Game Preview, 3/16: Utah Hockey Club vs. Vancouver Canucks WHEN: 6:00 p.m. MT WHERE: Rogers Arena - Vancouver, British Columbia TV: SEG+, UtahHC+, Utah 16 | RADIO: KSL Sports Zone 1280 AM, NHL App

The Utah Hockey Club take on the Seattle Kraken tonight at 6:00 p.m. MST / 8:00 p.m. EST. Here are the projected lineups for Utah HC, please note these are subject to change.

Vancouver • Utah Hockey Club will be without ‘Spicy Tuna’ for the foreseeable future. Liam O’Brien is sidelined with a lower-body injury for “about four weeks,” head coach André Tourigny said. The forward took a hit along the boards early in Friday’s game against the Seattle Kraken and did not return to action.

BOTTOM LINE: The Vancouver Canucks take on the Utah Hockey Club in Western Conference action. Vancouver has a 14-12-7 record at home and a 31-24-11 record overall. The Canucks are fifth in league play serving 9.6 penalty minutes per game.

(Dean Rutz | The Seattle Times) Utah Hockey Club defenseman John Marino kills the Seattle attack and takes Seattle Kraken left wing Jaden Schwartz out of the play late in the first period in NHL Hockey Friday, March 14, 2025 at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle.

The Utah Hockey Club has the horses to keep up. They’ll also be taking on a taxed goaltender in Kevin Lankinen, who has already set a new career high in starts. He's allowed three goals in three consecutive games and posted a sub .900 SV% in five of his last six.

The Utah Hockey Club (29-25-11) opens up a three-game northern push tonight against the Seattle Kraken (28-34-4) tonight at Climate Pledge Arena. Utah has earned points in four straight games entering tonight and is just two points out of the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference. Utah is 16-12-4 on the road.