Canucks take on the Utah Hockey Club after Sherwood’s hat trick

Vancouver Canucks (16-9-5, in the Pacific Division) vs. Utah Hockey Club (14-11-5, in the Central Division)

Salt Lake City; Wednesday, 10 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The Vancouver Canucks visit the Utah Hockey Club after Kiefer Sherwood recorded a hat trick in the Canucks’ 3-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche.

Utah has a 14-11-5 record overall and a 4-5-3 record on its home ice. The Utah Hockey Club have a 5-6-4 record when they commit more penalties than their opponent.

Vancouver is 10-2-1 on the road and 16-9-5 overall. The Canucks have a 9-3-2 record in games they convert at least one power play.

The teams meet Wednesday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Clayton Keller has 10 goals and 18 assists for the Utah Hockey Club. Nick Schmaltz has five goals and four assists over the last 10 games.

Elias Pettersson has eight goals and 18 assists for the Canucks. Quinn Hughes has three goals and 12 assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Utah Hockey Club: 6-2-2, averaging 3.6 goals, 6.2 assists, 3.7 penalties and 8.2 penalty minutes while giving up 2.3 goals per game.

Canucks: 5-3-2, averaging 3.3 goals, 5.4 assists, four penalties and 8.3 penalty minutes while giving up three goals per game.

INJURIES: Utah Hockey Club: None listed.

Canucks: None listed.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.