Utah Hockey Club (23-22-9, 55 pts) at Carolina Hurricanes (32-19-4, 68 pts)
Venue: Lenovo Center
Date: Saturday, February 8
Time: 1:00 pm EST
TV: ESPN+ / UTAH 16 / FDSS
Radio:
Utah Hockey Club – The KSL Sports Zone 1280 AM / 97.5 FM
Carolina Hurricanes – The Fan 99.9 FM
DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Utah Hockey Club +1.5 ML +175
Carolina Hurricanes -1.5 ML -210
O/U 5.5
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Utah Hockey Club News & Notes:
Utah has won two in a row, with both wins coming in overtime. The Hockey Club is 14-10-3 on the road this season and they’ll look to continue their winning streak this afternoon in Carolina against the Hurricanes. Utah won the first meeting between these clubs 4-1 on November 11.
Carolina Hurricanes News & Notes:
Carolina has lost three in a row, with the last two coming on the road as they return home to take on the Utah Hockey Club. Carolina is 20-6-1 at home this season as they look to get back on track. Sebastian Aho and Mikko Rantanen are both game-time decisions this afternoon after being struck by shots Thursday in Minnesota.
Utah Hockey Club Projected Lines:
Keller-Kerfoot-Schmaltz
Carcone-Hayton-Guenther
Crouse-McBain-Doan
Maccelli-Stenlund-Bjugstad
Sergachev-Marino
Cole-Kesselring
Maatta-Desimone
Ingram
Vejmelka
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Carolina Hurricanes Projected Lines:
Jarvis-Aho-Rantanen
Hall-Kotkaniemi-Blake
Svechnikov-Staal-Martinook
Robinson-Roslovic-Jaaska
Slavin-Burns
Orlov-Chatfield
Gostisbehere-Walker
Kochetkov
Andersen
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Players To Watch:
Utah Hockey Club
Clayton Keller is quietly having a very good season for the Hockey Club. The 26-year-old center leads Utah in scoring with 18 goals and 39 assists for 57 points. The Chesterfield, Missouri native is on pace for 87 points, which would be a career-high eclipsing the 86 points he scored in the 2022-23 season.
Carolina Hurricanes
Newcomers Taylor Hall and Mikko Rantanen are still adjusting to their new team. Hall has one assist in five games for Carolina, while Rantanen has a goal and an assist in six games for the Hurricanes. There’s still plenty of time to find their footing and adjust to the Canes style of play.
Injury Report:
Utah Hockey Club
D Robert Bortuzzo – IR
D Sean Durzi – IR
C Logan Cooley – OUT
Carolina Hurricanes
C Sebastian Aho – Game Time Decision
RW Mikko Rantanen – Game Time Decision
LW William Carrier – OUT
C Tyson Jost – Day To Day
RW Jesper Fast – LTIR
Next Game:
Utah Hockey Club – February 9 at Washington Capitals
Carolina Hurricanes – February 22 at Toronto Maple Leafs
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