The Utah Hockey Club (28-26-9) returns to Delta Center for a two-game homestand, beginning tonight against the Toronto Maple Leafs (38-22-3). Utah has earned points in five of its last six games and is 4-1-1 in that stretch. The team is currently just four points out of the second wild card spot in the Western Conference.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Mitch Marner scored the deciding goal in the shootout and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Utah Hockey Club 4-3 on Monday night. William Nylander, Calle Jarnkrok and Steven Lorentz scored in regulation for Toronto, and Joseph Woll finished with 30 saves. The Maple Leafs had lost three straight (0-2-1).

William Nylander scored 1:00 into overtime, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-5 on Sunday. Nylander, Auston Matthews and Matthew Knies each had a goal and an assist as Toronto earned its fifth consecutive win.

Recapping a wild 4-3 Toronto Maple Leafs shootout victory over the Utah Hockey Club in the franchise's first trip to Salt Lake City.

Mitch Marner scored the deciding goal in the shootout and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Utah Hockey Club 4-3 on Monday night.

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Toronto Maple Leafs (38-22-3, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Utah Hockey Club (28-25-10, in the Central Division)

As the 25-minute mark of the Utah Hockey Club’s game against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday approached, the Delta Center was quiet. The Leafs had a 3-0 stranglehold on the home team after a controversial call allowed yet another goal to stand.

It was a Michael Kesselring fight that sparked it. The 6-foot-5 defenseman met Toronto’s Simon Benoit at center ice for the second-period, spirited bout while Utah Hockey Club trailed the Maple Leafs 3-0.