The Tampa Bay Lightning return to Florida having received a little bit of everything on their three-game road trip, but now the attention turns to settling a score with a Western Conference club.

The Anaheim Ducks are holding on to a star player. Frank Vatrano signed a massive contract extension with the club.

Logan Thompson stopped all 18 shots he faced for his first shutout of the season as Washington beat the Ducks.

Early returns: Utah made a high-risk trade for Sergachev — in terms of acquisition cost and with the seven seasons left on his contract at an $8.5 million cap hit, especially coming off an injury-plagued year. It’s too early to make a long-term read on the trade, but the early dividends have been promising.

BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Blues and the Anaheim Ducks hit the ice in Western Conference play. St. Louis has an 8-9-1 record at home and a 19-19-4 record overall. The Blues have a 17-4-1 record ...

Game Preview, 1/18: Utah Hockey Club vs. St. Louis Blues WHEN: 7:00 p.m. MT WHERE: Delta Center - Salt Lake City, Utah TV: SEG+, UtahHC+, NashCast, Utah 16 | RADIO: KSL Sports Zone 97.5 FM, NHL App

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