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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
Shakir Mukhamadullin, D Out Apr 17
Thomas Bordeleau, C Out Apr 16
Vincent Desharnais, D Out Apr 15
Logan Couture, C Injured Reserve Apr 14
Klim Kostin, C Out Apr 13
Utah Hockey Club Utah Hockey Club Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Dylan Guenther, RW Out Apr 23
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 56 22 116 4
Dallas 50 26 106 6
Colorado 49 29 102 4
Minnesota 45 30 97 7
St. Louis 44 30 96 8
Utah 38 31 89 13
Nashville 30 44 68 8
Chicago 25 46 61 11

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 50 22 110 10
Los Angeles 48 25 105 9
Edmonton 48 29 101 5
Calgary 41 27 96 14
Vancouver 38 30 90 14
Anaheim 35 37 80 10
Seattle 35 41 76 6
San Jose 20 50 52 12
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