Utah Hockey Club (27-25-9, in the Central Division) vs. Detroit Red Wings (30-25-6, in the Atlantic Division)
Detroit; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Red Wings take on the Utah Hockey Club as losers of three in a row.
Detroit has a 16-14-3 record in home games and a 30-25-6 record overall. The Red Wings have a 6-7-3 record in games their opponents serve fewer penalty minutes.
Utah has a 15-12-3 record in road games and a 27-25-9 record overall. The Utah Hockey Club are fifth in league play serving 9.6 penalty minutes per game.
The matchup Thursday is the first meeting this season between the two teams.
TOP PERFORMERS: Lucas Raymond has scored 22 goals with 41 assists for the Red Wings. Alex DeBrincat has eight goals and six assists over the last 10 games.
Nick Schmaltz has 12 goals and 35 assists for the Utah Hockey Club. Dylan Guenther has six goals and four assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Red Wings: 5-4-1, averaging three goals, five assists, 2.1 penalties and five penalty minutes while giving up 3.2 goals per game.
Utah Hockey Club: 6-4-0, averaging 2.8 goals, 5.2 assists, 2.9 penalties and 7.3 penalty minutes while giving up 2.6 goals per game.
INJURIES: Red Wings: None listed.
Utah Hockey Club: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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