SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH - OCTOBER 22: Dylan Guenther #11 of the Utah Hockey Club skates during an NHL game at Delta Center on October 22, 2024 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Tyler Tate/Getty Images)
(Photo by Tyler Tate/Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY – Early in the first period against the Red Wings, Clayton Keller set up Dylan Guenther for the first Utah Hockey Club score of the game.
The play gave Guenther his 26th goal, and 50th point, of the season.
This is one of the most impressive goals the club has scored all season.
Watch Keller’s head before he delivers the puck. He takes a quick look for Guenther, sees he’s there, delivers a perfect pass, and Guenther buries it.
That’s pretty. pic.twitter.com/rab6RQxiul
— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) March 25, 2025
After some battling in the right corner, Keller retreated and saw Guenther posted up across the ice in the left faceoff circle.
He delivered a perfect pass and Utah’s leading goal scorer did the rest.
Looking further than this season, the goal also moved Guenther up to 100 total points in his NHL career.
With his power-play goal tonight, Dylan Guenther has now registered 100 points (50g, 50a) in his NHL career.
Congrats, Dylan! pic.twitter.com/9gJzR1cxFd
— Utah Hockey Club PR (@UtahHC_PR) March 25, 2025
Unfortunately, the lead didnt stick for long.
Just over 60 seconds after the highlight, a bad turnover led to a 2-on-1 for Detroit and Elmer Soderblom took advantage off a feed from Vladimir Tarasenko.
The Utah Hockey Club ends its three-game homestand against the Detroit Red Wings tonight.
Utah has one each of its last two at home as well as three of its last four. With hopes still alive for a postseason appearance, wins or draws are basically a necessity in the last month of the season.
Detroit finds itself in a nearly identical situation. Utah is six points from the second Wild Card spot and the Red Wings are five points. However, the recent stretch of games looks a lot different for the Motor City. They have lost two in a row and have just two wins in their last 11 games.
This is the second and final matchup between Utah and Detroit this year. They last faced off on March 6 when the Hockey Club picked up a gritty 4-2 victory.
Club hugs 🩵 pic.twitter.com/NMddjRebiM
— Utah Hockey Club (@utahhockeyclub) March 23, 2025
Before the second matchup between Detroit and Utah, the teams have a very similar outlook on the final stretch of the NHL season.
With a 32-27-11 record, Utah sits sixth in the Central Division and 11th in the Western Conference. At 32-31-6, Detroit holds the sixth spot in the Atlantic Division and the 12th spot in the conference.
The Hockey Club has a 15-13-7 record at home while the Red Wings are 14-16-3 on the road.
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