Utah Hockey Club vs San Jose Sharks Blog: Live Updates, Analysis, And More

SALT LAKE CITY – A shorthanded Utah Hockey Club group takes the home ice against the underachieving San Jose Sharks at Delta Center. Utah has lost three straight at home, while the Sharks are 5-11-5 on road ice.

Utah HC (17-16-7, 41 points) plays the second of seven straight home games, with the Sharks (13-24-6, 32 points) lurking on Friday, January 10. The puck drops at 7 p.m. MT.

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Fish are friends, not food 👀🦈

📍: Delta Center
⏰: 7PM MT
📺: Utah HC+ and Utah 16
📻: KSL Sports Zone pic.twitter.com/DGuhlnqW8S

— Utah Hockey Club (@utahhockeyclub) January 10, 2025

Utah has a re-tooled top line tonight after Dylan Guenther was ruled out indefinitely with a lower-body injury earlier in the day. Guenther’s 34 points are third on the team behind Clayton Keller’s 40 and Logan Cooley’s 35. The third-year forward has 16 goals and 18 assists in 40 games.

San Jose averages 2.6 goals per game, led by 15 from Tyler Toffoli. Mikael Granlund leads the Sharks with 35 points, followed by 30 from William Eklund.

San Jose’s December record was 2-10-1. Utah won the first matchup 4-3 in San Jose on December 14.

Pregame

ROSTER UPDATE@utahhockeyclub forward Dylan Guenther will be out indefinitely (lower-body)

The Club has recalled forward Josh Doan from the Tucson Roadrunners (AHL)

— Utah Hockey Club PR (@UtahHC_PR) January 10, 2025

Puppy love 🩵 pic.twitter.com/8WwqErUb0K

— Utah Hockey Club (@utahhockeyclub) January 10, 2025

First of the back to back.

Need to pick up some points against the Sharks.

Let’s play some hockey. pic.twitter.com/SNHht8XZVG

— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) January 11, 2025

Utah HC-San Jose Gameday Reading

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• Utah HC Forward Dylan Guenther Out Indefinitely With Injury

• Utah HC Partners With Local Businesses For Budget-Friendly Tickets

• Josh Doan Earns AHL All-Star Appearance

• Connor Ingram Recalled By Utah HC

• Utah Hockey Club Updates Defenseman Injury Status

• Utah HC 101: What Is Interference?

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