He's only 26 years old, but Mikhail Sergachev has been one of Utah's most important players this season. What will they do without him?

The Utah Hockey Club announced Saturday that defenseman Mikhail Sergachev is out day-to-day due to an upper-body injury, with Utah head coach Andre Tourigny adding that Sergachev is ‘banged up a little bit’,

Not playing Saturday

Utah Hockey Club defenseman Mikhail Sergachev (upper body) will not play against St. Louis on Saturday. An upper-body injury will keep Sergachev out of action for the first time this season. The 2024-25 campaign has been a big one for Sergachev,

Sergachev notched an assist, two shots on goal, two blocked shots, two PIM and a minus-2 rating in Thursday's 5-3 loss to the Rangers. Sergachev had gone three games without a point entering Thursday.

The Lighting should make a move for Sharks defenseman Mario Ferraro at the NHL trade deadline to replace Mikhail Sergachev.

The Rangers special teams play leads Blueshirts to first third period come-from-behind win of the season with a 5-3 victory over the Utah Hockey Club.

Chris Kreider gave the Rangers their first lead, 4-3, at 10:22. Carrick won a face-off back to Kreider, who skated into the high slot and scored with a shot that deflected in off the stick of Utah defenseman Ian Cole.

After injuring his groin Dec. 12, the defenseman is now doing drills again and hopes to be back after the 4 Nations Faceoff.

After being sidelined due to back surgery, Utah's defenseman John Marino will play his first minutes as a player for Utah Hockey Club. Originally on the New Jersey Devils, Utah traded for him on Day 2 of the 2024 NHL Draft just after trading for defenseman Mikhail Sergachev from the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Artemi Panarin scored two goals, Chris Kreider had the go-ahead goal off a defensive deflection with 9:38 to play, and the New York Rangers rallied for a 5-3 victory over the Utah Hockey Club.

After benefitting early from a flurry of Montreal penalties, Utah was up 2-1 going into the second period, but it wouldn't last. Utah would be outscored 4-1 the rest of the game as Montreal took advantage of Utah's slow defensive rotations along with many opportunities in transition.