SALT LAKE CITY – After conceding the first goal to St. Louis, the Utah Hockey Club fired back in the best way possible to take the lead.
Michael Kesselring scored first to even the score at 1-1.
Kesselring can absolutely let it rip.
Top 🧀 on this one. https://t.co/Od770qw3dQ
— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) January 19, 2025
With the man-advantage, Clayton Keller and Logan Cooley passed it around before finding Kesselring for the equalizer.
About two minutes later, Keller got in on the fun again with John Marino and Nick Schmaltz.
Marino found Keller on the left side who quickly put in in front of the net for Schmaltz to stuff it in.
Two incredible passes here.
First from Marino all the way to Keller and then the captain threaded the needle to Schmaltz for an easy one. https://t.co/y9ErP5dJfh
— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) January 19, 2025
Utah and Keller weren’t done there.
Again, about two minutes later, Cooley and Keller connected on a scoring play.
Cooley got his stick on the puck to take possession. Keller came racing down the ice and after a spin move that lulled the defense to sleep, he put a shot toward the top right corner.
Utah is on a mission tonight.
Suffocating pressure from the first line, great concentration by Cooley to maintain the puck despite being tripped, and a heck of a turnaround shot from the Captain.
Keller already has 3 points in less than 4 minutes on ice. Cooley has 2. https://t.co/Wh63yvy1h2
— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) January 19, 2025
Utah HC (18-19-7, 43 points) is hosting the division-rival St. Louis Blues (22-20-4, 48 points) on Saturday, January 18 at Delta Center.
Delta Center and fans of Utah Hockey Club have made hockey night in Utah the place to be despite the team’s 6-11-4 at home.
The team has failed to capitalize on a season-long seven-game homestand, losing four of the first five before tonight’s contest. Utah has a long road to battle back into a playoff spot, and it begins at home with games against the Blues and Winnipeg Jets before heading back out on the road.
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