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Alright, hockey fans, settle in! It's your favorite voice in the game, and we're gearing up for a clash that's got the league buzzing. On January 24th, 2026, at 3:30 PM Eastern, the Utah Hockey Club (UTA) skates into the Music City to face off against the Nashville Predators (NAS).
Now, this season has been a rollercoaster for both these franchises. The Predators, playing on home ice, have shown flashes of brilliance, but consistency has been the elusive puck they're chasing. They've got the talent, no doubt, but can they find that killer instinct when it matters most?
And then there's UTA. They've been a fascinating story this year, carving out their identity in their inaugural season. They've proven they're not just here to make up the numbers, but to compete. Their grit and determination have been on full display, and they'll be looking to make a statement on the road.
With the betting lines still under wraps, this one feels like a true toss-up, a real nail-biter waiting to happen. Will the Predators defend their home turf and assert their dominance? Or will UTA continue to surprise and steal crucial points? One thing's for sure: this is a matchup you won't want to miss. Get ready for some high-octane NHL action!
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Looking at the recent matchups between these two Western Central division rivals, the series has been quite competitive. The away team, NAS, has a slight edge in wins with three victories to UTA's two in the last five meetings. However, UTA has secured two of those wins in overtime or shootouts, indicating close contests. Scoring has been relatively balanced, with NAS averaging 3.6 goals and UTA averaging 3.4 goals per game in these matchups. Notably, the last game saw NAS shut out UTA with a 4-0 victory, while the game prior to that was a high-scoring 7-3 win for UTA. The trend suggests games can swing from low-scoring defensive battles to higher-scoring affairs, and overtime outcomes are not uncommon.
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UTA
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NAS
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Player Statistics
UTA
NAS
Current Season Games
UTA
| Wvs PHI | 5 - 4 |
| Wvs SEA | 6 - 3 |
| Wvs DAL | 2 - 1 |
| Wvs TOR | 6 - 1 |
| Lvs CBJ | 2 - 3 |
| Wvs STL | 4 - 2 |
| Wvs OTT | 3 - 1 |
| W@ NYR | 3 - 2 |
| L@ NJ | 1 - 4 |
| W@ NYI | 7 - 2 |
| Lvs NAS | 3 - 4 |
| L@ COL | 0 - 1 |
| Wvs WPG | 4 - 3 |
| Lvs NJ | 1 - 2 |
| W@ DET | 4 - 1 |
| L@ BOS | 1 - 4 |
| W@ PIT | 5 - 4 |
| Wvs SEA | 5 - 3 |
| Lvs FLA | 3 - 4 |
| Lvs LA | 2 - 4 |
| L@ CGY | 0 - 2 |
| W@ VAN | 4 - 1 |
| W@ ANA | 7 - 0 |
| L@ SJ | 3 - 6 |
| L@ STL | 0 - 1 |
| L@ DAL | 3 - 4 |
| Lvs MON | 3 - 4 |
| Wvs VEG | 5 - 1 |
| Wvs NYR | 3 - 2 |
| Lvs VEG | 1 - 4 |
| L@ SJ | 2 - 3 |
| L@ ANA | 2 - 3 |
| Lvs NYI | 2 - 3 |
| Wvs BUF | 5 - 2 |
| L@ OTT | 2 - 4 |
| L@ MON | 2 - 6 |
| L@ TOR | 3 - 5 |
| W@ BUF | 2 - 1 |
| Lvs TB | 2 - 4 |
| L@ EDM | 3 - 6 |
| W@ WPG | 3 - 2 |
| W@ MIN | 6 - 2 |
| W@ STL | 7 - 4 |
| Wvs COL | 4 - 3 |
| Wvs BOS | 3 - 2 |
| Wvs SJ | 6 - 3 |
| Wvs CGY | 3 - 1 |
| L@ CHI | 1 - 3 |
| W@ NAS | 3 - 2 |
| L@ COL | 1 - 2 |
NAS
| Wvs OTT | 5 - 3 |
| Lvs BUF | 3 - 5 |
| L@ VEG | 2 - 7 |
| W@ COL | 7 - 3 |
| Wvs EDM | 4 - 3 |
| Wvs WAS | 3 - 2 |
| Lvs CHI | 0 - 3 |
| L@ EDM | 2 - 6 |
| W@ CGY | 4 - 3 |
| L@ SEA | 1 - 4 |
| W@ VEG | 4 - 2 |
| W@ UTA | 4 - 3 |
| L@ STL | 2 - 3 |
| W@ MIN | 3 - 2 |
| Wvs NYR | 2 - 1 |
| Wvs TOR | 5 - 3 |
| Lvs CAR | 1 - 4 |
| W@ STL | 5 - 2 |
| L@ COL | 2 - 4 |
| Wvs STL | 7 - 2 |
| L@ CAR | 3 - 6 |
| W@ FLA | 2 - 1 |
| Wvs CGY | 5 - 1 |
| Lvs WPG | 2 - 5 |
| W@ CHI | 4 - 3 |
| W@ DET | 6 - 3 |
| Lvs FLA | 3 - 8 |
| Lvs COL | 0 - 3 |
| L@ PIT | 0 - 4 |
| Wvs PIT | 2 - 1 |
| L@ NYR | 3 - 6 |
| Lvs DAL | 4 - 5 |
| Lvs PHI | 1 - 3 |
| L@ MIN | 2 - 3 |
| Lvs VAN | 4 - 5 |
| Wvs CGY | 4 - 2 |
| L@ PHI | 1 - 4 |
| Lvs TB | 2 - 5 |
| Lvs DAL | 2 - 3 |
| Wvs VAN | 2 - 1 |
| Lvs ANA | 2 - 5 |
| L@ WPG | 1 - 4 |
| L@ MON | 2 - 3 |
| L@ TOR | 4 - 7 |
| W@ OTT | 4 - 1 |
| Lvs UTA | 2 - 3 |
| Wvs CBJ | 2 - 1 |
Previous Season Games
UTA
| L@ STL | 1 - 6 |
| W@ NAS | 7 - 3 |
| W@ DAL | 5 - 3 |
| Wvs SEA | 7 - 1 |
| Wvs WPG | 4 - 1 |
| Lvs LA | 2 - 4 |
| Wvs CGY | 3 - 1 |
| W@ CHI | 5 - 2 |
| L@ FLA | 1 - 2 |
| L@ TB | 0 - 8 |
| Lvs DET | 1 - 5 |
| Wvs TB | 6 - 4 |
| Wvs BUF | 5 - 2 |
| L@ EDM | 1 - 7 |
| W@ VAN | 3 - 1 |
| L@ SEA | 2 - 4 |
| Wvs ANA | 3 - 2 |
| L@ CHI | 3 - 4 |
| W@ DET | 4 - 2 |
| Lvs NJ | 1 - 3 |
| Wvs MIN | 6 - 1 |
| Wvs CHI | 2 - 1 |
| Wvs VAN | 2 - 1 |
| L@ LA | 3 - 5 |
| L@ CAR | 3 - 7 |
| W@ CBJ | 3 - 2 |
| Wvs PHI | 3 - 2 |
| Lvs STL | 1 - 2 |
| Lvs CBJ | 2 - 3 |
| Lvs PIT | 2 - 3 |
| L@ OTT | 1 - 3 |
| L@ WPG | 2 - 5 |
| W@ MIN | 4 - 0 |
| Wvs WPG | 5 - 2 |
| Wvs STL | 4 - 2 |
| Lvs NYR | 3 - 5 |
| Lvs MON | 3 - 5 |
| Lvs NYI | 1 - 2 |
| Wvs SJ | 2 - 1 |
| Lvs FLA | 1 - 4 |
| L@ DAL | 2 - 3 |
| W@ CGY | 5 - 3 |
| L@ EDM | 1 - 4 |
| L@ SEA | 2 - 5 |
| Lvs COL | 1 - 4 |
| Lvs DAL | 2 - 3 |
| W@ MIN | 2 - 1 |
| Wvs VAN | 3 - 2 |
| W@ SJ | 4 - 3 |
| W@ COL | 4 - 1 |
| W@ PHI | 4 - 2 |
| W@ BUF | 5 - 2 |
| Lvs DAL | 1 - 2 |
| W@ VEG | 6 - 0 |
| Lvs EDM | 3 - 4 |
| W@ MON | 3 - 2 |
| L@ TOR | 2 - 3 |
| W@ PIT | 6 - 1 |
| L@ BOS | 0 - 1 |
| Lvs WAS | 2 - 6 |
| Lvs VEG | 2 - 4 |
| Wvs CAR | 4 - 1 |
| L@ NAS | 0 - 4 |
| W@ STL | 4 - 2 |
| L@ WPG | 0 - 3 |
| L@ VEG | 3 - 4 |
| Wvs CGY | 5 - 1 |
| Lvs SJ | 4 - 5 |
| L@ LA | 2 - 3 |
| Lvs COL | 1 - 5 |
| Lvs OTT | 0 - 4 |
| Wvs BOS | 2 - 1 |
| L@ ANA | 4 - 5 |
| L@ NJ | 0 - 3 |
| W@ NYR | 6 - 5 |
| W@ NYI | 5 - 4 |
| Wvs CHI | 5 - 2 |
NAS
| Wvs DAL | 5 - 1 |
| Lvs UTA | 3 - 7 |
| L@ VEG | 3 - 5 |
| Wvs NYI | 7 - 6 |
| Lvs MON | 1 - 2 |
| L@ DAL | 1 - 5 |
| L@ CBJ | 4 - 8 |
| L@ PHI | 1 - 2 |
| Lvs VEG | 1 - 3 |
| Lvs STL | 2 - 3 |
| W@ CAR | 3 - 1 |
| L@ STL | 1 - 4 |
| Wvs TOR | 5 - 2 |
| Lvs ANA | 1 - 4 |
| Lvs STL | 1 - 4 |
| L@ LA | 0 - 1 |
| L@ ANA | 1 - 2 |
| W@ SJ | 3 - 2 |
| Wvs CHI | 3 - 2 |
| Wvs SEA | 5 - 3 |
| W@ BOS | 6 - 3 |
| L@ NYR | 0 - 4 |
| L@ NYI | 4 - 7 |
| Wvs WPG | 2 - 1 |
| Lvs FLA | 1 - 4 |
| Lvs NJ | 0 - 5 |
| Wvs COL | 2 - 1 |
| Wvs BUF | 6 - 4 |
| L@ CHI | 2 - 6 |
| Lvs OTT | 2 - 5 |
| L@ PIT | 0 - 3 |
| L@ BUF | 3 - 4 |
| Lvs VAN | 1 - 3 |
| L@ ANA | 2 - 5 |
| W@ SJ | 6 - 5 |
| Wvs SJ | 7 - 5 |
| Wvs MIN | 6 - 2 |
| Wvs VEG | 5 - 3 |
| Lvs WAS | 1 - 4 |
| L@ WPG | 2 - 5 |
| W@ CGY | 4 - 1 |
| W@ VAN | 3 - 0 |
| L@ MIN | 3 - 5 |
| L@ WPG | 0 - 3 |
| L@ STL | 4 - 7 |
| Wvs CAR | 5 - 2 |
| Wvs LA | 3 - 2 |
| Lvs PIT | 4 - 5 |
| Wvs NYR | 2 - 0 |
| L@ COL | 2 - 5 |
| W@ DAL | 4 - 1 |
| Lvs CGY | 3 - 4 |
| L@ OTT | 1 - 3 |
| L@ MON | 0 - 3 |
| L@ TOR | 2 - 3 |
| L@ MIN | 2 - 3 |
| Lvs TB | 2 - 3 |
| Lvs PHI | 2 - 3 |
| L@ NJ | 2 - 5 |
| Wvs WPG | 4 - 1 |
| L@ SEA | 0 - 3 |
| W@ VAN | 5 - 3 |
| L@ CGY | 0 - 2 |
| L@ EDM | 2 - 3 |
| L@ COL | 2 - 3 |
| Wvs UTA | 4 - 0 |
| L@ FLA | 2 - 6 |
| L@ WAS | 2 - 3 |
| Lvs LA | 0 - 3 |
| Wvs COL | 5 - 2 |
| Lvs EDM | 1 - 5 |
| L@ TB | 2 - 3 |
| Wvs CBJ | 4 - 3 |
| W@ CHI | 3 - 2 |
| Wvs BOS | 4 - 0 |
| Lvs DET | 2 - 5 |
| Lvs EDM | 2 - 4 |
| Lvs SEA | 3 - 7 |
| L@ DET | 0 - 3 |
| Lvs DAL | 3 - 4 |