Take under on 6.5 goals (-120)
• Money line: Take Mammoth to win (-131)
• Puck line: Take Vancouver cover the +1.5 spread (-227)