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Dylan Guenther scores go-ahead goal for Utah in 4-2 win over Blues

Dylan Guenther's shot gets a lucky ricochet to give Utah the lead

Guenther tipped away a pass by Jordan Kyrou to create a 2-on-1 break, and his shot deflected off the hip of a sliding Colton Parayko and over the shoulder of St. Louis goaltender Joel Hofer to put Utah in front.

Jack McBain added an empty-netter in the closing seconds, and Matias Maccelli and Michael Kesselring provided the other goals for Utah. Kesselring scored 18 seconds into the game.

Kyrou had evened the score on a one-timer with 6:31 to play. Parayko also scored, and Pavel Buchnevich had the primary assist on both Blues goals.

Hofer had 27 saves for St. Louis, while Utah goaltender Connor Ingram only needed to stop 13 shots.

Takeaways St. Louis: Parayko has four goals through 14 games this season. He tied the game at 1 with a wrist shot with 1:19 left in the first period.

Utah: Utah held the Blues to two shots in the second period and 15 in the entire game.

Key moment Kyrou made the key mistake just inside the Blues’ offensive zone, attempting a drop pass that was tipped aside by Guenther and led to the deciding goal.

Key stat The Blues didn’t get a shot on goal during three minutes of power play early in the second period after a scuffle between Pierre-Olivier Joseph and Maveric Lamoureux. St. Louis also couldn’t score during two first-period power plays, including a two-man advantage of 26 seconds.

Up next The Blues play Washington at home on Saturday, the same day Utah closes out a four-game trip at Nashville.

Regular Season Series

UTAH leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 0:18 Michael Kesselring Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Clayton Keller (7), Nick Schmaltz (12)
Goal 1st Period 18:41 Colton Parayko Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Pavel Buchnevich (4), Jake Neighbours (2)
Goal 2nd Period 18:09 Matias Maccelli Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Dylan Guenther (5), Logan Cooley (9)
Goal 3rd Period 13:29 Jordan Kyrou Goal (5) Slap Shot, assists: Pavel Buchnevich (5)
Goal 3rd Period 16:39 Dylan Guenther Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal 3rd Period 19:56 Jack McBain Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Mikhail Sergachev (8), Barrett Hayton (3)

Statistics

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17 Blocked Shots 18
21 Hits 30
5 Takeaways 3
31 Shots 15
0 Power Play Goals 0
2 Power Play Opportunities 3
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
37 Faceoffs Won 25
59.7 Faceoff Win Percent 40.3
16 Giveaways 15
5 Total Penalties 5
24 Penalty Minutes 21

Game Information

Enterprise Center

Location: Saint Louis, MO
Attendance: 17,528 | Capacity:

2024-25 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Winnipeg 15 1 30 0
Minnesota 10 2 23 3
Dallas 9 5 18 0
Colorado 8 8 16 0
Utah 6 6 15 3
St. Louis 7 9 14 0
Chicago 6 9 13 1
Nashville 5 9 12 2
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