SALT LAKE CITY- The Utah Hockey Club hosted the Edmonton Oilers for the first time ever in Salt Lake City to wrap up Thanksgiving week.
The fans who filled Delta Center for Hockey Fights Cancer night got their money’s worth as 60 minutes wasn’t enough to separate Utah and Edmonton, needing overtime to determine a winner.
The Utah Hockey Club opened strong, scoring two goals in the opening period off the sticks of Alexander Kerfoot and Logan Cooley to give Utah the multi-goal lead entering the second period.
However, in the second the wheels fell off for the home team as the Oilers scored three goals in the last ten minutes, two of them from their heavy scorers Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid and another from Vasily Podkolzin.
It didn’t take long for Utah to find the game-tying goal, thanks to Lawson Crouse who scored a beauty.
Utah and Edmonton spent the remainder of the third period slugging it out to find a winner, but the two teams needed overtime.
With 3:42 remaining in the extra period, Matias Maccelli got his pocket picked by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins who took it down the other way by himself, sending a wrister past Karel Vejmelka, giving Edmonton the win and the extra point.
Took a point. pic.twitter.com/FoEAVm0FnL
— Utah Hockey Club (@utahhockeyclub) November 30, 2024
We are honored to stand with those in their fight against cancer.@UofUHealth | @huntsmancancer pic.twitter.com/LT74TAMRK1
— Utah Hockey Club (@utahhockeyclub) November 29, 2024
To beanie, or not to beanie 🤔 pic.twitter.com/5fRaiGXT2i
— Utah Hockey Club (@utahhockeyclub) November 30, 2024
Connor McDavid is in SLC.
Wild.#UtahHC #LetsGoOilers pic.twitter.com/i33opmdsCl
— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) November 30, 2024
We were proud to welcome 13-year old @UofUHealth and @huntsmancancer patient, Porter Kellum, for tonight's ceremonial puck drop. 💜#UtahHC | #HockeyFightsCancer pic.twitter.com/4selze4m6p
— Utah Hockey Club (@utahhockeyclub) November 30, 2024
#HockeyFightsCancer ready. 💜@UofUHealth | @huntsmancancer pic.twitter.com/zOEeoR8aFo
— Utah Hockey Club (@utahhockeyclub) November 30, 2024
All in the details 💜 pic.twitter.com/HMZ0FwF9zt
— Utah Hockey Club (@utahhockeyclub) November 30, 2024
Time for hockey. @zionsbank | #UtahHC pic.twitter.com/lUPGgF1uFF
— Utah Hockey Club (@utahhockeyclub) November 30, 2024
Great play by Stenlund here. Active stick to force a turnover in the neutral zone, nice patience to take the defender out of the play, and a great feed.
Kerfoot certainly appreciated the setup.
Utah up 1-0.#UtahHC https://t.co/XaTWOKqOC6
— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) November 30, 2024
#UtahHC second line is buzzing early. Lots of speed and intensity.
Cooley just sent a no look pass between his legs from behind the net to Guenther in front who managed to get a stick on it. Didn't go but just ridiculous creativity and awareness.
That's a fun line.
— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) November 30, 2024
Ian Cole with essentially a goalie save near the net to keep the puck out.
He's already got a few big blocks tonight. Always good to have those guys on your team.
No fear.
— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) November 30, 2024
Ian Cole with essentially a goalie save near the net to keep the puck out.
He's already got a few big blocks tonight. Always good to have those guys on your team.
No fear.
— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) November 30, 2024
Watch Cooley the whole way.
Puck doesn't go originally, it gets wrapped around the zone, he goes straight to the net and works hard for a greaser goal.
The 2nd line is Utah's best right now. Producing a lot of goals lately.#UtahHC https://t.co/tW4pgzxyXt
— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) November 30, 2024
Up by a pair. pic.twitter.com/RzYQ4k3T92
— Utah Hockey Club (@utahhockeyclub) November 30, 2024
Oilers score.
2 on 1 rush and Vejmelka is beaten five-hole.
Utah leads 2-1 with 10:16 left in the second period.#UtahHC
— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) November 30, 2024
Edmonton with a hooking penalty which will send Utah's power play out for the first time.
Great opportunity to respond here and retake a 2-goal lead. At times they've struggled to let teams back into games.
Can't keep doing that.
— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) November 30, 2024
Oilers tie the game on a power play.
Draisaitl was left wide open on the back door, and he wasted no time.
2-2 late in the second period.
— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) November 30, 2024
Another Utah penalty…2nd periods have not been kind to Utah lately. It's usually when games get away from them.
Need to respond and kill this penalty off.
— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) November 30, 2024
McDavid scores on the power play.
Same story. Utah lets off the gas, commits a penalty, and gives one up.
3 unanswered by the Oilers…nightmare second period. #UtahHC
— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) November 30, 2024
Heading to the third. pic.twitter.com/hb8v1oBBMW
— Utah Hockey Club (@utahhockeyclub) November 30, 2024
Big time goal to break the cold streak.
Great pass from Bjugstad and Crouse buries it top shelf. Well done, Sheriff 🤠 https://t.co/83qGu6Kpgq
— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) November 30, 2024
Pickard with the save of the game on Schmaltz. Wicked one-timer from Schmaltz in close but Pickard slammed the door with his pad.
Should be 4-3 right now but the game remains tied.
3-3
3P: 14:21
— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) November 30, 2024
Sergachev to the box for 2 minutes.
Utah is not happy about it. Sergachev is yelling from the box while both Kerfoot and Keller are discussing it with the referee.
Tough time to take a penalty with 3:25 left in the game. Oilers have already scored twice on the PP tonight…
— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) November 30, 2024
Utah back to full strength. That was a huge PK. https://t.co/3NYZ1NA8Tv
— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) November 30, 2024
3-3 Regulation.
Another OT game in SLC.
Utah gets a point already, but we'll see if they can steal another from McDavid and the Oilers.#UtahHC
— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) November 30, 2024
Battled back for MORE HOCKEY! pic.twitter.com/EAen0RI6BH
— Utah Hockey Club (@utahhockeyclub) November 30, 2024
Oilers win it in OT.
Nugent Hopkins scores.
— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) November 30, 2024
Took a point. pic.twitter.com/FoEAVm0FnL
— Utah Hockey Club (@utahhockeyclub) November 30, 2024
