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Thanksgiving is less than a week out, and this Rangers’ offense already has been stuffed in three different ways throughout three straight losses.
They wasted a 40-save effort from goaltender Igor Shesterkin vs. Detroit, missed shooting lanes in Las Vegas and turned the puck over contagiously at Colorado.
The mired top line’s inconsistency drones onward, now having been tried with eight different players this year to no avail.
Forget the home and away splits anymore.
At 10-10-2, it shouldn’t be groundbreaking to learn that the Rangers are an unprofitable team, costing you just over two units through 22 games.
Utah on Saturday presents a stark gear shift to Colorado in that it relies on generating offense through set plays, as opposed to aggressive forechecking and speed-based transitions.
The Mammoth run one of the league’s least-efficient power plays in the NHL, converting at only a 14.5 percent clip.
Utah does kill penalties exceptionally well at No. 8 overall and has yielded the fewest shots per game.
That’s not because of shot blocking or elite goaltending either.
Utah defends by playing a conservative, possession-focused game that shackles opponents into primarily shooting from low-danger areas — no team has seen more low-danger shots against.
Nick Schmaltz #8 of the Utah Mammoth skates with the puck during the first period against the Tampa Bay Lightning at Delta Center on November 2, 2025 in Salt Lake City, Utah. NHLI via Getty Images
Despite the Blueshirts’ lapses against the Avalanche, they challenge Utah as a defensively responsible club.
Adam Fox’s average 20 minutes of ice time is spearheading a blue line that has surrendered the second-fewest high-danger goals.
Betting on the NHL?
Like the Rangers, MoneyPuck’s expected goal metrics say the Mammoth are due for goal progression. We’re just not seeing it; the last four Mammoth games have all finished Under the posted total.
This is a near coin flip, and it’s tough to lean on either team’s offense, but considering the Rangers’ goaltending and Utah’s puck management, the Under deserves attention at a line this high.
THE PLAY: Under 6.5 (-140, FanDuel)
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Sean Treppedi handicaps the NFL, NHL, MLB and college football for the New York Post. He primarily focuses on picks that reflect market value while tracking trends to mitigate risk.