Clayton Keller has been growing into his role as captain of Utah Hockey Club.It has not been without its struggles. The 26-year-old has pushed Utah through winless droughts at the beginning of the season while battling his own search for scoring.

The Wild prevailed 5-4 on Tuesday night, moving back into first place in the NHL with a hard-fought victory in their first trip to Utah. Matt Boldy scored the winner in the shootout.

BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Avalanche come into a matchup with the Utah Hockey Club as winners of three games in a row. Colorado has gone 17-13 overall with a 2-4-0 record in Central Division play. The Avalanche have conceded 105 goals while scoring 100 for a -5 scoring differential.

I don’t know if members of the Utah Hockey Club front office believe in Santa Claus — but if they do, they might want to get started on their Christmas wish lists. Like every other team, Utah could use a few things. Just in case they haven’t sent their letter in on time, I’ll write one for them.

The draft-weekend blockbuster showed that the team is ready to make a playoff push -- and that the defenseman was ready to be a bona fide No. 1.

The NHL established the new franchise April 18, giving Utah about five months before its inaugural training camp and about 17 months before its second. The team decided to use a temporary brand identity this season while developing a permanent one. When the inaugural jerseys went on sale to the public Nov. 15, Utah set sales records.

A lot of people in the Utah HC organization have been involved with the Wild at some point, although none of them were there for more than two seasons. Here’s the list: Nick Bjugstad: Played there from 2021 to 2022. He’s also from Minnesota. Ian Cole: Played there in the 2021 season.

Utah Hockey Club won consecutive games for the first time since October with a 4-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers.

The Philadelphia Flyers host the Utah Hockey Club after Matvei Michkov's two-goal game against the Boston Bruins in the Flyers' 4-3 overtime loss.

On today's episode of The College Football Enquirer, Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellegner and SI's Pat Forde catch up on the latest coaching moves in college football. They focus on the possibility of Super Bowl winning coach Bill Belichick heading to UNC as their next head coach.

Utah’s depth is starting to show on a more regular basis. The team got goals from three of its four lines and two defensemen on Saturday while 12 players logged at least a point. When everyone is contributing, Utah has proven it can separate itself from its opponent and put together dominant wins.