After many games of struggling, the Utah Hockey Club decided it was time to change up the team’s second line. The injury to Dylan Guenther complicated things, while Josh Doan was recalled from the Tucson Roadrunners to take his place.

Utah Hockey Club fell apart in the second period against the Montreal Canadiens, leaving the team to ask some tough questions of itself.

WINNIPEG -- Cole Perfetti scored his first NHL hat trick, including the go-ahead goal, for the Winnipeg Jets in a 5-2 win against the Utah Hockey Club at Canada Life Centre on Friday.

Three goals ended Utah’s three-game winning streak. Cole Perfetti scored his first NHL hat trick, including the go-ahead goal, for the Winnipeg Jets in a 5-2 win

As mentioned, Kesselring took advantage of the chance to prove himself as a legitimate top-four defenseman; Jaxson Stauber showed that he can play in the NHL; Olli Määttä earned a spot on Finland’s 4 Nations Face-Off team — a chance he may not have gotten if he’d stayed in Detroit.

Cole Perfetti scored three goals for his first NHL hat trick and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Utah Hockey Club 5-2.

Logan Cooley may only be 20 years old, but it is scary to think where the Utah Hockey Club would be without him this year. Cooley can’t even drink

While Utah kept finding ways to respond to Winnipeg's goals, a turnover by Michael Kesselring gave Jets forward Nikolaj Ehlers a breakaway goal and a 4-2 lead that Utah couldn't cut into.

The Toronto Maple Leafs have the perfect opportunity to add a big third line center to give them a massive advantage heading into a crucial stretch of the season.

The Penguins looked lethargic and disinterested most of the night in a 2-1 loss to the lowly Sharks in San Jose.

Depth down the middle is viewed as a must come playoff time, and the Toronto Maple Leafs are believed to be shopping in that market. Sportsnet's Ryan Dixon breaks down the team's trade options at centre.

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