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Logan Cooley breaks tie on power play, helps Utah beat the Flyers 4-2

Kevin Stenlund scores short-handed goal for Utah Hockey Club

Cooley took a no-look pass from Dylan Guenther and made a slick forehand-to-backhand move in front of the net to beat goalie Sam Ersson.

Cooley also assisted on Juuso Valimaki's first goal of the season. Valimaki's shot hit Philadelphia captain Sean Couturier's stick and went past Ersson.

Jaxson Stauber stopped 20 shots for Utah. Ersson made 21 saves in his first start after missing a month because of a lower-body injury.

Philadelphia has lost three straight.

Michael Carcone opened the scoring for Utah when Ersson made a save on his shot, but the rebound bounced off Flyers defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen's skate and slid into the net.

Kevin Stenlund added an unassisted short-handed goal with 4:17 to play to give Utah an insurance marker.

Joel Farabee snapped a 12-game goal drought and Owen Tippett also scored for Philadelphia.

Takeaways Utah: Goaltending has been good despite starter Connor Ingram being sidelined with an upper-body injury since Nov. 18. Stauber made his second start of the season, following up as shutout against Vegas last week.

Flyers: Defenseman Jaime Drysdale returned to the lineup after missing 12 games with an upper-body injury.

Key moment Drysdale thought he scored the tying goal in the third period, but a challenge by Utah coach Andre Tourigny was successful. Replays showed Philadelphia's Travis Konecny collided with Stauber in the crease, interfering with his ability to make a save.

Key stat Plus-14 — Utah's goal differential since Nov. 23, the best in the NHL in that span. Utah is 5-2-1 in that span.

Up next Both teams are back in action Tuesday night, with Utah hosting Minnesota, and Philadelphia at Columbus.

Regular Season Series

UTAH leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 2nd Period 7:01 Michael Carcone Goal (2) Backhand, assists: Robert Bortuzzo (2)
Goal 2nd Period 7:20 Joel Farabee Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Nick Seeler (6), Travis Konecny (19)
Goal 2nd Period 9:42 Juuso Valimaki Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Mikhail Sergachev (11), Jack McBain (4)
Goal 2nd Period 13:34 Owen Tippett Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Nick Seeler (7), Matvei Michkov (14)
Goal 2nd Period 15:30 Logan Cooley Goal (7) Backhand, assists: Dylan Guenther (13), Clayton Keller (17)
Goal 3rd Period 15:43 Kevin Stenlund Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: none

Statistics

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18 Blocked Shots 11
22 Hits 23
3 Takeaways 6
25 Shots 24
1 Power Play Goals 0
3 Power Play Opportunities 2
33.3 Power Play Percentage 0.0
1 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
23 Faceoffs Won 32
41.8 Faceoff Win Percent 58.2
6 Giveaways 5
3 Total Penalties 5
6 Penalty Minutes 18

Game Information

Wells Fargo Center

Location: Philadelphia, PA
Attendance: 17,462 | Capacity:

2024-25 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Winnipeg 28 12 58 2
Minnesota 26 11 56 4
Dallas 25 13 51 1
Colorado 25 15 51 1
St. Louis 19 19 42 4
Utah 17 15 41 7
Nashville 13 21 33 7
Chicago 13 25 28 2

2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Washington 26 10 56 4
New Jersey 25 15 53 3
Carolina 24 15 50 2
Columbus 18 17 42 6
Pittsburgh 17 17 42 8
Philadelphia 17 19 39 5
NY Rangers 18 20 38 2
NY Islanders 15 18 37 7
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