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O'Brien is a healthy scratch for Sunday's game in Winnipeg.
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Liam O'Brien
Age: 30Position: C
TOI Ovr
3%
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14%
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Goals
13%
Assists
12%
Power-Play
17%
SOG
14%
Plus/Minus
52%
Hits
83%
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O'Brien (undisclosed) will make his season debut on Friday.
O'Brien was sidelined for most of training camp and missed the first four games of the season but will draw into the lineup on Friday against the San Jose Sharks. The 31-year-old O'Brien appeared in 28 games for Utah in 2024-25, picking up two assists and 50 PIMs alongside 34 SOG. Kailer Yamamoto will be a healthy scratch to accommodate O'Brien's return to the lineup.
O'Brien (lower-body) is out for Utah's season opener on Thursday and is still considered day-to-day.
O'Brien has been sidelined for most of training camp due to a lower-body injury and appears to be nearing a return to the lineup, but will not be ready for the season opener on Thursday. The 31-year-old grinder nicknamed "Spicy Tuna" appeared in 28 games for Utah in 2024-25, picking up two assists and 50 PIMs alongside 34 SOG.
O'Brien is still day-to-day with a lower-body injury.
O'Brien has been sidelined for most of training camp due to a lower-body injury but appears to be nearing a return to the lineup. The 31-year-old grinder nicknamed "Spicy Tuna" appeared in 28 games for Utah in 2024-25, picking up two assists and 50 PIMs alongside 34 SOG.
O'Brien is out week-to-week with a lower-body injury.
O'Brien is apparently "coming along but still far out," according to beat reporter Brogan Houston and is unsure if he will be ready for Utah's season opener on October 9th in Colorado due to a lower-body injury. The 31-year-old grinder nicknamed "Spicy Tuna" appeared in 28 games for Utah in 2024-25, picking up two assists and 50 PIMs alongside 34 SOG.
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O'Brien will be a healthy scratch in St. Louis on Tuesday.
Kailer Yamamoto will draw back into Utah's lineup on Tuesday against the St. Louis Blues, resulting in O'Brien being a healthy scratch. O'Brien returned to the lineup yesterday from a one-month absence due to injury, recording three shots and two hits in 11:54 time-on-ice.
O'Brien (lower-body) will return to Utah's lineup on Monday in Nashville.
O'Brien has not played since March 14th but will return on Monday against the Nashville Predators. The 30-year-old O'Brien has played 27 games this season, averaging 9:12 time-on-ice and scoring two points (0G / 2A). Kailer Yamamoto will be a healthy scratch to accommodate O'Brien's return to the lineup.
O'Brien (lower body) will miss approximately four weeks.
O'Brien (lower-body) went back to Utah to be evaluated.
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O'Brien will draw into Utah's lineup on Thursday.
O'Brien will fill in for late scratch Michael Carcone (lower-body). O'Brien has zero goals and one assist in 20 games this season.
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O'Brien will be a healthy scratch on Sunday.
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O'Brien will draw back into the lineup on Sunday.
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O'Brien will be a healthy scratch on Saturday in Carolina.
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O'Brien will draw back into the lineup on Sunday.
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O'Brien will be a healthy scratch in Winnipeg on Friday.
Michael Carcone will draw back into Utah's lineup on Friday against the Winnipeg Jets, sending O'Brien to the press box as a healthy scratch. The 30-year-old O'Brien is averaging 9:22 time-on-ice, recording zero points, 24 penalty minutes, and 50 hits in 12 games.
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O'Brien will draw back into the Utah lineup on Saturday.
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O'Brien will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday vs. Montreal.
Michael Carcone will draw back into Utah's lineup on Tuesday against the Montreal Canadiens, sending O'Brien to the sidelines as a healthy scratch. The 30-year-old O'Brien is averaging 9:17 time-on-ice, recording zero points, 19 penalty minutes, and 36 hits in nine games this season.
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O'Brien will draw into Utah's lineup on Tuesday.
O'Brien will fill in for Clayton Keller, who was a late scratch for Tuesday's game in Edmonton. O'Brien has not appeared in a game since October 28th, and has gone pointless in his three games played this season.
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O'Brien will be a healthy scratch on Wednesday vs. Calgary.
O'Brien will be a healthy scratch on Wednesday in favor of Juuso Valimaki as Utah HC will go with an 11-forward, seven-defensemen formation. The 30-year-old O'Brien has zero points, five penalty minutes, and 13 hits in three games this season.
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O'Brien will draw back into Utah's lineup on Monday vs. San Jose.
After being sidelined for the last five games, O'Brien will draw into the lineup for his third game this season, replacing Josh Doan. The heavy-hitting O'Brien has been held off the scoresheet in two games this season but has tallied 10 hits.