By james art 
Associated Press
Columbus Blue Jackets (25-19-7, in the capital’s Division) against the Utah Hockey Club (21-21-8, in the Central Division)
Salt Lake City; Friday, 9pm Est
Betmgm Sportsbook Line: Hockey Club on Utah -183, Blue Jackets +152; Over/floor is 6.5
Lower row: Utah’s hockey club hosts the Columbus Blue Jackets after the blue jackets defeated Vegas Golden Walks 2-1 in overtime.
Utah went 8-11-5 at home and a total of 21-21-8. The Utah hockey club is 18-2-6 when it scores at least three goals.
Columbus went 8-14-4 in the road games and a total of 25-19-7. The blue jackets allowed 168 goals while scoring 167 for -1, scoring a differential.
The teams meet on Friday for the first time this season.
Top Artists: Barrett Hight has scored 12 goals with 14 assists for the Utah hockey club. Clayton Keller has four goals and 10 assists in the last 10 games.
Zahari Vereski has 16 goals and 39 assists for blue jackets. Adam Fantili has scored six goals with four assists in the last 10 games.
Last 10 matches: hockey club on Utah: 4-5-1, an average of 2.7 goals, 4,8 assists, three penalties and 8.4 penalties, while giving up 2.6 goals per game.
Blue jackets: 7-2-1, an average of 2.9 goals, 4.8 assists, 2.7 penalties and 5.7 penalty minutes while giving up 1.9 goals per game.
Injuries: Hockey Club in Utah: No listed.
Blue jackets: No listed.
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The Associated Press has created this story using a technology provided by Data Skrive and Sportradar data.