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Dylan Guenther's power-play goal late in the 3rd period lifts Utah past the Canucks 2-1

Vancouver Canucks vs. Utah Hockey Club: Game Highlights

Logan Cooley, back in the lineup after missing the last seven games due to a lower-body injury, also scored for Utah, which won for the second time in three games. Clayton Keller had two assists, and John Marino and Nick Schmaltz each had one. Utah's Karel Vejmelka finished with 14 saves.

Jake DeBrusk scored for Vancouver. Arturs Silos had 30 saves. Elias Pettersson and Pius Suter assisted on DeBrusk's power-play goal at 1:43 of the second period that opened the score.

Cooley answered at 3:51 to tie the score at 1. Guenther tipped in a pass from Schmaltz for the winner.

Takeaways Canucks: Vancouver remained in second place in the wild-card race in the Western Conference. The Canucks are three points ahead of the Calgary Flames.

Utah: Has taken the first two games of the season series against Vancouver.

Key moment Utah's only lead in the game came on Guenther's tip of Schmaltz's shot with the man advantage.

Key stat Utah had a 32-15 advantage in shots on goal. Utah also had 20 blocked shots compared to Vancouver’s 12.

Up next Utah hosts the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday. Vancouver plays the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday.

Regular Season Series

UTAH leads series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 2nd Period 1:43 Jake DeBrusk Goal (21) Snap Shot, assists: Elias Pettersson (24), Pius Suter (12)
Goal 2nd Period 3:51 Logan Cooley Goal (16) Tip-In, assists: John Marino (6), Clayton Keller (42)
Goal 3rd Period 14:07 Dylan Guenther Goal (21) Tip-In, assists: Nick Schmaltz (33), Clayton Keller (43)

Statistics

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12 Blocked Shots 20
25 Hits 19
0 Takeaways 3
16 Shots 32
1 Power Play Goals 1
4 Power Play Opportunities 4
25.0 Power Play Percentage 25.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
30 Faceoffs Won 26
53.6 Faceoff Win Percent 46.4
15 Giveaways 19
5 Total Penalties 5
10 Penalty Minutes 10
Utah Hockey Club Utah Hockey Club Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Olli Maatta, D Out Apr 1
Tij Iginla, C Out Dec 4
Vancouver Canucks Vancouver Canucks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Elias Pettersson, C Out Apr 1
Filip Chytil, C Out Apr 1
Nils Hoglander, LW Day-To-Day Mar 31

Game Information

Delta Center

Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Attendance: 11,131 | Capacity:

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 45 21 98 8
Los Angeles 42 23 93 9
Edmonton 43 26 91 5
Calgary 35 27 82 12
Vancouver 34 27 81 13
Anaheim 33 33 74 8
Seattle 31 38 68 6
San Jose 20 44 50 10

2024-25 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Winnipeg 51 20 106 4
Dallas 49 21 102 4
Colorado 45 26 94 4
St. Louis 41 28 89 7
Minnesota 41 28 88 6
Utah 34 29 80 12
Nashville 27 40 62 8
Chicago 21 44 51 9
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