It wasn’t mathematically a must-win game for the Utah Hockey Club in their Sunday evening contest with the Vancouver Canucks at Delta Centere, but it sure felt like it was — and Utah showed up. Right from their first power play,

Vancouver Canucks goaltender Arturs Silovs and defenseman Filip Hronek (17) watch the puck on the ice against Utah Hockey Club center Barrett Hayton (27) during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Melissa Majchrzak)

The Utah Hockey Club put defenseman Juuso Valimaki on waivers Sunday. The 26-year-old Finn has five points and 14 penalty minutes while averaging 16:33 of ice time in 43 games this season. He has one year left on his contract beyond this one at a salary cap hit of $2 million.

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Nations Face-Off edition! Typically, we give our Instant Reaction to Vancouver Canucks games, but since those aren’t happening right now, we thought we’d do the same for the 4 Nations Face-Off.

Utah Hockey Club is getting reinforcements on the blueline when it needs it most. Sean Durzi is back with 26 games left in the regular season. The defenseman played just four games before getting hurt on Oct.