{"id":709806,"date":"2026-11-12T15:12:13","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T15:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/709806\/"},"modified":"2026-11-12T15:12:13","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T15:12:13","slug":"nhl-game-preview-st-louis-blues-at-utah-mammoth-with-line-combinations-11-12-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/709806\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Game Preview: St. Louis Blues at Utah Mammoth with Line Combinations 11\/12\/2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/STL-vs-UTA.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"St. Louis Blues vs Utah Mammoth Game Preview\" style=\"border-radius:14px;object-fit:cover;\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Inside The Rink Gameday Graphic<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The St. Louis Blues visit the Utah Mammoth at Delta Center on Thursday, November 12, 2026, with puck drop set for 9:00\u202fPM EST.<\/p>\n<p>Matchup: St. Louis Blues (8-8-2, 18 points in 2026-27) at Utah Mammoth (10-8-1, 21 points in 2026-27)<\/p>\n<p>Date: Thursday, November 12, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Puck drop: 9:00\u202fPM EST (7:00\u202fPM MST local)<\/p>\n<p>Venue: Delta Center<\/p>\n<p>How to watch: UTA: Mammoth+, Utah16 \u00b7 STL: BN+, STLNHL<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ticketmaster.evyy.net\/c\/5142595\/264167\/4272?subId1=ITD&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com%2Fmlb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Purchase tickets via Ticketmaster<\/a><\/p>\n<p>St. Louis Blues News &amp; Notes<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Blues snapped a three-game skid with a 3-2 victory over the Red Wings on Tuesday night. They got goals from Jimmy Snuggerud, Pius Suter, and Justin Barron. Joel Hofer stopped 29 of the 31 shots he faced. They\u2019re averaging 2.3 goals per game to start November while allowing 3.3 goals per game. <\/p>\n<p>Utah Mammoth News &amp; Notes<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Mammoth dropped their third straight last night against Vegas 5-3. They got goals from Lawson Crouse, Jack McBain, and Dmitri Simashev. Sebastian Cossa got the start stopping 23 of the 28 shots he faced. They\u2019re 1-4-0 to start November, averaging three goals per game while allowing 4.4 goals per game. During the skid, they\u2019re averaging three goals per game while allowing 4.7 goals per game.<\/p>\n<p>St. Louis Blues Projected Lines<\/p>\n<p>Line 1: Dylan Holloway \u2013 Robert Thomas \u2013 Jimmy Snuggerud<\/p>\n<p>Line 2: Jake Neighbours \u2013 Mason McTavish \u2013 Jonatan Berggren<\/p>\n<p>Line 3: Pavel Buchnevich \u2013 Dalibor Dvorsky \u2013 Connor McMichael<\/p>\n<p>Line 4: Alexey Toropchenko \u2013 Pius Suter \u2013 Ross Johnston<\/p>\n<p>Pair 1: Philip Broberg \u2013 Logan Mailloux<\/p>\n<p>Pair 2: Justin Barron \u2013 Colton Parayko<\/p>\n<p>Pair 3: Cam Fowler \u2013 Brandon Carlo<\/p>\n<p>Goaltenders: Joel Hofer \u2013 Jordan Binnington<\/p>\n<p>St. Louis Blues Special Teams<\/p>\n<p>Power play, First unit: Jimmy Snuggerud \u2013 Mason McTavish \u2013 Jake Neighbours \u2013 Robert Thomas \u2013 Philip Broberg<\/p>\n<p>Power play, Second unit: Pavel Buchnevich \u2013 Connor McMichael \u2013 Dylan Holloway \u2013 Cam Fowler \u2013 Dalibor Dvorsky<\/p>\n<p>Penalty kill, First unit: Pius Suter \u2013 Jake Neighbours \u2013 Philip Broberg \u2013 Colton Parayko<\/p>\n<p>Penalty kill, Second unit: Robert Thomas \u2013 Alexey Toropchenko \u2013 Cam Fowler \u2013 Brandon Carlo<\/p>\n<p>Utah Mammoth Projected Lines<\/p>\n<p>Line 1: Clayton Keller \u2013 Nick Schmaltz \u2013 Daniil But<\/p>\n<p>Line 2: Jack McBain \u2013 Vincent Trocheck \u2013 Lawson Crouse<\/p>\n<p>Line 3: Anders Lee \u2013 Barrett Hayton \u2013 Kailer Yamamoto<\/p>\n<p>Line 4: Liam O\u2019Brien \u2013 Kevin Stenlund \u2013 Michael Carcone<\/p>\n<p>Pair 1: Mikhail Sergachev \u2013 MacKenzie Weegar<\/p>\n<p>Pair 2: Dmitri Simashev \u2013 Andrew Peeke<\/p>\n<p>Pair 3: Artem Duda \u2013 Nick DeSimone<\/p>\n<p>Goaltenders: Sebastian Cossa \u2013 Karel Vejmelka<\/p>\n<p>Utah Mammoth Special Teams<\/p>\n<p>Power play, First unit: Anders Lee \u2013 Vincent Trocheck \u2013 Nick Schmaltz \u2013 Mikhail Sergachev \u2013 Clayton Keller<\/p>\n<p>Power play, Second unit: Kailer Yamamoto \u2013 Barrett Hayton \u2013 Michael Carcone \u2013 Daniil But \u2013 MacKenzie Weegar<\/p>\n<p>Penalty kill, First unit: Nick Schmaltz \u2013 Lawson Crouse \u2013 Mikhail Sergachev \u2013 MacKenzie Weegar<\/p>\n<p>Penalty kill, Second unit: Kevin Stenlund \u2013 Jack McBain \u2013 Dmitri Simashev \u2013 Andrew Peeke<\/p>\n<p>Players To Watch<\/p>\n<p>Jimmy Snuggerud \u2014 St. Louis Blues<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Snuggerud is coming off a goal and an assist on three shots in 18:39, and the underlying work backs it. Box Score Junkie has him at 55.1% Corsi-for with 61.7 shot attempts for per 60 this season, plus 10 goals on 4.9 expected \u2014 a finishing edge worth a shots-on-goal or anytime-scorer look.<\/p>\n<p>Mikhail Sergachev \u2014 Utah Mammoth<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sergachev logged 25:01 and fired four shots last time out without hitting the scoresheet. Box Score Junkie\u2019s 2026-27 numbers say the volume is real: 54.4% Corsi-for, 56.1% Fenwick and 67.3 attempts for per 60 across 434 minutes, with five goals on 2.5 expected. With Utah\u2019s blue line thinned by injuries, his minutes should climb.<\/p>\n<p>Injury Report<\/p>\n<p>St. Louis Blues<\/p>\n<p>Torey Krug (D) \u2014 Injured Reserve, Ankle, expected back Thursday, July 1<\/p>\n<p>Dillon Dube (C) \u2014 Injured Reserve, Neck, expected back Friday, December 4<\/p>\n<p>Tyler Tucker (D) \u2014 Injured Reserve, Knee, expected back Thursday, November 12<\/p>\n<p>Utah Mammoth<\/p>\n<p>Nick Schmaltz (C) \u2014 Day-To-Day, Lower Body, expected back Thursday, November 12<\/p>\n<p>Logan Cooley (C) \u2014 Out, Upper Body, expected back Thursday, November 12<\/p>\n<p>Nate Schmidt (D) \u2014 Injured Reserve, Upper Body, expected back Saturday, November 14<\/p>\n<p>Dylan Guenther (RW) \u2014 Injured Reserve, Upper Body, expected back Saturday, December 5<\/p>\n<p>John Marino (D) \u2014 Injured Reserve, Upper Body, expected back Saturday, November 21<\/p>\n<p>Maveric Lamoureux (D) \u2014 Injured Reserve, Shoulder, expected back Friday, February 12<\/p>\n<p>Betting Odds<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moneyline (DraftKings, as of November 12 at 4:18\u202fAM ET): St. Louis Blues +105, Utah Mammoth -125.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Odds change through the day; check the sportsbook before betting. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.<\/p>\n<p>Next Up<\/p>\n<p>St. Louis Blues: host the Florida Panthers on Saturday, November 14.<\/p>\n<p>Utah Mammoth: host the San Jose Sharks on Saturday, November 14.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Inside The Rink Gameday Graphic The St. Louis Blues visit the Utah Mammoth at Delta Center on Thursday,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":709807,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5120],"tags":[73000,71,1094,9895,5,5236,7040,514,1190,4168,8423,3714,1255,4,5573,5619,1807,4304,534,84,5285,5284,3154],"class_list":["post-709806","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-st-louis-blues","tag-2026-27-nhl-regular-season","tag-blues","tag-delta-center","tag-dmitri-simashev","tag-hockey","tag-injury-report","tag-jack-mcbain","tag-jimmy-snuggerud","tag-joel-hofer","tag-justin-barron","tag-lawson-crouse","tag-line-combinations","tag-mikhail-sergachev","tag-nhl","tag-nhl-game-preview","tag-nick-schmaltz","tag-pius-suter","tag-sebastian-cossa","tag-st-louis","tag-st-louis-blues","tag-stlouis","tag-stlouisblues","tag-utah-mammoth"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/117604119101332920","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/709806","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=709806"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/709806\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/709807"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=709806"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=709806"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=709806"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}