SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 01: Kailer Yamamoto #56 of the Utah Hockey Club scores a goal on Mackenzie Blackwood #29 of the San Jose Sharks in the third period of their preseason game at SAP Center on October 01, 2024 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
(Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
CHICAGO – After scoring back-to-back goals to take the lead in the second period, the Utah Hockey Club did something similar in the third, starting with Kailer Yamamoto.
Following a deflection after a turnover, Yamamoto set up from the right faceoff circle and sent a rocket right over the goaltender’s glove.
Yamamoto with his first goal in a Utah sweater.
Hell of a slapper and a clutch goal. https://t.co/dbs1ljyfS1
— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) March 30, 2025
Less than two minutes later, Utah did it again.
Assisted by Clayton Keller and Dylan Guenther, Logan Cooley came across the center of the ice and looked back for a shot. He sent the puck right over the goaltender once again as the Hockey Club took a commanding 5-2 lead.
The string of goals was eerily similar to what Utah did in the second. Mikhail Sergachev and Alexander Kerfoot both scored in a matter of 31 seconds to go from down one to up one.
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COOOOOOOLS 😎
5-2, Utah! pic.twitter.com/OHo9FT1e5I
— Utah Hockey Club (@utahhockeyclub) March 30, 2025
Utah held onto its lead down the stretch to end its losing streak and return home to Delta Center with a win.
The Utah Hockey Club ends its three-game road trip in Chicago against the Blackhawks tonight.
Utah comes into the matchup on a three-game losing streak. The skid came at an inopportune time, as the Hockey Club is now all but officially eliminated from postseason contention.
The Blackhawks also come in a losing streak, having dropped two in a row and nine of their last ten. Chicago is one of four Western Conference teams that have been officially eliminated from the playoffs.
This is the fourth and final matchup between Utah and Chicago this season. The Hockey Club won both games at Delta Center and dropped the previous matchup in the Windy City, 4-3, in overtime.
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