Sacco assisted Boston’s previous three bench bosses (Claude Julien, Bruce Cassidy and Montgomery), all of whom won the Jack Adams Award during their Bruins tenures. Sacco also has four seasons of head coaching experience with the Colorado Avalanche (2009-13), where he went 130-134-13.

“We have good players in this room and they are capable of doing more,” Sacco said after Wednesday’s practice. “It’s our job as a coaching staff to make sure we get that success out of them, and I think that starts with our work ethic.”

Utah (7-8-3) is coming off back-to-back home losses to the Golden Knights (4-2) and Capitals (6-2).

Puck drop is set for 7pm Here’s your preview.

When: Thursday, 19:00

Where: TD Playground, Boston

Television, radio: NESN, WBZ-FM 98.5

Liner: Boston -165. O/M: 6.0.

UTAH

Season record: 7-8-3. etc. Distribution: 8-9 (1 game without a line). Over/Under: 6-8, 3 pushes (1 game without Over/Under)

Last 10 matches: 3-5-2. etc. spread: 5-5. Top/Bottom: 3-4, 3 pushes

BRUINS

Season record: 8-9-3. etc. span: 5-15. Over/Bottom: 9-10, 1 push

Last 10 matches: 4-4-2. etc. spread: 2-8. Over/Bottom: 3-6, 1 push

TEAM STATISTICS

Goals scored: Utah Hockey Club 49, Boston 48

Allowed targets: Utah Hockey Club 62, Boston 69

Power play: Utah Hockey Club 13.7%, Boston 11.7%

Penalty minutes: Utah Hockey Club 223, Boston 233

Penalty kill: Utah Hockey Club 74.6%, Boston 75.6%

Matches won: Utah Hockey Club 54.2%, Boston 51.4%

Status of the day: Boston and Utah recorded the most penalty ice minutes in the NHL. Boston ranks first with 233 points and Utah ranks second with 223 points. Boston also has the worst power play percentage in the NHL (11.7 percent), while Utah has the third-worst power play percentage at 13.7 percent.

Notes: The Bruins have scored more than two goals just once in their last five games. … Utah has lost five of the last seven games. … Utah’s power was 0-for-7 in Monday’s 6-2 loss to the Capitals. … The Hockey Club is also just 3-7-2 since Oct. 19, when it defeated the visiting Bruins 2-1 on defenseman Michael. Kesselring’s first career overtime winner. … Utah coach Andre Tourigny changed his line in practice Wednesday, including moving winger Dylan Günther to the top line alongside Clayton Keller and Nick Bjugstad and dropping Nick Schmaltz to the third line and the second power play unit. … Schmaltz hasn’t scored a goal this season, and just two of his 13 assists have come in the last seven games.

Henry Dinh-Price can be reached at [email protected].