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Game Preview, 1/18: Utah Hockey Club vs. St. Louis Blues WHEN: 7:00 p.m. MT WHERE: Delta Center - Salt Lake City, Utah TV: SEG+, UtahHC+, NashCast, Utah 16 | RADIO: KSL Sports Zone 97.5 FM, NHL App
Utah Hockey Club center Clayton Keller (9) shoots the puck against St. Louis Blues left wing Pavel Buchnevich (89) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Melissa Majchrzak)
It was Tucker’s second goal of the season and gave the Blues a 1-0 lead about two minutes into an eventual 4-2 loss to Utah.
Clayton Keller had a goal and three assists to help the Utah Hockey Club defeat the St. Louis Blues 4-2 at Delta Center on Saturday. Logan Cooley had a goal and two assists, and Connor Ingram made 22 saves for Utah (19-19-7),
Clayton Keller attended Wolf Branch School before being drafted No. 7 overall by the Arizona Coyotes in 2016. He was an NHL All Star in his second season.
First Period_1, St. Louis, Tucker 2 (Sundqvist), 2:05. 2, Utah, Kesselring 5 (Keller, Cooley), 6:06 (pp). 3, Utah, Schmaltz 9 (Marino, Keller), 8:25. 4, Utah, Keller 15 (Cooley), 10:31.
The Canadiens had about as bad a first period as they've had in months in Utah, but St. Louis allowed his players to take care of it.
The Utah Hockey Club (19-19-7) recorded a crucial 4-2 win against the St. Louis Blues at Delta Center on Saturday to remain in the thick of the Western Conference wild card race, but the week ahead provides no relief.
"The Phoenix Suns are trading their 2031 unprotected first to the Utah Jazz for three first-round picks, sources tell ESPN. The Suns are acquiring the least favorable firsts in 2025 of Cleveland/Minnesota, 2027 of Cleveland/Minnesota/Utah and 2029 of Cleveland/Minnesota/Utah."
Also in this week's notebook, a gaffe early against the Rangers, St. Louis on the early season negativity, Suzuki on Slafkovský's progress.