Projected Lineups for the Utah HC vs Flames – 10/30/24

The Utah Hockey Club face the Calgary Flames at Delta Center tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.

FLAMES (5-3-1) at UTAH (4-4-2)

9:30 p.m. ET; Utah16, SN360, TVAS

Flames projected lineup

Connor Zary — Nazem Kadri — Martin Pospisil
Samuel Honzek — Mikael Backlund — Blake Coleman
Jonathan Huberdeau — Yegor Sharangovich — Andrei Kuzmenko
Ryan Lomberg — Justin Kirkland — Anthony Mantha

Kevin Bahl — Rasmus Andersson
MacKenzie Weegar — Brayden Pachal
Jake Bean — Tyson Barrie

Dustin Wolf
Daniel Vladar

Scratched: Joel Hanley, Adam Klapka, Kevin Rooney, Daniil Miromanov

Injured: None

Status report:

• Honzek skated with the second line during the Flames morning skate and could return after missing five games with an upper-body injury. 

Latest for THW:

• NHL Rumors: Oilers, Utah, Red Wings, Canucks, Flames
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Utah projected lineup

Clayton Keller — Logan Cooley — Dylan Guenther
Matias Maccelli — Barrett Hayton — Nick Schmaltz
Alexander Kerfoot — Nick Bjugstad — Lawson Crouse
Jack McBain — Kevin Stenlund

Mikhail Sergachev — Michael Kesselring
Maveric Lamoureux — Ian Cole
Vladislav Kolyachonok — Jusso Valimaki
Olli Maatta

Connor Ingram
Karel Vejmelka

Scratched: Michael Carcone, Liam O’Brien, Robert Bortuzzo

Injured: Sean Durzi (upper body), John Marino (upper body)

Status report

• Maatta is expected to make his Utah debut after being acquired in a trade with the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday.
• Utah will dress 11 forwards and seven defensemen; coach Andre Tourigny said Maatta will rotate on a defense pair with Kolyachonok and Valimaki.

Latest for THW:

• Insider Says Maatta Trade Gives Maple Leafs Edge in Liljegren Deal
• NHL Rumors: Oilers, Utah, Red Wings, Canucks, Flames
• Red Wings Trade Maatta to Utah, Gain Roster Flexibility