ELMONT, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 10: Lawson Crouse #67 of Utah Hockey Club celebrates his first period goal against the New York Islanders and is joined by Logan Cooley #92 at UBS Arena on October 10, 2024 in Elmont, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
(Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
ELMONT, New York – Utah Hockley Club took advantage of its first power play of the night as Lawson Crouse scored the first road goal in club history.
The New York Islanders hosted Utah Hockey Club on Thursday, October 10, in the franchise’s first road game.
Lawson Crouse has tied it up! 🙌 pic.twitter.com/serGzBox3X
— Utah Hockey Club (@utahhockeyclub) October 11, 2024
The first road goal in Utah HC history came in the final minute of a rough first period for the squad. Crouse beat Islanders goaltender Semyon Varlamov with a one-timer from the slot, tying the game at one.
Utah gave up three power plays compared to one New York penalty while the home team outshot Utah 10-5 in the opening 20 minutes. The Islanders were more physical than Utah, piling up ten hits to four.
It was business as usual for the Logan Cooley, Dylan Guenther, and Jack McBain line. The trio orchestrated some of Utah’s best chances and offensive zone possessions in a 5-2 franchise opening win against Chicago.
Making Utah Hockey Club history, Dylan Guenther picked up where he left off during the preseason, finding the back of the net to record the first goal in franchise history.
Dylan Guenther just became the answer to a trivia question!
He scores the first goal in Utah HC history. 💪
(🎥: @Sportsnet)pic.twitter.com/CJHdqlxveo
— theScore (@theScore) October 9, 2024
After a beautifully orchestrated breakout from their own zone by Logan Cooley, he dumped it off to Michael Kesselring, who fed Guenther near the slot and buried it on a quick one-timer.
“We have a little bit of everything on that line,” Logan Cooley said. “We’ve got speed; we’ve got a guy that can shoot the puck. Obviously, with McBain, he can create space for us. He’s always in front of the net, and when you have a guy always in the net, it creates more room for shooting and seeing passes.”
Utah HC remains in New York to take on the Rangers at Madison Square Garden on Saturday, October 12. The puck drops at 5 p.m. MT.
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