The Utah Hockey Club (19-19-7) recorded a crucial 4-2 win against the St. Louis Blues at Delta Center on Saturday to remain in the thick of the Western Conference wild card race, but the week ahead provides no relief.

This story originally appeared on hockeysverige.se and has been translated from Swedish to English. The World Juniors can certainly change your career scope.

Evason knew he was taking on a challenge, but he expected to have Monahan playing with forward Johnny Gaudreau, his close friend and former Calgary Flames teammate. He expected to have captain Boone Jenner and defenseman Erik Gudbranson to lead a group of skilled young players.

If the best NHL teams in the standings and power rankings think they're in a good spot, they need to look over their shoulder.

Vegas at St. Louis, 8 p.m. Buffalo at Calgary, 9 p.m. Vancouver at Edmonton, 9 p.m. Pittsburgh at Anaheim, 10 p.m. Washington at Seattle, 10 p.m. Nashville at San Jose, 10:30 p.m. Philadelphia at N.Y. Islanders, 7:30 p.m.

At one point this season, the New Jersey Devils looked as if they might be the best team in the NHL. That has not been the case lately, as the Devils' offense flails and they slide further down the NHL Power Rankings.

Zach Werenski was slightly annoyed. The Columbus Blue Jackets were in a tailspin and on the way to another playoff-less spring. The defenceman was spending hour after hour at the team's practice facility searching for answers.

Alex Ovechkin's OT goal was his 874th career goal, putting him 20 away away from tying Wayne Gretzky’s mark of 894.

Clayton Keller had a goal and three assists as the Utah Hockey Club beat the St. Louis Blues 4-2 on Saturday night. Logan Cooley had a goal and two assists, and Michael Kesselring and Nick Schmaltz also scored to help Utah snap a three-game losing streak with just its second

The Moose Jaw Warriors return to home ice this evening to face off against the Portland Winterhawks – who are making their sole visit to the city this season – the puck drops at 7 o'clock, you can catch all the action live on Country 100 with Voice of the Warriors,

The Montreal Canadiens have a great history of rookie goaltenders changing their franchise's fortunes. Could Jakub Dobes be next in line?

St. Louis at Vegas, 6 p.m. Columbus at N.Y. Islanders, 7:30 p.m. Tampa Bay at Toronto, 7:30 p.m. Carolina at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. Winnipeg at Utah, 9:30 p.m.