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Clayton Keller had a career-high five points — scoring his 22nd goal and assisting on four others — and the Utah Hockey Club beat the Minnesota Wild 6-1 on Thursday night for its fourth straight home victory.
The Wild (34-21-4) got within a goal when Frederick Gaudreau scored with 3 minutes, 58 seconds remaining in the second period, but Sean Durzi got it back for Utah just 1 minute, 48 seconds later to push it back to a two-goal lead. Utah didn't look back.
Fueled by a career-high five-point night from Clayton Keller, Utah put together one of its more cohesive and dominant performances of the season. And it came at a good time — the Club now sits two points out of the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference.
Clayton Keller's career-high five points led the Utah Hockey Club to its third straight win, a dominant 6-1 decision against the Minnesota Wild on Thursday in Salt Lake City.
Schmaltz scored a goal on four shots, added two assists and went plus-3 in Thursday's 6-1 win over the Wild. Schmaltz was limited to 13:38 of ice time in the contest -- he needed some repairs after taking a high stick late in the first period.
Captain Clayton Keller had a career high and franchise record five points, a career-high four assists, and six different players scored as Utah tied its season-high for goals in a game with a 6-1 rout of the Minnesota Wild on Thursday. It was Utah's third straight win against Minnesota this season.
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KTVX Salt Lake City on MSNUtah wins third straight, dominating Minnesota, 6-1Clayton Keller tallied a career-high five points (one goal, four assists) and the Utah Hockey Club defeated the Minnesota Wild 6-1 at Delta Center on Thursday. Nick Schmaltz had one goal and two assists,
The latest example: A 6-1 rout of the Minnesota Wild Thursday at the Delta Center. It was Utah's third straight victory and sixth in its last eight games. This one, though, was a bit different. The Hockey Club has grown used to the heart-pounding pressure of one-goal games. The team's collective pulse got to take a break on Thursday.
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