National Hockey League
Minnesota 5, Utah 4
When: 9:30 PM ET, Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Where: Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
Referees: Jordan Samuels-Thomas, Graham Skilliter
Linesmen: Brandon Gawryletz, Andrew Smith
Attendance: 11131

Matt Boldy scored the only goal of a shootout to give the Minnesota Wild a 5-4 win over the Utah Hockey Club on Tuesday in Salt Lake City.

Marcus Johansson had a goal and two assists and Marat Khusnutdinov, Kirill Kaprizov and Marco Rossi also scored for Minnesota. Filip Gustavsson stopped 21 shots for the victory.

Clayton Keller scored twice and Kevin Stenlund and defenseman Juuso Valimaki got the other goals for Utah. Dylan Guenther and Mikhail Sergachev each logged two assists, while Karel Vejmelka made 34 saves through regulation and overtime.

It was the first shootout ever for Utah since the team made the move from Arizona. The franchise is in its first season in Salt Lake City.

Rossi's goal with 44 seconds left in regulation and Gustavsson pulled for an extra attacker tied it at 4 and sent the game into overtime. Rossi's 10th goal of the season came from the slot.

The tally capped a frenetic third period that featured five goals.

Keller's power-play goal 4:42 into the third period tied it 2-2, but the Wild retook the lead less than a minute later when Johansson scored at 5:39.

Keller tied it again with another power-play goal at 9:54.

Valimaki's goal with 8:15 left gave the Utah Hockey Club a 4-3 lead. He put in a rebound.

The Wild scored twice in 36 seconds late in the second period to take a 2-1 lead.

Khusnutdinov intercepted a pass by Sergachev at the Minnesota blue line, skated down the ice and beat Vejmelka with a snap shot to tie the game 1-1 with 5:35 left in the middle period. It was Khusnutdinov's first goal of the season.

Johansson then poked the puck away from defenseman Olli Maatta just inside the Utah blue line to set up Kaprizov for his 18th goal of the campaign and give the Wild a 2-1 advantage with 4:59 remaining in the second.

Stenlund got the game's first goal with 6:14 left in the opening period. It was Stenlund's fourth goal of the season and the third consecutive game in which he scored.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Minnesota   Utah
Marcus Johansson 3 Points Clayton Keller 2
Marcus Johansson 1 Goals Clayton Keller 2
Marcus Johansson 2 Assists Dylan Guenther 2
N/A Power Play Goals Clayton Keller 2
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Filip Gustavsson .840 Save Percentage Karel Vejmelka .895
Filip Gustavsson 21 Saves Karel Vejmelka 34
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Minnesota 38 5 0-2 1-3 6 31
Utah 25 4 2-3 2-2 4 35
Upcoming Games
  • Utah will play their next game on the road against Colorado. The Hockey Club have a W/L % of .308 after a win and .533 after a loss.
  • Minnesota will play their next game at home against Edmonton. The Wild have a W/L % of .632 after a win and .778 after a loss.