Smith Entertainment Group announced Wednesday that it will conduct another survey to determine the name and branding of its NHL team. Two of the proposed names came from previous surveys, while the third is new. Each name has a corresponding logo and jersey design, which are included in the survey.

The Utah Hockey Club has chosen three finalists for the permanent team name it will adopt beginning with the 2025-26 NHL season. Yeti isn’t one of them.

McBain is a natural center but has been used on the left wing this season. Nick Bjugstad has occupied the pivot position on the third line for most of the season but was moved to play with Liam O’Brien and Kevin Stenlund on the fourth line in which Stenlund is the center.

Cole was involved in the Derick Brassard trade in 2018, which effectively was the day the music died on the Penguins’ mini-dynasty. He has since played for Columbus, Colorado, Minnesota, Carolina, Tampa Bay and Vancouver. This summer, he made his way to Salt Lake City.

Sergachev currently averages 25:45 in time on ice, the second-highest in the NHL, behind only Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski, who averages 26:47. Missing a player who averages that much time on ice has surely affected Utah over its last five games.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill ordering the Attorney General’s Office to establish an online database to keep track of sexual assault forensic evidence kits, commonly referred to as rape kits. Murphy, who signed the bill Thursday, said the legislation is a “ well overdue bill .”

John Marino’s arrival has helped steady the backend without Sergachev. The defenseman — who was traded to Utah this summer from the New Jersey Devils — made his team debut on Jan. 14 and has played in four games. The 27-year-old missed training camp and the first half of the year after undergoing lower-back surgery in October.

According to Balance Coffee, New Jersey is ranked as one of the states with the lowest coffee consumption in America. In the Garden State, we drink over a full cup less than the state that drinks the most coffee in America. In Michigan, the study says they're drinking 2.52 cups of coffee a day, which makes them America's top coffee state.

The "Utah Wasatch" didn't last long on the ballot for fans to vote on the Utah Hockey Club's next nickname. It was effectively replaced with "Outlaws" on Thursday.

The Utah Hockey Club's Utah Wasatch nickname idea didn't last long. It has been dropped for a previous option after one night of fan voting.

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• Ville Koivunen and Vasily Ponomarev, two of the prospects acquired in the Penguins’ Jake Guentzel trade last season, each turned hat tricks. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton had never had two players score hat tricks in the same game.