Their inaugural trip to Delta Center to take on the first-year Utah Hockey Club presented some challenges – like getting into Utah's zone – but the Wings pulled out a 5-1 victory and won for the first time in more than a week. The Wings (33-31-6) pulled within three points but remained four teams behind the second wild card in the East.

After battling for months, the Utah Hockey Club’s 5-1 loss to the Detroit Red Wings put the former six points out of a playoff spot with three teams ahead of them and just 11 games to play. Hope is not yet lost in the locker room,

SALT LAKE CITY -- Alex DeBrincat had a goal and an assist, and the Detroit Red Wings scored five straight times in a 5-1 win against the Utah Hockey Club at Delta Center on Monday. Detroit scored three of its five goals in the third period despite being limited to a total of 14 shots on goal.