Riding the momentum of its dominant 6-1 victory over Minnesota Wild on Tuesday, Utah was brought back down to Earth after a 3-1 loss to the New Jersey Devils ... front of the home crowd ...

In short, Utah has a better chance to win when he is on the ice — especially now that Connor Ingram is away from the team for the foreseeable future. So how to manage the increased load?

It may have been a slow start for Utah HC ... at home, Utah has won its last two games against Minnesota. Utah will conclude its homestretch with a rematch against the New Jersey Devils Saturday ...

The home wins have suddenly started piling up for Utah HC—and so have the goals ... the first line scoring in the third period to stomp away any hope Minnesota had of winning.

In that sense, he doesn't think 18 is that crazy, especially due to Utah's situation. With Connor Ingram away from the team indefinitely, the team doesn't have an NHL-caliber backup on its roster.

Utah is not out of the playoff hunt just yet. Karel Vejmelka made 32 saves in his 18th consecutive start in goal, as the Utah ...