Overview
- Coach Ryan Warsofsky called for defensive fixes following a 4-1 loss in Seattle, and veteran defenseman John Klingberg is expected to be a healthy scratch.
- Utah is projected to start Vitek Vaněček in goal after Karel Vejmelka played Monday, while the Sharks are expected to go with Yaroslav Askarov.
- Utah enters at 10-7-2 with points in three straight despite consecutive losses, while San Jose is 8-8-3 on a two-game skid.
- The Mammoth arrive on the second night of a back-to-back after a 3-2 overtime loss in Anaheim that coach André Tourigny called frustrating.
- Injury notes include Utah’s Sean Durzi (upper body) and Alex Kerfoot (lower body) out, with San Jose’s Michael Misa and Jeff Skinner week to week with lower-body injuries.