The Utah Hockey Club has played better games than the one it had on Sunday. Here's what went wrong, in addition to some things it did well.

The Ottawa Senators (25-20-4) have seven players on the injury report for their matchup against the Utah Hockey Club (21-20-7) at Canadian Tire Centre on Sunday, January 26 at 5:00 PM ET.Senators

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.

Now that the midway point of the Utah Hockey Club’s inaugural season has come and gone, let’s take a look at how everyone is doing, relative to their expectations going into the season. Note that while these grades take statistics into account,

Senators forward Claude Giroux broke a third-period tie as Ottawa topped Utah 3-1 at the Canadian Tire Centre. Utah outshot Ottawa 35-27 but struggled to beat rookie goalie Leevi Merilainen. "We generated enough chances;