The Utah Hockey Club defensemen both earned roster spots on Team Finland for the first-ever 4 Nations Face-Off put on by the National Hockey League. The seven-game, round-robin tournament from Feb. 12-20 will feature Finland,

SALT LAKE CITY -- Casey DeSmith made 34 saves for the Dallas Stars, who held on to defeat the Utah Hockey Club 2-1 at Delta Center on Monday. It was DeSmith's first win since Oct. 24.

MONTREAL (AP) — Mikhail Sergachev scored the overtime winner as the Utah Hockey Club beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 on Tuesday night. Sergachev tapped in a pass from Nick Schmaltz with 27 seconds left in the extra period to end the game. Jack McBain and Dylan Guenther also scored for Utah. Karel Vejmelka made 11 saves.

San Jose Sharks right wing Givani Smith (54) fights against Utah Hockey Club center Liam O'Brien, left, during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, Oct 28, 2024, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Melissa Majchrzak) Liam O’Brien was responsible for one of the loudest cheers in Utah Hockey Club’s brief history.

Our Stars vs Utah predictions like the home team against road-weary Dallas on the second half of a back-to-back.

McBain has been Utah’s unsung hero. He is on pace to have a career year in terms of points and has 11 (eight goals, three assists) through 23 games this season. Tourigny said it last week, McBain has been one of Utah’s most consistent forwards no matter what role he is playing.

DeSmith, coming off a disastrous outing in which he gave up six goals, came up big for Dallas in the win over Utah.

Dallas went ahead 2-0 with two second period goals and hung on through a massive Utah push in the final period to win 2-1, with Casey DeSmith stealing the show between the pipes and captain Jamie Benn scoring the game-winning goal.