NHL1/27/2026
Scheduled
TIME:7:00 PM UTC
CHANNEL:ESPN+
VENUE:Amerant Bank Arena
LOCATION:Sunrise, FL
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UTA
26-20.520
Away Team
4th in Central DivisionLast5: W4L1
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26-20.531
FLA
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Home Team
7th in Atlantic DivisionLast5: W3L2

AI Game Overview

Alright, hockey fans, settle in! It's your favorite voice in the booth, and we're gearing up for a clash that's got the league buzzing. On January 27th, 2026, at 7 PM Eastern, the Utah Hockey Club (UTA) skates into Sunrise to face off against the Florida Panthers (FLA).

Now, looking at this season, both these squads have been carving their own paths. The Panthers, playing on home ice, have shown flashes of brilliance, their signature speed and physicality always a threat. They've been grinding out wins and proving they're a force to be reckoned with in their division.

On the other side, the Utah Hockey Club, making their presence felt on the road, has been a fascinating story this year. They've shown resilience and an ability to adapt, proving they can compete against anyone. Their journey has been one of steady improvement and a growing belief in their system.

With the betting lines still to be finalized, this one is truly a toss-up, a true test of who wants it more on this particular night. Will the Panthers defend their home ice with their usual ferocity, or will the Utah Hockey Club continue to surprise and steal crucial points on the road? It's a matchup that promises intensity, skill, and a whole lot of hockey drama. You won't want to miss this one!

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FLA

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Looking at the recent matchups between these two teams, the FLA and UTA have split their last three meetings. The FLA secured a decisive 4-1 victory on January 8, 2025, and followed that up with a narrow 4-3 win on December 10, 2025. However, the UTA managed to take the most recent contest, a 2-1 overtime victory on March 28, 2025. Scoring has been relatively low in these games, with only one game exceeding 5 total goals. The FLA has shown a tendency to score more goals in their wins, averaging 3.67 goals in their victories, while the UTA has averaged 2 goals in their wins. Defensively, both teams have shown the ability to keep scores low, with an average of 2.33 goals allowed by FLA and 2.67 by UTA in their respective wins. The UTA's overtime win suggests they can find ways to win close games, while the FLA's two wins demonstrate their ability to control games when they get ahead.

Previous Matchups

2026Dec 10
FLA4
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3UTA
2025Mar 28
UTA1
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2FLA
2025Jan 8
FLA4
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1UTA

Injury Report

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Starters

Logan Cooley
Logan CooleyC

Lower Body injury

Out

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Starters

Aleksander Barkov
Aleksander BarkovC

Knee injury

Out

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Player Statistics

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Dylan Guenther
Dylan Guenther
RW • #11
Goals
24
Assists
19
Shots On Goal
164
Power Play Goals
4
Nick Schmaltz
Nick Schmaltz
C • #8
Goals
18
Assists
28
Shots On Goal
121
Power Play Goals
4
JJ Peterka
JJ Peterka
RW • #77
Goals
17
Assists
16
Shots On Goal
104
Power Play Goals
2
Clayton Keller
Clayton Keller
RW • #9
Goals
15
Assists
34
Shots On Goal
138
Power Play Goals
1
Logan Cooley
Logan Cooley
C • #92
Goals
14
Assists
9
Shots On Goal
59
Power Play Goals
3
Short Handed Goals
1
Lawson Crouse
Lawson Crouse
LW • #67
Goals
13
Assists
13
Shots On Goal
84
Short Handed Goals
1
Michael Carcone
Michael Carcone
LW • #53
Goals
9
Assists
8
Shots On Goal
96
Power Play Goals
1
Mikhail Sergachev
Mikhail Sergachev
D • #98
Goals
7
Assists
26
Shots On Goal
103
Power Play Goals
3
Jack McBain
Jack McBain
C • #22
Goals
6
Assists
10
Shots On Goal
74
Barrett Hayton
Barrett Hayton
C • #27
Goals
5
Assists
9
Shots On Goal
72
Power Play Goals
3

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Sam Reinhart
Sam Reinhart
C • #13
Goals
24
Assists
23
Shots On Goal
127
Power Play Goals
9
Short Handed Goals
3
Brad Marchand
Brad Marchand
LW • #63
Goals
23
Assists
23
Shots On Goal
115
Power Play Goals
5
Sam Bennett
Sam Bennett
C • #9
Goals
18
Assists
21
Shots On Goal
129
Power Play Goals
1
Anton Lundell
Anton Lundell
C • #15
Goals
15
Assists
20
Shots On Goal
112
Power Play Goals
3
Short Handed Goals
1
Carter Verhaeghe
Carter Verhaeghe
C • #23
Goals
14
Assists
22
Shots On Goal
107
Power Play Goals
3
A.J. Greer
A.J. Greer
LW • #10
Goals
10
Assists
9
Shots On Goal
66
Evan Rodrigues
Evan Rodrigues
C • #17
Goals
9
Assists
12
Shots On Goal
111
Power Play Goals
1
Seth Jones
Seth Jones
D • #3
Goals
6
Assists
18
Shots On Goal
78
Power Play Goals
5
Eetu Luostarinen
Eetu Luostarinen
C • #27
Goals
5
Assists
15
Shots On Goal
64
Power Play Goals
1
Mackie Samoskevich
Mackie Samoskevich
RW • #11
Goals
4
Assists
15
Shots On Goal
106
Power Play Goals
2

Current Season Games

UTA logoUTA

Wvs PHI5 - 4
Wvs SEA6 - 3
Wvs DAL2 - 1
Wvs TOR6 - 1
Lvs CBJ2 - 3
Wvs STL4 - 2
Wvs OTT3 - 1
W@ NYR3 - 2
L@ NJ1 - 4
W@ NYI7 - 2
Lvs NAS3 - 4
L@ COL0 - 1
Wvs WPG4 - 3
Lvs NJ1 - 2
W@ DET4 - 1
L@ BOS1 - 4
W@ PIT5 - 4
Wvs SEA5 - 3
Lvs FLA3 - 4
Lvs LA2 - 4
L@ CGY0 - 2
W@ VAN4 - 1
W@ ANA7 - 0
L@ SJ3 - 6
L@ STL0 - 1
L@ DAL3 - 4
Lvs MON3 - 4
Wvs VEG5 - 1
Wvs NYR3 - 2
Lvs VEG1 - 4
L@ SJ2 - 3
L@ ANA2 - 3
Lvs NYI2 - 3
Wvs BUF5 - 2
L@ OTT2 - 4
L@ MON2 - 6
L@ TOR3 - 5
W@ BUF2 - 1
Lvs TB2 - 4
L@ EDM3 - 6
W@ WPG3 - 2
W@ MIN6 - 2
W@ STL7 - 4
Wvs COL4 - 3
Wvs BOS3 - 2
Wvs SJ6 - 3
Wvs CGY3 - 1
L@ CHI1 - 3
W@ NAS3 - 2
L@ COL1 - 2

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Lvs SJ1 - 4
W@ WAS5 - 2
L@ CAR1 - 9
W@ BUF4 - 3
W@ OTT3 - 2
L@ MON2 - 6
L@ TOR1 - 4
Wvs COL2 - 1
Lvs NYR1 - 5
Lvs MON2 - 3
Wvs WAS5 - 3
Lvs TB2 - 4
W@ CAR5 - 2
Lvs STL2 - 6
Wvs LA3 - 2
W@ TB5 - 2
W@ DAL4 - 0
L@ COL2 - 6
W@ UTA4 - 3
Wvs NYI4 - 1
Wvs CBJ7 - 6
Lvs NAS1 - 2
Lvs TOR1 - 4
Lvs CGY3 - 5
Lvs PHI2 - 4
W@ NAS8 - 3
Lvs EDM3 - 6
Wvs NJ1 - 0
Wvs VAN8 - 5
Lvs TB1 - 3
Wvs WAS6 - 3
W@ VEG3 - 2
L@ SJ1 - 3
W@ LA5 - 2
L@ ANA3 - 7
Wvs VEG3 - 0
Lvs PIT3 - 5
W@ BOS4 - 3
L@ BUF0 - 3
L@ NJ1 - 3
L@ DET1 - 4
L@ PHI2 - 5
Wvs OTT6 - 2
Wvs PHI2 - 1
Wvs CHI3 - 2

Previous Season Games

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L@ STL1 - 6
W@ NAS7 - 3
W@ DAL5 - 3
Wvs SEA7 - 1
Wvs WPG4 - 1
Lvs LA2 - 4
Wvs CGY3 - 1
W@ CHI5 - 2
L@ FLA1 - 2
L@ TB0 - 8
Lvs DET1 - 5
Wvs TB6 - 4
Wvs BUF5 - 2
L@ EDM1 - 7
W@ VAN3 - 1
L@ SEA2 - 4
Wvs ANA3 - 2
L@ CHI3 - 4
W@ DET4 - 2
Lvs NJ1 - 3
Wvs MIN6 - 1
Wvs CHI2 - 1
Wvs VAN2 - 1
L@ LA3 - 5
L@ CAR3 - 7
W@ CBJ3 - 2
Wvs PHI3 - 2
Lvs STL1 - 2
Lvs CBJ2 - 3
Lvs PIT2 - 3
L@ OTT1 - 3
L@ WPG2 - 5
W@ MIN4 - 0
Wvs WPG5 - 2
Wvs STL4 - 2
Lvs NYR3 - 5
Lvs MON3 - 5
Lvs NYI1 - 2
Wvs SJ2 - 1
Lvs FLA1 - 4
L@ DAL2 - 3
W@ CGY5 - 3
L@ EDM1 - 4
L@ SEA2 - 5
Lvs COL1 - 4
Lvs DAL2 - 3
W@ MIN2 - 1
Wvs VAN3 - 2
W@ SJ4 - 3
W@ COL4 - 1
W@ PHI4 - 2
W@ BUF5 - 2
Lvs DAL1 - 2
W@ VEG6 - 0
Lvs EDM3 - 4
W@ MON3 - 2
L@ TOR2 - 3
W@ PIT6 - 1
L@ BOS0 - 1
Lvs WAS2 - 6
Lvs VEG2 - 4
Wvs CAR4 - 1
L@ NAS0 - 4
W@ STL4 - 2
L@ WPG0 - 3
L@ VEG3 - 4
Wvs CGY5 - 1
Lvs SJ4 - 5
L@ LA2 - 3
Lvs COL1 - 5
Lvs OTT0 - 4
Wvs BOS2 - 1
L@ ANA4 - 5
L@ NJ0 - 3
W@ NYR6 - 5
W@ NYI5 - 4
Wvs CHI5 - 2

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Wvs EDM5 - 1
W@ EDM5 - 2
Lvs EDM4 - 5
Wvs EDM6 - 1
W@ EDM5 - 4
L@ EDM3 - 4
W@ CAR5 - 3
Lvs CAR0 - 3
Wvs CAR6 - 2
W@ CAR5 - 0
W@ CAR5 - 2
W@ TOR6 - 1
Lvs TOR0 - 2
W@ TOR6 - 1
Wvs TOR2 - 0
Wvs TOR5 - 4
L@ TOR3 - 4
L@ TOR4 - 5
W@ TB6 - 3
Wvs TB4 - 2
Lvs TB1 - 5
W@ TB2 - 0
W@ TB6 - 2
L@ TB1 - 5
Lvs NYR3 - 5
Wvs DET4 - 1
Wvs TOR3 - 1
L@ DET1 - 2
L@ OTT0 - 3
L@ TOR2 - 3
L@ MON2 - 3
Lvs MON2 - 4
Wvs UTA2 - 1
Wvs PIT4 - 3
L@ WAS3 - 6
W@ CBJ1 - 0
L@ NYI2 - 4
L@ MON1 - 3
W@ TOR3 - 2
L@ BOS2 - 3
Wvs BUF4 - 0
Wvs CBJ3 - 0
Wvs TB2 - 1
Wvs CGY3 - 0
Wvs EDM4 - 3
W@ NAS4 - 1
Lvs SEA1 - 2
Wvs OTT5 - 1
W@ STL3 - 2
L@ WAS3 - 6
Wvs NYI6 - 3
Wvs CHI5 - 1
Wvs LA3 - 0
L@ VEG1 - 4
W@ SJ7 - 2
L@ LA1 - 2
W@ ANA5 - 2
Wvs ANA3 - 0
Lvs DET2 - 5
L@ PHI3 - 4
Lvs BOS3 - 4
W@ UTA4 - 1
L@ COL1 - 3
Lvs CAR1 - 3
Wvs NYR5 - 3
Lvs MON0 - 4
Lvs TB0 - 4
W@ TB4 - 2
Wvs STL2 - 1
W@ MIN6 - 1
W@ EDM6 - 5
L@ CGY0 - 3
L@ VAN0 - 4
Wvs SJ3 - 1
W@ PHI7 - 5
L@ PIT4 - 5
Wvs CAR6 - 0
W@ CAR6 - 3
Wvs TOR5 - 1
Lvs WAS1 - 4
Lvs COL4 - 7
L@ CHI1 - 3
L@ WPG3 - 6
Wvs WPG5 - 0
Lvs NJ2 - 6
Lvs NJ1 - 4
Wvs NAS6 - 2
Wvs DAL4 - 2
W@ DAL6 - 4
W@ BUF5 - 2
W@ NYI6 - 3
W@ NYR3 - 1
Lvs MIN1 - 5
Wvs VEG4 - 3
Lvs VAN2 - 3
W@ CBJ4 - 3
W@ BOS4 - 3
L@ BUF2 - 5
L@ OTT1 - 3
Wvs BOS6 - 4