NHL Game Preview: Utah Hockey Club at San Jose Sharks with Line Combinations 12/14/2024

Utah Hockey Club (13-11-5, 31 pts) at San Jose Sharks (11-16-5, 27 pts)
Venue: SAP Center
Date: Saturday, December 14
Time: 9:00 MT / 10:00 pm PT

TV: ESPN+ / UTAH16 / NBCS
Radio:
Utah Hockey Club – The KSL Sports Zone 1280 AM / 97.5 FM
San Jose Sharks – Sharks Audio Network

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Utah Hockey Club -1.5 ML -190
San Jose Sharks +1.5 ML +160
O/U 6.5

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Utah Hockey Club News & Notes:

Utah has won three of their last four games with the only loss a 5-4 decision to the Minnesota Wild in a shootout. The Hockey Club is 9-6-2 on the road this season and is 6-2-2 in their last ten games. The Hockey Club has a +2 goal differential this season.

San Jose Sharks News & Notes:

The Sharks return home tonight to face the Hockey Club after completing a six-game road trip at 3-3-0. San Jose snapped their three-game losing streak with a 4-3 victory in St. Louis on Thursday night. San Jose is 6-6-1 at home this season and is 5-5-0 in their last ten games. San Jose won the first meeting between the clubs 5-4 in overtime on October 28.

Utah Hockey Club Projected Lines:

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

Sergachev-Maatta
Cole-Kesselring
Valimaki-Kolyachonok

Vejmelka
Stauber

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San Jose Sharks Projected Lines:

Eklund-Granlund-Kunin
Kovalenko-Celebrini-Zetterlund
Goodrow-Wennberg-Smith
Grundstrom-Sturm-Dellandrea

Walman-Ceci
Ferraro-Liljegren
Mukhamadullini-Rutta

Vanecek
Georgiev

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Players To Watch:

Utah Hockey Club

Dylan Guenther has a four-game point streak including a three-point night in Utah’s 4-1 victory over the Avalanche. The 21-year-old Edmonton, Alberta native leads the Hockey Club with 28 points (12g, 16a) in 29 games. Guenther is tied for the team lead in +/- with Logan Cooley and Jake McBain, all with a +11.

San Jose Sharks

Macklin Celebrini had three points including two goals in the Sharks’ win over the Blues on Thursday night. The first overall pick in the 2024 NHL Draft has been as advertised with 19 points (10g, 9a) in 20 games played. Celebrini has five points in five games in December after notching 12 points in 14 games in November.

Injury Report:

Utah Hockey Club

D Robert Bortuzzo – OUT
D Maveric Lamoureux – IR
G Connor Ingram – IR  
D Sean Durzi – IR
D John Marino – IR

San Jose Sharks

RW Tyler Toffoli – Game Time Decision
C Klim Kostin – OUT
C Barclay Goodrow – IR
D Marc-Edouard Vlasic – IR (Non Roster)
C Thomas Bordeleau – IR
C Logan Couture – LTIR – Month To Month

Next Game:

Utah Hockey Club – December 18 vs. Vancouver Canucks
San Jose Sharks – December 17 vs. Winnipeg Jets

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