It came down to the wire, but the Utah Hockey Club pulled out a win against the San Jose Sharks on Friday — their first regulation home win in nearly two months. The game started with an early goal from Sharks forward Fabian Zetterlund just 58 seconds in when he collected a rebound and made no mistake putting it past Karel Vejmelka for a 1-0 lead.

Even the best teams aren’t at their best every night. But good teams — playoff teams — manage, even when they’re struggling, to dig deep and get points. The San Jose Sharks aren’t that, as they showed in a 2-1 loss to Utah Hockey Club on Friday.

Macklin Celebrini and the San Jose Sharks are coming to town. Here's what it will take for the Utah Hockey Club to pull off a win.

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SALT LAKE CITY -- Barrett Hayton scored with 1:32 remaining in regulation to give the Utah Hockey Club a 2-1 win against the San Jose Sharks at Delta Center on Friday. Hayton got his own rebound in the right corner, skated up to the top of the circle, and scored over the glove of Alexandar Georgiev.

Utah gave the Sharks an early 1-0 lead less than a minute into the game, but it would be the only goal Utah allowed as it limited San Jose shot opportunities for the rest of the game.

The Utah Hockey Club play the San Jose Sharks Friday at Delta Center looking to stop their four-game home skid.

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