Utah Hockey Club cannot seem to figure out the Dallas Stars. Despite getting closer — Utah lost by one goal to the Stars in their first two matchups and took them to overtime in Saturday’s 3-2 loss at American Airlines Arena — The Club was unable to collect two points against the Central Division opponent.

The Utah Hockey Club (17-15-6, 5th in the Central Division) visits the Dallas Stars (23-13-1, 4th in the Central Division) after Lawson Crouse’s two-goal game against the Calgary Flames in the Utah Hockey Club’s 5-3 win.

Utah isn’t the only team that has struggled to score on the Stars. The’ve allowed just 93 goals all year — the fewest of any team. Jake Oettinger started for Dallas on Thursday, so it’s likely that Utah faces DeSmith again on Saturday.

The Utah Hockey Club host the Florida Panthers on Wednesday after Matias Maccelli's two-goal game against the Dallas Stars in the Utah Hockey Club's 3-2 overtime loss.

Jamie Benn and Oskar Bäck also scored for the Stars, who have won four straight for the first time since opening the season with four wins. Matt Duchene and Wyatt Johnston each had two assists, and Jake Oettinger made 33 saves.

SALT LAKE CITY -- Jesper Boqvist scored twice for the Florida Panthers in a 4-1 win against the Utah Hockey Club at Delta Center on Wednesday. “Really complete effort there to close up the road trip, we played a full [60 minutes],” Boqvist said. “They had a lot of [power-play] chances, but we stuck with it, stayed with it, and got two points here."

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Utah Hockey Club fans will get a treat when the defending Stanley Cup Champion Florida Panthers come to town for the first time in their organization’s history. It has been a challenging couple of weeks for the league’s newest team,