NHL Game Preview: Utah Hockey Club at Ottawa Senators with Line Combinations 1/26/2025

NHL Game Preview: Utah Hockey Club at Ottawa Senators with Line Combinations 1/26/2025

Utah Hockey Club (21-20-7, 49 pts) at Ottawa Senators (25-20-4, 54 Pts)

Venue: Canadian Tire Center
Date: Sunday, January 26
Time: 5:00 pm EST
TV: ESPN+/Utah16/RDS2
Radio:
Utah –  97.5 FM The KSL Sports Zone
Ottawa – TSN 1200

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Utah +1.5 ML +105
Ottawa -1.5 ML -125
O/U 5.5
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Utah Hockey Club News & Notes:

Utah had their three game win streak snapped on Friday in a 3-1 loss to the Winnipeg Jets. During their win streak they were averaging 4.33 goals per game while allowing 1.33 goals per game. They are 5-5-1 in January and six points back of the final wild card spot in the Western Conference. 

Ottawa Senators News & Notes:

The Senators snapped a two game losing streak with a 2-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs yesterday. 11 minutes into the game they snapped a 148 minute goalless streak. With the win they improved to 6-5-2 in January and are averaging 1.85 goals per game (they’ve been shutout five times this month) while allowing an average of 2.46 goals per game. 

Utah Hockey Club Projected Lines: 

Keller-Cooley-Schmaltz
Maccelli-Hayton-Doan
McBain-Bjugstad-Crouse
Carcone-Stenlund-Kerfoot

Maatta-Marino
Cole-Kesselring
Valimaki-Desimone 

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Ottawa Senators Projected Lines

Tkachuk-Stutzle-Perron
Giroux-Greig-Batherson
Cousins-Pinto-Amadio
Highmore-Ostapchuk-Gaudette

Sanderson-Zub
Chabot-Hamonic
Kleven-Matinpal

Merilainen 
Forsberg

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Players To Watch:

Utah Hockey Club 

Mattias Maccelli this season has 17 points on eight goals and nine assists. He’s faced the Senators six times in his career recording six points in two goals and four assists; Utah was shutout earlier this season against Ottawa but last season in two games he had four points on a goal and three assists. 

Ottawa Senators

Claude Giroux this season has 31 points on nine goals and 22 assists. He’s faced Utah/Arizona 25 times in his career recording 23 points on ten goals and 13 assists; in the previous matchup this season he scored a goal. 

Injury Report:

Utah Hockey Club

D Robert Bortuzzo – IR
D Sean Durzi – IR
F Dylan Guenther – IR
D Mikhail Sergachev – DTD

Ottawa Senators

G Linus Ullmark – IR
F Noah Gregor – IR
F Nick Cousins – Out
D Jacob Bernard-Docker – IR
F Cole Reinhardt – DTD
F Josh Norris – DTD
D Nick Jensen – DTD

Next Game:

Utah – January 29 vs. Pittsburgh Penguins 
Ottawa – January 30 vs. Washington Capitals 

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