The Jets don't have a premium prospect or depth in quantity but have a very respectable top eight or nine prospects.

Game Preview, 1/24: Utah Hockey Club vs. Winnipeg Jets WHEN: 6:00 p.m. MT WHERE: Canada Life Centre - Winnipeg, Manitoba TV: SEG+, UtahHC+, Utah 16 | RADIO: KSL Sports Zone 97.5 FM, NHL App

Jonathan Toews was a pillar of the Chicago Blackhawks organization for a long time. In addition to being great as an individual hockey player, he had the Stanley Cup handed to him by the commissioner of the National Hockey League three times. His character and leadership matched what he brought on the ice.

Cole Perfetti scored three goals for his first NHL hat trick and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Utah Hockey Club 5-2.

Perfetti put the Jets in front 1-0 with a power-play goal at 17:52 of the first period. Ehlers set it up on the rush with a cross-ice feed to Perfetti for a one-timer from low in the right face-off circle.

Cole Perfetti notched his first career hat trick to lead the Winnipeg Jets past the visiting Utah Hockey Club 5-2 on Friday night.

With a goal and two assists in the Winnipeg Jets’ 5-2 win over Utah Hockey Club on Friday night, forward Nikolaj Ehlers became the first Danish player in NHL history to record 500 career points.

Winnipeg Jets’ forward Nikolaj Ehlers has reached the 500-point plateau on his career. He became the first Danish-born player to accomplish the feat when he assisted Cole Perfetti’s empty-net goal in the Jets’ 5-2 victory over the Utah Hockey Club Friday night at Canada Life Centre.

Cole Perfetti had a hat-trick and Nikolaj Ehlers had three points of his own, including his 500th career point, as the Winnipeg Jets (33-14-3) took care of business at home, beating the Utah Hockey Club (21-20-7) 5-2 on Friday night.

The Utah Hockey Club beat the Winnipeg Jets 5-2 at home on Monday. On Friday, the Jets returned the favor with a 5-2 win over Utah HC in their own building. In both cases, the games were much closer than the score suggested.

Winnipeg • John Marino spent four months watching Utah Hockey Club from the outside. Now back from injury, the defenseman has quickly embedded himself into the team systems and mindset. One thing has been clear for Marino through six games played with The Club.