Utah is lucky its power play has found some consistency. The team has scored five power-play goals in the preseason. Tourigny has experimented with different variations of the power play throughout training camp. Sunday night, Sergachev, Guenther, Clayton Keller, Josh Doan and Barrett Hayton composed the first unit — and it looked good.

Utah Hockey Club didn’t exist until April. Next week it will play its first game. Inside the hectic yet impressive ride that launched the newest NHL team.

What’s an avalanche to a yeti? The Utah Hockey Club beat the Colorado Avalanche 6-3 on Sunday night. Utah looked shaky at the start, spending seemingly the entire first period in its own zone. But as the game went on, they found their footing and filled the net.

With “UTAH” stitched across their chests, the players looped around the rink in front of their new fans, on a sheet of ice made just for them. Just five months after the Arizona Coyotes were dissolved and the NHL gifted hockey to Salt Lake, the franchise hosted its first home preseason game against the Los Angeles Kings.

An announced attendance of 8,851 was at the game Sunday at the arena, home of the Iowa Wild, the Minnesota Wild’s American Hockey League affiliate. When game host Andrew Downs asked who was cheering for which team, the Blues fans were dominant, but Utah definitely had a sizable vocal following.

Let’s try to answer those questions. Why did the Utah Hockey Club choose a temporary name? The decision to move the Arizona Coyotes to Utah became public in April,

The Utah Hockey Club formally known as the Arizona Coyotes will look to keep the momentum going after winning their first two games, and coming off. 3-2 OT win over the Kings on Monday. Meanwhile, the Golden Knights will look to bounce back and put on a show for the home crowd after dropping their last game to the Kings on Wednesday.

The Vegas Golden Knights hit the ice in force Friday night as they took the victory over the Utah Hockey Club on home turf at T-Mobile Arena.

One thing Utah learned despite the loss? Matias Maccelli, Alex Kerfoot and Lawson Crouse play good hockey when combined. The Maccelli, Kerfoot, Crouse line was tested for the second consecutive game and accounted for six of Utah’s total 16 shots on goal.

That’s the lesson Utah Hockey Club learned in its trip to Las Vegas on Friday night. An evenly matched first two periods made some wonder if the game would need overtime, until the Vegas Golden Knights took control in the third period to defeat Utah HC 5-2.

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