Lightning visit the Utah Hockey Club on 3-game win streak

Tampa Bay Lightning (40-23-5, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Utah Hockey Club (31-27-11, in the Central Division)

Salt Lake City; Saturday, 5 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Lightning aim to keep their three-game win streak going when they visit the Utah Hockey Club.

Utah is 14-13-7 at home and 31-27-11 overall. The Utah Hockey Club rank 10th in league play with 261 total penalties (averaging 3.8 per game).

Tampa Bay has gone 16-15-3 in road games and 40-23-5 overall. The Lightning have gone 18-6-1 in games they convert at least one power play.

The matchup Saturday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams.

TOP PERFORMERS: Logan Cooley has 19 goals and 32 assists for the Utah Hockey Club. Nick Schmaltz has five goals and five assists over the last 10 games.

Jake Guentzel has 33 goals and 31 assists for the Lightning. Gage Goncalves has three goals and one assist over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Utah Hockey Club: 5-3-2, averaging 3.1 goals, 5.4 assists, 3.9 penalties and 9.8 penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game.

Lightning: 6-3-1, averaging three goals, five assists, 3.5 penalties and 7.5 penalty minutes while giving up 2.4 goals per game.

INJURIES: Utah Hockey Club: None listed.

Lightning: None listed.

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