Mar 12, 2025 , 3:11 PM
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH – OCTOBER 30: Head Coach Andre Tourigny of the Utah Hockey Club awaits a face-off during the third period of a game against the Calgary Flames on October 30, 2024 at Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Jamie Sabau/NHLI via Getty Images)
(Photo by Jamie Sabau/NHLI via Getty Images)
COLE BAGLEY & BRIAN PREECE
SALT LAKE CITY – Utah Hockey Club returns to home ice tonight, looking to end a two-game overtime losing streak when they take on the Anaheim Ducks. Every point is critical at this juncture, meaning Utah needs to handle business tonight to maintain its playoff hopes.
Utah HC (28-15-11, 67 points) hosted the Anaheim Ducks (28-28-7, 63 points) at Delta Center on Wednesday, March 12. Utah opens the night fifth in the Western Conference Wild Card chase, three points behind the Calgary Flames for the final playoff spot in the West. Vancouver and St. Louis are between Utah and a playoff spot with 69 points.
Utah is 16-12-4 at home, while Anaheim is 13-14-5 on the road. The Ducks are 2-0 against Utah this season, including a 5-4 shootout win at Delta Center on December 22.
Midweek matchup.
📍: Delta Center
⏰: 8PM MT
📺: TNT
📻: KSL Sports Zone pic.twitter.com/HiQg9OtUPP
— Utah Hockey Club (@utahhockeyclub) March 12, 2025
Captain Clayton Keller enters the night riding a three-game assists streak. Keller’s 73 points (23 goals, 50 assists) are tenth in the NHL, and he is far and away Utah’s leading scorer. His 50 assists are a career-high, and his next helper will move Keller into fifth place in NHL history for a franchise’s inaugural season.
Nick Schmaltz’s 50 points (15 goals, 35 assists) is second. Schmaltz and Barrett Hayton join Keller on three-game point streaks. Fleet-footed Logan Cooley has burst onto the scene with Utah, tallying 17 goals and 30 assists while becoming one of the club’s most exciting skaters and puck handlers.
Clayton Keller (23-50—73) will look to add to his career-best assist totals when his @UtahHockeyClub hosts the Ducks on @NHL_On_TNT (truTV) & @SportsonMax at 10 p.m. ET.#NHLStats: https://t.co/21DDXPU2U7 pic.twitter.com/GBCn0Sq2h9
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) March 12, 2025
Karel Vejmelka continues to be Utah’s man in the net. The fourth-year pro has made huge strides through his first season in Salt Lake, earning a five-year contract extension before last week’s trade deadline. Vejmelka is tenth in the league, allowing 2.49 goals against.
Anaheim doesn’t have a player with 50 points but boasts a well-rounded roster with six players over 30 points. Rightwinger Troy Terry leads the group with 17 goals and 30 assists. Frank Vatrano is the Ducks’ leading goal scorer, having found the back of the net 19 times.
Lucas Dostal has made 40 starts in goal for Anaheim, allowing 2.83 goals against and registering a .912 save percentage.
The resilience of this team 💪#UtahHC | @ZionsBank pic.twitter.com/D1XVip6vdr
— Utah Hockey Club (@utahhockeyclub) March 12, 2025
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