Minnesota Wild at Utah Hockey Club

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Minnesota Wild

34-21-4

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Utah Hockey Club

27-24-9

Clayton Keller has goal and 4 assists for career-high 5 points in Utah's 6-1 romp over Wild

Nick Schmaltz had a goal and two assists, Barrett Hayton and Logan Cooley each had a goal and an assist, and Dylan Guenther and Sean Durzi also scored. Karel Vejmelka made 15 saves.

Frederick Gaudreau scored for Minnesota, and Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 25 shots.

Hayton opened the scoring on a power play 3:59 into the first period.

Utah added to its lead after gaining a two-man advantage late in the first. Marcus Foligno and Jonas Brodin were both sent to the box for penalties against Schmaltz. Foligno had a double-minor for high-sticking and Brodin was whistled for hooking.

Guenther quickly capitalized, threading the puck between Fleury and the post for his 22nd goal of the season with 30 seconds remaining in the first.

Gaudreau pulled one back for the Wild, snapping the puck in with 3:58 remaining in the second. Durzi countered with a dart from long distance and restored Utah’s two-goal lead with 2:10 left in the period.

Schmaltz, Keller and Cooley scored in the third.

Takeaways Wild: Minnesota has been outscored 12-2 in three losses to Utah this season.

Key moment Durzi’s first goal of the season snuffed out a potential rally after Gaudreau put Minnesota on the board.

Key stat Utah scored multiple goals on the man-advantage in a single period for just the third time this season.

Up Next Minnesota is at Colorado on Friday night. Utah hosts New Jersey on Saturday night.

Regular Season Series

UTAH wins series 3-1

Scoring Summary

Goal	1st Period 3:59	Barrett Hayton Goal (16) Wrist Shot, assists: Clayton Keller (44), Mikhail Sergachev (27)
Goal	1st Period 19:30	Dylan Guenther Goal (22) Slap Shot, assists: Clayton Keller (45), Barrett Hayton (18)
Goal	2nd Period 16:02	Frederick Gaudreau Goal (12) Snap Shot, assists: Matt Boldy (31)
Goal	2nd Period 17:50	Sean Durzi Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Josh Doan (7), Olli Määttä (12)
Goal	3rd Period 3:47	Nick Schmaltz Goal (12) Snap Shot, assists: Logan Cooley (30), Clayton Keller (46)
Goal	3rd Period 9:30	Clayton Keller Goal (22) Snap Shot, assists: Nick Schmaltz (34), Mikhail Sergachev (28)
Goal	3rd Period 15:01	Logan Cooley Goal (17) Tip-In, assists: Clayton Keller (47), Nick Schmaltz (35)

Statistics

MIN		UTAH
21	Blocked Shots	11
31	Hits	21
4	Takeaways	6
16	Shots	31
0	Power Play Goals	2
2	Power Play Opportunities	4
0.0	Power Play Percentage	50.0
0	Short Handed Goals	0
0	Shootout Goals	0
27	Faceoffs Won	26
50.9	Faceoff Win Percent	49.1
14	Giveaways	10
4	Total Penalties	3
13	Penalty Minutes	9