Dylan Guenther, who scored both of Utah’s goals on Dec. 20, is out indefinitely with a lower-body injury. Mikhail Sergachev, who had three assists in those two games, is listed as day-to-day with an upper-body injury. It’s unclear whether he’ll be ready to play Thursday.

Utah continues the road trip tomorrow with a rematch against the Winnipeg Jets. Tomorrow’s game at Canada Life Centre will be the third meeting of the season between the teams after Winnipeg defeated Utah 3-0 on Nov. 5, and Utah returned the favor 5-2 on Jan. 20. Tomorrow’s puck drop is scheduled for 6 p.m. MT.

The Minnesota Wild are trying to stay afloat near the top of the West, a mission that will be easier if Kirill Kaprizov and Jared Spurgeon return Thursday, as expected.

The Minnesota Wild (28-15-4) host the Utah Hockey Club (20-19-7) during Thursday’s NHL schedule, starting at 8:00 PM ET at Xcel Energy Center and broadcast on ESPN+. The Wild sit in fourth place and the Utah Hockey Club are 11th in the Western Conference.

BOTTOM LINE: Central Division opponents meet when the Minnesota Wild play the Utah Hockey Club. Minnesota has gone 28-15-4 overall with a 10-6-2 record in Central Division play. The Wild are 26-2-2 when scoring three or more goals.

Iowa is playing a dangerous game, in which the volume of the broader program narrative will only get louder should it continue down this path.

The Phoenix Suns are the latest team to make a move this season after sending their 2031 first-round pick to the Utah Jazz in exchange for three future firsts.

The rebuild of Utah State football under Bronco Mendenhall is well underway, with the Aggies now closer to spring football than they are to the end of the 2024 season. Mendenhall has been at the helm at USU for over a month — he was officially named Utah State’s new coach on Dec. 5.

The Suns announced the trade later in the day. The three first-round draft picks from Utah are for the 2025, 2027 and 2029 NBA drafts, Charania reported, but they are the least favorable selections in each of those drafts from among multiple teams.

The Utah Hockey Club finished off their seven-game homestand with a bang on Monday, beating the current best team in the Western Conference: the Winnipeg Jets by a score of 5-2.

The Phoenix Suns acquired three future first-round picks from the Utah Jazz in exchange for a 2031 unprotected first-round pick, the teams announced.