Flyers vs Mammoth

With the ESPN rosters confirming that Travis Konecny, Trevor Zegras and Matvei Michkov are all available for Philadelphia and that Utah can still roll out a deep core of Logan Cooley, Clayton Keller, Nick Schmaltz and Dylan Guenther, this matchup starts with form rather than personnel scarcity.([espn.com](https://www.espn.com/nhl/team/roster/_/name/phi/sort/age/philadelphia-flyers)) The Flyers just snapped a brutal six-game losing streak (0-5-1, outscored 29-9) with a 2-1 grind-it-out win in Vegas, but they remain a fragile group that has bled goals at five-on-five.([nhl.com](https://www.nhl.com/news/philadelphia-flyers-vegas-golden-knights-game-recap-january-19-2026?utm_source=openai)) Utah, by contrast, is riding a seven-game point streak behind Karel Vejmelka’s heater (3-0-0 last week, 1.67 GAA, .926 SV%) and has surged to 25-20-4 and the first wild-card spot in the West, making every home date at Delta Center feel playoff-tinged.([nhl.com](https://www.nhl.com/news/seattle-kraken-utah-mammoth-game-recap-january-17-2026?utm_source=openai)) Injury-wise, the Flyers are without key finisher Tyson Foerster for months and still have Bobby Brink on IR, narrowing their scoring threats, while Utah’s core forwards are healthy and driving a top-end attack.([nhl.com](https://www.nhl.com/news/philadelphia-flyers-tyson-foerster-injury-status-arm-surgery-out-5-months?utm_source=openai)) Historically, Guenther has already torched this franchise with a two-goal, three-point overtime dagger against Philadelphia at Delta Center last season, and Utah’s depth plus altitude advantage should again tilt high-danger chances their way in a game both teams need to stay in their respective wild-card chases.([nhl.com](https://www.nhl.com/utah/news/philadelphia-flyers-utah-hockey-club-game-recap-february-4-x4947)) Laying a moneyline of 167 on the Mammoth is a bit rich but still reasonable given Utah’s current form and goaltending edge, so I recommend Utah on the moneyline at 167 with a solid but not elite B-grade for likelihood and moderate monetary value. Odds and availability are subject to change. This bet was made at 21/01/2026 09:39

The streaks point toward volatility on the scoreboard: Utah has points in seven straight and has repeatedly blown games open at home with recent 6-1 and 6-3 wins during this run, while Philadelphia’s defense just came through a stretch of five consecutive games allowing at least five goals before finally tightening up in Vegas.([nhl.com](https://www.nhl.com/utah/news/utah-takes-down-toronto-6-1-game-story-1-13-26?utm_source=openai)) The Flyers’ injuries to Foerster and Brink remove two finishing options but also force more minutes onto high-event players like Michkov, Tippett and Zegras, which tends to raise pace and chance trading rather than produce low-event lockdown hockey.([nhl.com](https://www.nhl.com/news/philadelphia-flyers-tyson-foerster-injury-status-arm-surgery-out-5-months?utm_source=openai)) On Utah’s side, a healthy Guenther, Keller and Cooley line has repeatedly driven multi-goal nights, and Guenther in particular has a track record of crushing Flyers goaltending at this building, including his last-second OT winner and two-goal performance in their previous Delta Center meeting.([nhl.com](https://www.nhl.com/utah/news/utah-takes-down-toronto-6-1-game-story-1-13-26?utm_source=openai)) Even with Vejmelka’s current hot streak and Ersson coming off a confidence-restoring win, both teams are in the thick of tight playoff races — Utah clinging to a wild-card spot, Philadelphia sitting three points below the Eastern cut line — which should encourage aggressive third-period game states (pulled goalies, long shifts for top scorers) if either side trails.([nhl.com](https://www.nhl.com/news/topic/3-stars/thompson-josi-vejmelka-named-nhl-3-stars-of-week-january-19-2026?utm_source=openai)) With the total set at 6 and both sides priced at 118, I lean to Over 6 at 118, grading it a B- as a slightly better-than-fair play driven by Utah’s surging offense and the Flyers’ still-wobbly defensive profile. Odds and availability are subject to change. This bet was made at 21/01/2026 09:39

Given how these teams are trending, Utah’s ability to win by margin is very real, but the variance on a -1.5 puckline demands respect: the Mammoth have recently blown out quality opponents 6-1 and 6-3 at Delta Center yet also eked out tighter wins like 2-1 over Dallas during this hot stretch.([nhl.com](https://www.nhl.com/utah/news/utah-takes-down-toronto-6-1-game-story-1-13-26?utm_source=openai)) Philadelphia, meanwhile, just ended a six-game skid and is still missing Foerster and Brink, so outside of Konecny’s line and Zegras-driven rush chances the Flyers’ secondary scoring looks thin, particularly in altitude against Utah’s four-line pressure.([nhl.com](https://www.nhl.com/news/philadelphia-flyers-vegas-golden-knights-game-recap-january-19-2026?utm_source=openai)) Utah’s stars have historically matched up well with this opponent — Guenther’s three-point, OT-winning night versus the Flyers here last season is a vivid reminder of how quickly they can stretch a one-goal lead into two — and with Vejmelka in form and recognized as one of the league’s Three Stars of the Week, a multi-goal home win is firmly on the table if Philadelphia chases late and concedes an empty-netter.([nhl.com](https://www.nhl.com/utah/news/philadelphia-flyers-utah-hockey-club-game-recap-february-4-x4947)) Still, because the Flyers are desperate in a playoff race of their own and just proved in Vegas they can grind out a low-event road win when their structure holds, I’d treat Utah -1.5 at 140 as more of a plus-money sprinkle than a core position, grading it C+ for decent upside but a noticeably lower hit rate than the moneyline. Odds and availability are subject to change. This bet was made at 21/01/2026 09:39