
Edmonton Oilers at Utah Hockey Club
· National Hockey LeagueRyan Nugent-Hopkins scores in OT to lift Oilers to 4-3 win over Utah

Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl each tallied a goal and an assist, and Vasily Podkolzin also scored for the Oilers. Calvin Pickard stopped 28 shots.
Alexander Kerfoot and Logan Cooley scored in the first period for Utah, and Lawson Crouse tied the score in the third period. Karel Vejmelka had 28 saves.
Edmonton fell behind 2-0 late in the first before scoring three straight goals to take the lead. Podkolzin blasted the puck from 30 feet out to put Edmonton on board midway through the second, before Draisaitl and McDavid scored on power play goals 2 1/2 minutes apart to put the Oilers up 3-2 with 3:38 remaining in the middle period.
Crouse tied it for Utah at 3:42 of the third after snapping the puck over Pickard’s shoulder.
Utah: After struggling to stop two second-period power plays, Utah came through with a pivotal penalty kill in the final three minutes of regulation to force overtime.
EDM leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 6:17 | Alexander Kerfoot Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Kevin Stenlund (3) |
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Goal | 1st Period 17:15 | Logan Cooley Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Juuso Valimaki (1), Robert Bortuzzo (1) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 9:44 | Vasily Podkolzin Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Leon Draisaitl (15), Troy Stecher (2) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 14:01 | Leon Draisaitl Goal (17) Snap Shot, assists: Connor McDavid (18), Evan Bouchard (10) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 16:22 | Connor McDavid Goal (12) Snap Shot, assists: Evan Bouchard (11), Corey Perry (3) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 3:42 | Lawson Crouse Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Nick Bjugstad (3), Olli Maatta (1) |
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Goal | 4th Period 1:18 | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: none |
Statistics
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7 | Blocked Shots | 23 |
8 | Hits | 16 |
12 | Takeaways | 8 |
32 | Shots | 31 |
2 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
3 | Power Play Opportunities | 1 |
66.7 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
25 | Faceoffs Won | 28 |
47.2 | Faceoff Win Percent | 52.8 |
12 | Giveaways | 16 |
1 | Total Penalties | 3 |
2 | Penalty Minutes | 6 |
Utah Hockey Club Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Olli Maatta, D | Out | Apr 1 |
Tij Iginla, C | Out | Dec 4 |
Edmonton Oilers Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Mattias Ekholm, D | Out | Mar 30 |
John Klingberg, D | Out | Mar 30 |
Connor McDavid, C | Out | Mar 30 |
Stuart Skinner, G | Out | Mar 29 |
Trent Frederic, C | Injured Reserve | Mar 21 |
Game Information
Delta Center
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Attendance: 11,131 | Capacity:

Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Attendance: 11,131 | Capacity:
2024-25 Pacific Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
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45 | 20 | 98 | 8 |
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41 | 23 | 91 | 9 |
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42 | 26 | 89 | 5 |
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35 | 26 | 82 | 12 |
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34 | 27 | 81 | 13 |
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32 | 33 | 72 | 8 |
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31 | 38 | 68 | 6 |
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20 | 44 | 49 | 9 |
2024-25 Central Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
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51 | 19 | 106 | 4 |
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49 | 21 | 102 | 4 |
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45 | 26 | 94 | 4 |
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41 | 28 | 88 | 6 |
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40 | 28 | 87 | 7 |
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33 | 29 | 78 | 12 |
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27 | 39 | 62 | 8 |
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21 | 44 | 51 | 9 |