The Utah Hockey Club began a seven-game homestand last week by winning just one of three games. But they still have four games left at the Delta Center beginning Tuesday night against Montreal. Despite a 2-1 loss to the New York Islanders on Saturday,

Utah gets two days off before hosting the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday. The Canadiens have been among the league’s hottest teams the last few weeks, beating teams like the Washington Capitals, the Vancouver Canucks, the Colorado Avalanche, the Vegas Golden Knights, the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Florida Panthers.

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Nick Schmaltz knotted things 1-1 for Utah in the middle frame. The forward circled the puck around the zone before choosing his spot and sniping it from the right circle past Sharks’ goaltender Alexander Georgiev at 5:57. It was Schmaltz’s seventh goal and 30th point of the season.

Monday will mark two months since the Utah Hockey Club secured a regulation win at home — unless they can do it this weekend. If there were ever a time to break that streak, it would be now. Utah hosts two floundering teams — the San Jose Sharks and the New York Islanders — on Friday and Saturday.

Brock Nelson also scored in the third period to tie the score as the Islanders won a third straight game for the first time this season.

It came down to the wire, but the Utah Hockey Club pulled out a win against the San Jose Sharks on Friday — their first regulation home win in nearly two months. The game started with an early goal from Sharks forward Fabian Zetterlund just 58 seconds in when he collected a rebound and made no mistake putting it past Karel Vejmelka for a 1-0 lead.

Game Preview, 1/11: Utah Hockey Club vs. New York Islanders WHEN: 7:00 p.m. MT WHERE: Delta Center - Salt Lake City, Utah TV: SEG+, UtahHC+, Utah 16 | RADIO: KSL News Radio 1160 AM, NHL App