National Hockey League
Utah 4, St. Louis 2
When: 9:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 18, 2025
Where: Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
Referees: Jon McIsaac, Jordan Samuels-Thomas
Linesmen: Travis Gawryletz, Ryan Gibbons
Attendance: 11131

Clayton Keller had a goal and three assists as the Utah Hockey Club defeated the St. Louis Blues 4-2 on Saturday night in Salt Lake City to snap a three-game losing streak.

Logan Cooley had a goal and two assists for Utah. Michael Kesselring and Nick Schmaltz also scored for the hosts, and Connor Ingram made 22 saves.

Tyler Tucker and Jake Neighbours scored for the Blues, and Jordan Binnington made 29 saves.

Utah dominated the first period, outshooting the Blues 17-6 while building a 3-1 lead.

But first the Hockey Club had to overcome a bad sequence, since Tucker put the Blues up 1-0 just 2:05 into the game. Oskar Sundqvist won a faceoff at the left dot back to Tucker, who hammered a shot from the center point.

Utah answered just over 4 minutes later with a power-play goal from Kesselring, who snapped a shot past Binnington from atop the left circle.

Schmaltz put Utah up 2-1 at the 8:25 mark of the first period by scoring from the left faceoff dot off a pass from Keller.

Keller made it 3-1 with a spinning shot from the right faceoff dot while a delayed penalty was pending against the Blues.

St. Louis cut its deficit to 3-2 with a power-play goal 1:32 into the second period. Dylan Holloway cut to the net for a point-blank backhand shot, then Neighbours swooped in to convert the rebound.

The top Utah line struck again to make it 4-2 midway through the period. This time it was Cooley cutting to the middle from the left circle off another Keller assist.

The Blues got three power plays in succession in the third period, but they couldn't take advantage and get back into the game. Their best chance came on a Jordan Kyrou shot that defenseman John Marino kept out of the net.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
St. Louis   Utah
Jake Neighbours 1 Points Clayton Keller 4
Jake Neighbours 1 Goals Clayton Keller 1
Dylan Holloway 1 Assists Clayton Keller 3
Jake Neighbours 1 Power Play Goals Michael Kesselring 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Jordan Binnington .879 Save Percentage Connor Ingram .917
Jordan Binnington 29 Saves Connor Ingram 22
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
St. Louis 24 2 1-4 2-3 11 32
Utah 33 4 1-3 3-4 13 22
Upcoming Games
  • Utah will play their next game at home against Winnipeg. The Hockey Club have a W/L % of .368 after a win and .462 after a loss.
  • St. Louis will play their next game on the road against Vegas. The Blues have a W/L % of .364 after a win and .560 after a loss.