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Keller, Hayton lead Utah to 4-1 win over Jets

Winnipeg Jets vs. Utah Hockey Club: Game Highlights

Kevin Stenlund also had a goal and an assist, and Nick Bjugstad also scored for Utah, and Karel Vejmelka stopped 32 shots to get his third win in four games and improve to 24-21-7 this season.

Mark Scheifele scored for thee Jets, and Connor Hellebuyck finished with 24 saves.

Keller gave Utah a 1-0 lead with a power-play goal 4:24 into the game as he r edirected Hayton's cross-ice pass past Hellebuyck from the right circle.

Hayton doubled the lead 57 seconds into the second with Utah's second with the man advantage, backhanding the puck past Hellebuyck after getting a pass from Dylan Guenther. Keller also had an assist on the play to give him 500 points for his career.

Stenlund scored from the top of the right circle with 3:03 remaining in the middle period to make it 3-0.

Scheifele got the Jets on the scoreboard with a power-play goal at 2:45 of the third, but Bjugstad sealed it with an empty-netter with 2:41 to go.

Takeaways Jets: Winnipeg lost for just the fourth time in 12 games, remaining four points ahead of Dallas atop the Central Division and one point ahead of East-leading Washington in the Presidents' Trophy race.

Utah: Utah pulled seven points behind Minnesota for the second wild card in Western Conference.

Key moment After Hellebuyck made a handful of elite saves to keep the game in reach, Stenlund beat him clean off the rush to give Utah a 3-0 lead late in the second period.

Key stat Scheifele's goal gave him 800 points for his career. He trails only former teammate Blake Wheeler (812) on the franchise list.

Up next Jets host St. Louis on Monday, and Utah hosts Seattle on Tuesday.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 4:24 Clayton Keller Goal (26) Snap Shot, assists: Barrett Hayton (24), Nick Schmaltz (42)
Goal 2nd Period 0:57 Barrett Hayton Goal (19) Backhand, assists: Dylan Guenther (27), Clayton Keller (56)
Goal 2nd Period 16:57 Kevin Stenlund Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: Mikhail Sergachev (34), John Marino (13)
Goal 3rd Period 2:45 Mark Scheifele Goal (38) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal 3rd Period 17:19 Nick Bjugstad Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Kevin Stenlund (11), Olli Määttä (14)

Statistics

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12 Blocked Shots 17
36 Hits 12
7 Takeaways 6
33 Shots 28
1 Power Play Goals 2
4 Power Play Opportunities 3
25.0 Power Play Percentage 66.7
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
26 Faceoffs Won 25
51.0 Faceoff Win Percent 49.0
15 Giveaways 15
3 Total Penalties 4
6 Penalty Minutes 8
Utah Hockey Club Utah Hockey Club Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Tij Iginla, C Out Dec 4
Winnipeg Jets Winnipeg Jets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Rasmus Kupari, C Day-To-Day Apr 17
Gabriel Vilardi, C Day-To-Day Apr 17
Nikolaj Ehlers, LW Out Apr 15

Game Information

Delta Center

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