The Utah Hockey Club is heating up at just the right time, securing two consecutive wins and keeping their postseason hopes alive. Now, they’re looking to extend their streak to three when they host the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night. With both teams at a pivotal point in the season—Utah fighting to climb into the wild-card race and Minnesota dealing with a slew of injuries—the stakes couldn’t be higher. Utah has shown resilience in recent games, coming from behind in back-to-back 2-1 victories against the Vancouver Canucks and Chicago Blackhawks. Both wins followed a similar pattern—Utah fell behind early, stayed composed, and found a way to grind out a comeback. Head coach Andre Tourigny has praised his team’s fight: With

The Vegas Golden Knights (32-20-6, 70 points) are looking to rebound after a 5-2 loss to the Los Angeles Kings on Monday, a game where they surrendered four unanswered goals in the third period. Vegas still holds a two-point lead over the Edmonton Oilers in the Pacific Division, but head coach Bruce Cassidy was critical of his team’s performance, particularly how they failed to close out the game after leading 2-1 entering the final period. After reviewing the tape, Cassidy was clear that he would not simply move on from the loss. He emphasized that closing out tight games must be a strength for the team, especially as they push toward the playoffs. Defenseman Braydon McNabb, who scored one of

The ugliest of victories has put Michigan in a pretty position for a Big Ten regular-season title. The 15th-ranked Wolverines now will try to protect their home court for the next three games, beginning with a matchup against Rutgers on Thursday night in Ann Arbor, Mich. Michigan, which averages 79.7 points per game, had to rely on defense and grit when it visited Nebraska on Monday. The Wolverines shot a paltry 29.5 percent from the field and 18.5 percent on 3-point attempts in a 49-46 victory. The Cornhuskers converted just 25.8 percent of their field-goal attempts. Brice Williams, one of the Big Ten’s top scorers, carried them with 26 points but shot 9-for-21 from the floor. His teammates had just

Saint Mary’s is ranked in the Associated Press poll for the first time all season. The No. 23 Gaels now turn their focus to continuing their domination of Loyola Marymount when the two West Coast Conference schools meet Thursday night in Los Angeles. Saint Mary’s (25-4, 15-1) recorded an 81-56 home victory over the Lions on Jan. 7 to mark its 35th win in the past 37 meetings between the schools. But Loyola Marymount (16-13, 8-9) just needs to look back two years to find an upset victory as it recovered from a 16-point deficit to notch a 78-74 overtime win over the then-No. 15 Gaels. The Gaels enter this contest as the outright WCC regular-season champion for the second