Shootouts are eliminated during the NHL playoffs. If a game is tied after regulation, another 20-minute, 5-on-5 period ensues with the same sudden-death rule. If no one scores in the first overtime, a second one is played (also 5-on-5 for 20 minutes), and so on.

BOTTOM LINE: The Vancouver Canucks take on the Utah Hockey Club in Western Conference action. Vancouver has a 14-12-7 record at home and a 31-24-11 record overall. The Canucks are fifth in league play serving 9.6 penalty minutes per game.

Game Preview, 3/16: Utah Hockey Club vs. Vancouver Canucks WHEN: 6:00 p.m. MT WHERE: Rogers Arena - Vancouver, British Columbia TV: SEG+, UtahHC+, Utah 16 | RADIO: KSL Sports Zone 1280 AM, NHL App

A dogged defensive performance kept Vancouver in the game until the third, but the team looked tired on a back-to-back.

Sunday’s game against the Vancouver Canucks should be one the Utah Hockey Club looks back on for a long time as an example of the type of hockey they should always play.