Utah Hockey Club Earns Important Two Points In Vancouver

Mar 16, 2025 , 8:49 PM | Updated: 8:49 pm

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SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH - MARCH 10: Nick Schmaltz #8 of the Utah Hockey Club celebrates a goal with the team during the second period against the Toronto Maple Leafs at Delta Center on March 10, 2025 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Alex Goodlett/Getty Images)

(Photo by Alex Goodlett/Getty Images)

TANNER TRIPP


KSL Sports

The Utah Hockey is visiting our Neighbors to the North to close out their quick road trip with games against Vancouver and Edmonton.

Tonight, Utah battled the Canucks at Rogers Arena in a critical game that could have a huge impact on playoff seeding. Vancouver currently holds the last Wild Card spot in the Western Conference, but Utah is close on their heels, behind the Canucks in the standings by only four points.

The first period between the Utah Hockey Club and Canucks was scoreless but had no shortage of action. The gravity of the matchup got the intensity that it deserved with an extremely physical first 20 minutes, in which Vancouver and Utah stacked up seven total penalties.

Vancouver opened the second period with a power play goal, but Utah quickly evened the scoreline. The puck bounced around, finding its way back to the blue line before Michael Carcone fired it back behind the net, where Nick Bjugstad wrapped from the right side of the net to the left side, then putting a perfect pass between the legs of a Vancouver player, leaving the puck on a silver platter for Kevin Stenlund to put away.

In the third period, Logan Cooley committed a holding penalty almost right out of the gate, but a kill kept the score even and allowed Logan Cooley to make up for his mistake. A shot from Nick Schmalz ricocheted off a group of tangled players in front of the net, bouncing almost directly to the right, exactly where Logan Cooley was. With no defender and the Vancouver goaltender turned the wrong direction, Cooley was able to put the puck into the back of the net from a tight angle, giving the Utah Hockey Club a 2-1 lead.

After Utah took the lead Clayton Keller got unlucky when a high stick drew blood, putting him in the box for a four-minute double-minor. The Utah penalty kill came up huge, keeping the Canucks scoreless for six power play minutes in the final frame.

Clayton Keller put the cherry on time with an empty net goal, and the Utah Hockey Club is now tied with the St. Louis Blues and Calgary Flames at 71 points.

Pregame

First Period

Second Period

Third Period

 

Tanner Tripp is a sports writer for KSL Sports covering all teams across the state of Utah. Follow him on X @tanner_tripp and Instagram @tanner.tripp here.

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