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Bruins blank Utah in Joe Sacco's debut as interim coach
Elias Lindholm scored the lone goal in the second period and Joonas Korpisalo pitched a 21-save shutout as the Boston Bruins won Joe Sacco's debut as interim head coach, defeating the visiting Utah Hockey Club 1-0 Thursday.,Korpisalo made nine saves in the middle frame and also helped the Bruins wit...
Intrastate foes Utah, Utah Tech seek return to win column
Utah and Utah Tech will look to reverse their fortunes on Friday afternoon in Salt Lake City when they meet in an intrastate showdown.,The Utes (3-1) are coming off a disappointing 78-73 road loss against Mississippi State on Sunday after leading by double digits at halftime. The Trailblazers (1-3) ...
Spurs look to repeat winning by committee when hosting struggling Jazz
San Antonio has shown that with improved depth it can win when its stars are unavailable. Now, the Spurs have to prove they can repeat that effort.,They get the chance when San Antonio hosts the slumping Utah Jazz on Thursday in a Western Conference clash.,The teams already have played twice this se...
Lynne Roberts leaving Utah to coach Sparks
The Los Angeles Sparks hired Utah head coach Lynne Roberts to the same position on Tuesday.,Roberts, 49, is a California native who has excelled at the collegiate level, most recently as the Utes' head coach since 2015.,Utah announced that associate head coach Gavin Petersen was promoted to head coa...
Alex Ovechkin scores two more, gets injured as Caps top Utah
Alex Ovechkin scored two goals one night after notching a hat trick, and the visiting Washington Capitals beat the Utah Hockey Club 6-2 in Salt Lake City to complete a sweep of their three-game road trip.,Ovechkin left the game in the third period after a leg-on-leg collision with Utah's Jack McBain...
Mississippi State tinkers with lineup ahead of clash with Utah
Mississippi State's identity is a work in progress early in the season.,But the Bulldogs (3-0) are doing just fine as they figure things out.,They'll play Utah (3-0) in the Mid-South Showdown on Sunday afternoon in Southaven, Miss.,MSU head coach Chris Jans has used a different lineup in every game ...
Golden Knights score 4 straight goals to overtake Utah
William Karlsson scored two goals, including the game-winner with 1:18 remaining, as the Vegas Golden Knights rallied from a two-goal deficit by scoring four consecutive goals to hand the Utah Hockey Club a 4-2 loss on Friday night in Salt Lake City.,Karlsson redirected Kaeden Korczak's shot from th...
Utah aims to treat jersey-clad crowd to win over Golden Knights
The wait to buy official Utah Hockey Club jerseys finally ends Friday, a few hours before the team hosts the Vegas Golden Knights in Salt Lake City.,Long lines are expected at the team store at the Delta Center for the first jersey drop for a franchise that moved in from Phoenix on April 18. Only a ...
Struggling Jazz, showing no home-court advantage, take on Mavs
The Utah Jazz will try to avoid their worst-ever start at home on Thursday night when they face the Dallas Mavericks in Salt Lake City.,On the heels of a 120-112 loss to the visiting Phoenix Suns on Tuesday, the Jazz own an 0-5 record at the Delta Center. That's the worst start on their own court si...
Utah's Karel Vejmelka (49 saves) stymies Hurricanes
Karel Vejmelka made a career-high 49 saves and the Utah Hockey Club scored three goals within a 2:19 span in the third period for a 4-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday in Salt Lake City.,Nick Bjugstad had two goals for Utah, and Michael Kesselring had two assists. Jack McBain and Mikha...
No. 17 Colorado not looking past scuffling Utah
No. 17 Colorado tracks on a clear path to the Big 12 Championship Game and a potential spot in the College Football Playoff, while Utah strives to play spoiler when the teams square off Saturday afternoon in Boulder, Colo.,A three-game winning streak has the Buffaloes (7-2, 5-1 Big 12) in second pla...
Mike Sharavjamts leads Utah's rout of Queens
Utah stayed untested, much less unbeaten, with help from a career game from Mongolian guard Mike Sharavjamts as the host Utes bested Queens 96-65.,After making 19 3-pointers in each of its first two games, Utah (3-0) wasn't quite as prolific from the perimeter, but shot well (14-for-30) and controll...
Hurricanes make first trip to Utah on a 9-1-0 roll
The red-hot Carolina Hurricanes make their first-ever visit to Salt Lake City when they face the struggling Utah Hockey Club on Wednesday.,Carolina is 9-1-0 in its last 10 games. The only blip in that stretch was a 6-4 loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday in the first game of the Hurricanes' t...
Utah AD fined $40k for saying refs ‘stole’ victory from Utes
The Utah Utes are not having a good time in their first season in the Big 12, and that rough beginning was compounded by comments from their athletic director Mark Harlan that have resulted in a $40,000 fine.,Following the Utes' 22-21 home loss to rival BYU on Saturday night that dropped Utah to 4-5...
Utah AD: BYU game 'stolen from us'
Utah athletic director Mark Harlan could find himself called into the commissioner's office this week.,Harlan blasted the officiating late Saturday after the Utes lost to rival BYU, 22-21, on Utah's home field.,"This game was absolutely stolen from us," Harlan said. "We were excited about being in t...
Juuse Saros, Predators shut out Utah to snap skid
Filip Forsberg and Jonathan Marchessault each scored twice and Juuse Saros made 26 saves for his 25th career shutout to help the Nashville Predators beat the visiting Utah Hockey Club 4-0 on Saturday, snapping a three-game skid. , ,Forsberg and Marchessault each had a power-play goal and Roman Josi ...
Utah bids to regain early-season form vs. slumping Predators
Perhaps a game against the reeling Nashville Predators will help the Utah Hockey Club win back-to-back games for the first time in nearly a month. ,Aiming to end a four-game trip on a high note, Utah tries to hand the host Predators a fourth consecutive loss on Saturday night.,Utah was the early sur...
Utah's long-range accuracy dooms Central Arkansas
Gabe Madsen scored 25 points to lead Utah to a 98-63 home victory over Central Arkansas on Thursday night in Salt Lake City.,Madsen drained six 3-pointers for the second straight game. Utah (2-0) finished with a school-record-tying 19 3-pointers on a record 50 attempts.,The senior hit 9 of 16 shots ...
Utah scores winner late in third to top slumping Blues
Dylan Guenther had a goal and an assist to lead the visiting Utah Hockey Club past the St. Louis Blues 4-2 on Thursday.,Matias Maccelli, Michael Kesselring and Jack McBain also scored for Utah, which won for just the second time in its past eight games.,Utah stifled the Blues defensively and limited...
Sharpshooting Utah poses another challenge for Central Arkansas
Central Arkansas' tough season-opening road trip continues Thursday night in Salt Lake City as the Bears visit the Utah Utes.,After giving up 15 3-pointers and losing 88-50 to BYU in Provo, Utah, on Tuesday, Central Arkansas (0-1) has another big challenge against the Utes (1-0) at the Huntsman Cent...