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Utah Hockey Club at San Jose Sharks

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Keller scores power-play goal in the final minute to lift Utah past the Sharks, 4-3

Clayton Keller nets power-play goal

Michael Carcone tied it midway through the third and then Utah won it during 4-on-3 play shortly after Cody Ceci was called for high-sticking.

Utah won the faceoff and Keller got the puck in the slot and beat Vitek Vanecek for his 10th goal of the season.

Dylan Guenther and Nick Schmaltz also scored for Utah. Karel Vejmelka made 19 saves.

Fabian Zetterlund gave San Jose a 3-2 lead early in the third period on the power play but the Sharks couldn't close it out. Alexander Wennberg and Mikael Granlund also scored for San Jose. Vanecek made 36 saves.

Takeaways Utah: Utah has won four of five games and has points in all five thanks to the comeback win.

Sharks: San Jose returned home following a 3-3 road trip and had a lead early in the third period but couldn't close it out. The Sharks have lost four of five games.

Key moment Utah forward Kevin Stenlund sent San Jose rookie Macklin Celebrini into the boards with a hit from behind in the second period that didn’t lead to a penalty to the ire of the Sharks. Celebrini was able to stay in the game. Stenlund tripped Celebrini in a preseason game that sent him into the boards in a crash that injured Celebrini’s ankle.

Key stat Celebrini assisted on Zetterlund's goal and has 20 points in his first 21 career games. The other other 18-year olds in the last 30 seasons to do that are Sidney Crosby (25 points), Ryan Nugent Hopkins (22) and Patrick Kane (22).

Up next Utah hosts Vancouver on Wednesday night while the Sharks host Winnipeg on Tuesday night.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 7:27 Dylan Guenther Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: Logan Cooley (18), Mikhail Sergachev (14)
Goal 1st Period 14:58 Alexander Wennberg Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Barclay Goodrow (1), Cody Ceci (7)
Goal 2nd Period 14:11 Mikael Granlund Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Fabian Zetterlund (12), William Eklund (20)
Goal 2nd Period 18:52 Nick Schmaltz Goal (5) Slap Shot, assists: Logan Cooley (19), Clayton Keller (18)
Goal 3rd Period 5:00 Fabian Zetterlund Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Nikolai Kovalenko (8), Macklin Celebrini (10)
Goal 3rd Period 9:49 Michael Carcone Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Kevin Stenlund (4), Alexander Kerfoot (7)
Goal 3rd Period 19:16 Clayton Keller Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Mikhail Sergachev (15), Nick Schmaltz (19)

Statistics

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12 Blocked Shots 18
17 Hits 15
3 Takeaways 4
40 Shots 22
2 Power Play Goals 1
6 Power Play Opportunities 3
33.3 Power Play Percentage 33.3
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
32 Faceoffs Won 30
51.6 Faceoff Win Percent 48.4
14 Giveaways 13
5 Total Penalties 8
10 Penalty Minutes 16
San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jimmy Schuldt, D Out Mar 31
Vincent Desharnais, D Out Mar 29
Henry Thrun, D Out Mar 28
Yaroslav Askarov, G Out Mar 27
Logan Couture, C Injured Reserve Nov 2
Utah Hockey Club Utah Hockey Club Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Tij Iginla, C Out Dec 4

Game Information

SAP Center at San Jose

Location: San Jose, CA
Attendance: 17,213 | Capacity:

2024-25 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Winnipeg 51 19 106 4
Dallas 49 21 102 4
Colorado 45 26 94 4
Minnesota 41 28 88 6
St. Louis 40 28 87 7
Utah 33 29 78 12
Nashville 27 39 62 8
Chicago 21 44 51 9

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 45 20 98 8
Los Angeles 41 23 91 9
Edmonton 42 26 89 5
Calgary 35 26 82 12
Vancouver 34 27 81 13
Anaheim 32 33 72 8
Seattle 31 38 68 6
San Jose 20 44 49 9
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