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Keller hits career-high in assists as Utah Hockey Club pushes for playoffs



Estimated read time: 2-3 minutes KEY TAKEAWAYS Clayton Keller sets a career-high with 50 assists for Utah Hockey Club. Keller's playmaking pushes Utah into playoff contention in their inaugural season. Coach Tourigny praises Keller's playmaking, despite calls for more shooting. SALT LAKE CITY — Clayton Keller's first year in Utah may prove to be the best of his NHL career. The Utah Hockey Club's captain has already set a new personal best in assists, notching his 50th of the season during Utah's 4-3 shootout loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday at the Delta Center. But ask Keller how it feels to set a career high in helpers, and he'll do what he does best — pass. "Yeah, I'm not too worried
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Source: https://www.ksl.com/article/5127237...sists-as-utah-hockey-club-pushes-for-playoffs
 
Youth is served as Ducks visit Utah



As two of the younger teams in the NHL, many players on the Anaheim Ducks and Utah Hockey Club are getting their first taste of a playoff race. Anaheim and Utah will continue their pursuit of a postseason berth when they meet Wednesday evening in Salt Lake City. Both teams will be eager to add two points to their season total and attempt to get closer to the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference. After earning points in three straight games (1-0-2) and six of the past seven (4-1-2), Utah sits three points behind the Calgary Flames in the hunt for the second wild card, while the Ducks are seven points behind Calgary.
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Source: https://www.reuters.com/sports/nhl/youth-is-served-ducks-visit-utah-2025-03-12/
 
Eeli Tolvanen scores early, and again late, to lead Kraken to a 4-2 win over Utah



Eeli Tolvanen scored two goals, the first just 51 seconds into the game and the second into an empty net with 1:09 left, and the Seattle Kraken beat the Utah Hockey Club 4-2 on Friday night. Brandon Montour and Kaapo Kakko also scored for the Seattle. Tolvanen also had an assist and Jordan Eberle had two assists, giving him five in his last two games.
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Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/eeli-tolvanen-scores-early-again-051159370.html
 
How Utah Hockey Club is helping grow girls hockey locally



When Kristi Davis met with the mental performance coach for the Ogden Junior Mustangs last year, something stuck out. As the Mustang's program coordinator and head coach of the 6U and 8U travel teams, Davis has always tried to make sure her players feel appreciated. Forward Alex Kerfoot and his wife, Marissa, connected with the Smith Entertainment Group early in the season to facilitate a setup in which the alternate captain donated his game tickets — and a chance to watch warmups from the team's bench at Delta Center — to different female youth hockey programs across the state.
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Source: https://www.sltrib.com/sports/utah-hockey-club/2025/03/16/alex-kerfoot-donates-tickets-utah/
 
'Playoff hopes were on the line': Utah Hockey Club's growth highlighted by game-saving PK



Utah Hockey Club's playoff hopes were at stake against Vancouver Canucks. A crucial four-minute penalty kill helped secure a 3-1 victory. Coach Tourigny praised veterans for guiding team through high-pressure moments. Utah Hockey Club forward Clayton Keller was hit from behind by Vancouver's Brock Boeser midway through the third period.
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Source: https://www.ksl.com/article/5127666...ey-clubs-growth-highlighted-by-game-saving-pk
 
Sabres in action against the Utah Hockey Club following overtime win

Estimated read time: 1-2 minutes Buffalo Sabres (27-33-6, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Utah Hockey Club (30-27-11, in the Central Division) Salt Lake City; Thursday, 9 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: The Buffalo Sabres visit the Utah Hockey Club after the Sabres defeated the Boston Bruins 3-2 in overtime. Utah has gone 13-13-7 at home and 30-27-11 overall. The Utah Hockey Club have a -12 scoring differential, with 190 total goals scored and 202 given up. Buffalo has a 27-33-6 record overall and a 10-19-3 record on the road. The Sabres have an 11-16-4 record in games they serve more penalty minutes than their opponents. Thursday's game is the second time these teams match up this season. The Utah Hockey
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Source: https://www.ksl.com/article/5127834...t-the-utah-hockey-club-following-overtime-win
 
Edmonton Oilers roll over Utah Hockey Club with 7-1 win

Zach Hyman had two goals and an assist and Calvin Pickard stopped 29 shots as the Edmonton Oilers beat the Utah Hockey Club 7-1 on Tuesday night. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Connor McDavid and Mattias Ekholm each had a goal and two assists, and Vasily Podkolzin and Viktor Arvidsson also scored for the Oilers, who pulled two points behind first-place Vegas in the Pacific Division.
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Source: https://kjzz.com/sports/edmonton-oilers-roll-over-utah-hockey-club-with-7-1-win
 
At the Horn | Utah Hockey Club 5 - Sabres 2 | Buffalo Sabres



The Buffalo Sabres lost 5-2 to the Utah Hockey Club on Thursday at Delta Center. After Buffalo overcame a pair of one-goal deficits, Utah's Dylan Guenther scored the game winner with 5:47 remaining. James Reimer got his first start in net for Buffalo since March 3 at Montreal. He made 25 saves on 28 shots, including seven high-danger saves, per Natural Stat Trick. Sabres forward JJ Peterka re-entered the lineup after missing three games with a lower-body injury. He scored a power-play goal and tallied a game-high six shots in 21:01 of ice time. Ryan McLeod scored Buffalo's other goal, while Zach Benson was scratched due to illness. Mikhail Sergachev scored two goals for Utah, one into an empty
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Source: https://www.nhl.com/sabres/news/buffalo-sabres-utah-hockey-club-at-the-horn-recap-highlights-score
 
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