Fellow Utah defenseman John Marino joined Durzi at Bjorn’s Brew and manned the drive-through window while his teammate was at the register. Marino underwent lower back surgery in October and will be out for three to four months, but he’s also been active in getting to know his new home.

The Utah Hockey Club are adding to their blue line as the midway point of the season inches closer. NHL insider Elliotte Friedman shared that the team used the waiver wire to claim defenseman Dakota Mermis after the Toronto Maple Leafs waived him and forward Alex Nylander the previous day.

Utah Hockey Club won consecutive games for the first time since October with a 4-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers.

The Wild prevailed 5-4 on Tuesday night, moving back into first place in the NHL with a hard-fought victory in their first trip to Utah. Matt Boldy scored the winner in the shootout.

BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Avalanche come into a matchup with the Utah Hockey Club as winners of three games in a row. Colorado has gone 17-13 overall with a 2-4-0 record in Central Division play. The Avalanche have conceded 105 goals while scoring 100 for a -5 scoring differential.

Clayton Keller has been growing into his role as captain of Utah Hockey Club. It has not been without its struggles. The 26-year-old has pushed Utah through winless droughts at the beginning of the season while battling his own search for scoring.

The Colorado Avalanche (17-13-0) are back at Ball Arena to host Utah Hockey Club following a successful season-long five-game road trip. Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m. MT. READ MORE: 10 Observations From the Avalanche’s 6-2 victory in Pittsburgh (+) The Avalanche started the road trip by giving up four goals in 12 minutes to

The Utah Hockey Club beat the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday, winning their first set of back-to-back games since the first week of the season.

The NHL established the new franchise April 18, giving Utah about five months before its inaugural training camp and about 17 months before its second. The team decided to use a temporary brand identity this season while developing a permanent one. When the inaugural jerseys went on sale to the public Nov. 15, Utah set sales records.