The Hockey Club’s defensive group is stretched thin right now, but here’s how it aims to overcome the challenge. A matinee contest in New Jersey saw Utah lose its first game in franchise history and one of its key defensemen.

The Utah Hockey Club (3-1-1) returns home to Delta Center for the team’s first ever homestand, starting tonight against the Boston Bruins. Tonight is just the second ever regular season home game for Utah with tickets expected to sell out at Delta Center for the second straight contest.

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The Utah Hockey Club returns home Saturday after a four-game road trip to take on the Boston Bruins in a non-conference matchup at Delta Center.

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It didn’t take long for the Utah Hockey Club to find success as the NHL’s newest franchise. In their first three regular season games after relocating from the

New Utah Hockey Club defender John Marino must wait significantly longer before making his season debut. It’s an even more difficult blow to a new-look Utah blue line that’s also set to be without Sean Durzi for quite some time.

The Bruins sit fourth in the Atlantic Division, clipped by a pair of losses to their newest rival, the Florida Panthers. The bottom six has flourished as a unit that’s found its stride early. The Bruins’ fourth line comprised of left-wing John Beecher,

The Bruins will look to win their second straight game when they play for the first time in St. Lake City’s Delta Center on Saturday against Utah HC ( 9 p.m.) After the morning skate, coach Jim Montgomery said there would be lineup changes in the forward group but would not divulge them after the skate.

Here are 3 things to watch ahead of the Utah Hockey Club’s matchup against the Boston Bruins on Saturday night.