Apr 8, 2025; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Utah Hockey Club center Logan Cooley (92) celebrates a power play goal against the Seattle Kraken during the second period at Delta Center. Mandatory Credit: Rob Gray-Imagn Images Two teams coming off seven-goal outbursts meet Thursday when the Nashville Predators face the Utah Hockey Club at Salt Lake City.
Tuesday’s 7-1 win over the Seattle Kraken was Utah’s most dominant performance of the season. Utah (36-30-12, 84 points) scored the most goals in any game during the franchise’s inaugural season and outshot the Kraken by a 41-19 margin.
Mikhail Sergachev (one goal, two assists) and Dylan Guenther (three assists) led the way on the scoresheet, but it was an all-around effort from Utah. Seven different players scored goals, and 12 different players had at least one point.
“You see where in every game, our offense can come from everywhere, like tonight,” Utah coach Andre Tourigny said. “The power play was really good, but as well, we had scoring from other lines. So that made a difference.”
Utah is still part of the Western Conference wild-card chase but will be eliminated Thursday night if the Minnesota Wild beat the San Jose Sharks.
Utah’s power play unit is 6-for-12 over its last three games, after struggling through a 1-for-24 drought in its previous 10 games.
While Utah led all the way against Seattle, the Predators trailed on four different occasions during Tuesday’s 7-6 overtime win over the New York Islanders. Nashville was down 6-4 heading into the final 2:07 of regulation before Steven Stamkos scored a power-play goal, and Michael Bunting added another power-play marker with just 40 seconds remaining.
Fedor Svechkov then scored 1:56 into the extra frame to deliver Nashville (28-42-8, 64 points) its wildest victory of a difficult season.
“Kind of just a crazy night, one of those throwback games with a lot of goals,” said Stamkos, who had two goals and two assists. “Obviously a long time coming for us … I think (Predators assistant coach Todd Richards) made a joke about the hockey gods not really rewarding us for goals. So, we got some tonight, so it was great to see.”
The Predators are averaging 29.4 shots per game, one of the better totals in the NHL. However, Nashville’s goals-per-game average of 2.54 is among the lowest in the league.
Tuesday’s win kept the Predators from making some ignominious franchise history. Nashville had lost its previous six games, and a regulation loss against the Islanders would’ve matched the Predators’ team-record streak of seven straight losses (set during the 2012-13 season).
Filip Forsberg leads Nashville in both goals (30) and assists (42).
Utah also has an all-category points leader in Clayton Keller, who has 27 goals and 57 assists. Keller is two points away from matching his career best of 86 points, set during the 2022-23 season.
Karel Vejmelka has started each of Utah’s last 21 games and has an impressive 2.41 goals against average and .903 save percentage during this ironman streak. If Utah decides to finally give Vejmelka a rest, backup Matt Villalta would receive his second career NHL start.
Juuse Saros will likely be the Predators’ starting goaltender Thursday. Nashville has been mostly rotating its goalies over the last several weeks, so Saros figures to get the nod since Justus Annunen played against the Islanders.
Saros recorded a 27-save shutout in the last meeting between Nashville and Utah, a 4-0 Predators win on Nov. 9. After Thursday’s contest, the Predators and Utah will meet once more in Nashville on Monday to conclude the season series.
–Field Level Media
This news was originally published on this post .
About the author
Schick pomohl Leverkusenu gólem a asistencí k výhře nad Augsburgem. Skórovali i další Češi
KomentářeANALÝZA: Velké ligové zklamání. Z Evropy sešup do skupiny o záchranuAmbice nenaplnili, sezonu skončí zklamaní. Fotbalisté Mladé Boleslavi se budou v ligové nadstavbě místo zápasů v elitní šestici, o čemž snili, trápit ve skupině o záchranu. Středočechy nedoběhl nabitý podzimní program, kdy hráli základní skupinu Konferenční ligy. Jejich propad nastal na jaře. Sport.cz analyzuje, proč k němu došlo. Dnes 7:44
Diego Souza prevê turbulência em time do Brasileirão: “Vai começar”
Diego Souza, ex-jogador de futebol - Reprodução/YouTube Diego Souza está pessimista em relação ao Ceará para a sequência do Brasileirão. Antes da partida contra o São Paulo, neste sábado (26), não apenas classificou o time paulista como favorito, mas imagina também que o Vozão terá dificuldades na sequência da competição nacional. Neste momento, a equipe comandada por Léo Condé ocupa a quinta posição com sete pontos. É a mesma pontuação do Tricolor, mas leva vantagem sobre o rival nos critérios de desempate. PUBLICIDADE PUBLICIDADE “O Ceará estava num oba-oba bom. Um início assim para um time do Nordeste não poderia ser melhor, mas já vai para a prova de fogo e acho que não ganha do São Paulo. Imagino que vai começar a ter um pouco de turbulência no campeonato”, disse Diego Souza. “Começou em ascensão, já virou alvo, os […]
Diego Souza prevê turbulência em time do Brasileirão: “Vai começar”
Diego Souza, ex-jogador de futebol - Reprodução/YouTube Diego Souza está pessimista em relação ao Ceará para a sequência do Brasileirão. Antes da partida contra o São Paulo, neste sábado (26), não apenas classificou o time paulista como favorito, mas imagina também que o Vozão terá dificuldades na sequência da competição nacional. Neste momento, a equipe comandada por Léo Condé ocupa a quinta posição com sete pontos. É a mesma pontuação do Tricolor, mas leva vantagem sobre o rival nos critérios de desempate. PUBLICIDADE PUBLICIDADE “O Ceará estava num oba-oba bom. Um início assim para um time do Nordeste não poderia ser melhor, mas já vai para a prova de fogo e acho que não ganha do São Paulo. Imagino que vai começar a ter um pouco de turbulência no campeonato”, disse Diego Souza. “Começou em ascensão, já virou alvo, os […]
„Großartige Sache!“ – Barça rief überraschend bei diesem Star an
Barças Torhüter Marc-André ter Stegen ist nach seiner schweren Knieverletzung wieder voll ins Mannschaftstraining eingestiegen. Der Deutsche steht sogar im Kader für das Copa-del-Rey-Finale gegen Real Madrid am Samstag (22 Uhr, live bei BILD und SPORT BILD).Happy End für den DFB-Keeper! Noch vor ein paar Monaten, frisch nach seiner Patella-Verletzung, brannte der Baum bei Barça! Der Klub suchte dringend Ersatz – und soll sogar bei einem Ex-Torwart vom direkten Liga-Konkurrenten Real Madrid angerufen haben! Lesen Sie auch<!-->[-->Der Name: Keylor Navas. Der ehemalige Keeper von Real und PSG behauptet jetzt, dass Barcelona tatsächlich Interesse an ihm hatte. „Ich hörte meinen Name in den Medien, wenn es um Barcelona ging. Dann haben sie meinen Agenten angerufen. Solche Gespräche sind im Fußball immer eine Herausforderung“, sagte Navas im Gespräch mit „Cadena SER“. Keylor Navas (36) spielte jahrelang für RealFoto: Icon Sport via Getty Images<!-->]-->Letztendlich […]
Novak Djokovic exits Madrid Open after shock defeat to Matteo Arnaldi
Novak Djokovic’s miserable start to the clay-court season continued with a second-round defeat to world No. 44 Matteo Arnaldi at the Madrid Open.The 6-3, 6-4 loss means Djokovic is 0-2 on clay in 2025, following his straight-sets defeat to Alejandro Tabilo at the same stage of the Monte Carlo Masters in Monaco a couple of weeks ago. Djokovic, the world No. 5, didn’t lose his first match at a tournament once in 2024. He has done so four times in 2025.AdvertisementIt’s a historically bad run of form for him, and while Arnaldi was inspired in the Spanish capital, it’s a match that Djokovic will be desperately disappointed to have lost. No one has ever been able to raise themselves for Grand Slams like the 24-time champion, but at 37 — and more likely than not to be outside the top […]
Donald Trump lashes out at NFL owners for not taking Shedeur: “Are they stupid?”
Donald Trump lost his temper and lashed out on social media against the 32 NFL franchises on Thursday, after watching the first round of the 2025 Draft, when no team dared to take Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders, considered one of the top prospects for this day.Experts estimated that Sanders would be among the top five picks, but if not, he could go to the Saints at No. 9 or perhaps to the Steelers at No. 21. However, no one called him and he ended up being the big surprise of the first day of the Draft and the son of legend Deion Sanders is still without a team.What a nightmare! Shedeur Sanders reacts to getting a prank call during the NFL DraftTrump did not agree with what happened and through his social network Truth Social, he called the "NFL owners […]
Related
Schick pomohl Leverkusenu gólem a asistencí k výhře nad Augsburgem. Skórovali i další Češi
KomentářeANALÝZA: Velké ligové zklamání. Z Evropy sešup do skupiny o záchranuAmbice nenaplnili, sezonu skončí zklamaní. Fotbalisté Mladé Boleslavi se budou v ligové nadstavbě místo zápasů v elitní šestici, o čemž snili, trápit ve skupině o záchranu. Středočechy nedoběhl nabitý podzimní program, kdy hráli základní skupinu Konferenční ligy. Jejich propad nastal na jaře. Sport.cz analyzuje, proč k němu došlo. Dnes 7:44
Diego Souza prevê turbulência em time do Brasileirão: “Vai começar”
Diego Souza, ex-jogador de futebol - Reprodução/YouTube Diego Souza está pessimista em relação ao Ceará para a sequência do Brasileirão. Antes da partida contra o São Paulo, neste sábado (26), não apenas classificou o time paulista como favorito, mas imagina também que o Vozão terá dificuldades na sequência da competição nacional. Neste momento, a equipe comandada por Léo Condé ocupa a quinta posição com sete pontos. É a mesma pontuação do Tricolor, mas leva vantagem sobre o rival nos critérios de desempate. PUBLICIDADE PUBLICIDADE “O Ceará estava num oba-oba bom. Um início assim para um time do Nordeste não poderia ser melhor, mas já vai para a prova de fogo e acho que não ganha do São Paulo. Imagino que vai começar a ter um pouco de turbulência no campeonato”, disse Diego Souza. “Começou em ascensão, já virou alvo, os […]
Diego Souza prevê turbulência em time do Brasileirão: “Vai começar”
Diego Souza, ex-jogador de futebol - Reprodução/YouTube Diego Souza está pessimista em relação ao Ceará para a sequência do Brasileirão. Antes da partida contra o São Paulo, neste sábado (26), não apenas classificou o time paulista como favorito, mas imagina também que o Vozão terá dificuldades na sequência da competição nacional. Neste momento, a equipe comandada por Léo Condé ocupa a quinta posição com sete pontos. É a mesma pontuação do Tricolor, mas leva vantagem sobre o rival nos critérios de desempate. PUBLICIDADE PUBLICIDADE “O Ceará estava num oba-oba bom. Um início assim para um time do Nordeste não poderia ser melhor, mas já vai para a prova de fogo e acho que não ganha do São Paulo. Imagino que vai começar a ter um pouco de turbulência no campeonato”, disse Diego Souza. “Começou em ascensão, já virou alvo, os […]
„Großartige Sache!“ – Barça rief überraschend bei diesem Star an
Barças Torhüter Marc-André ter Stegen ist nach seiner schweren Knieverletzung wieder voll ins Mannschaftstraining eingestiegen. Der Deutsche steht sogar im Kader für das Copa-del-Rey-Finale gegen Real Madrid am Samstag (22 Uhr, live bei BILD und SPORT BILD).Happy End für den DFB-Keeper! Noch vor ein paar Monaten, frisch nach seiner Patella-Verletzung, brannte der Baum bei Barça! Der Klub suchte dringend Ersatz – und soll sogar bei einem Ex-Torwart vom direkten Liga-Konkurrenten Real Madrid angerufen haben! Lesen Sie auch<!-->[-->Der Name: Keylor Navas. Der ehemalige Keeper von Real und PSG behauptet jetzt, dass Barcelona tatsächlich Interesse an ihm hatte. „Ich hörte meinen Name in den Medien, wenn es um Barcelona ging. Dann haben sie meinen Agenten angerufen. Solche Gespräche sind im Fußball immer eine Herausforderung“, sagte Navas im Gespräch mit „Cadena SER“. Keylor Navas (36) spielte jahrelang für RealFoto: Icon Sport via Getty Images<!-->]-->Letztendlich […]
Novak Djokovic exits Madrid Open after shock defeat to Matteo Arnaldi
Novak Djokovic’s miserable start to the clay-court season continued with a second-round defeat to world No. 44 Matteo Arnaldi at the Madrid Open.The 6-3, 6-4 loss means Djokovic is 0-2 on clay in 2025, following his straight-sets defeat to Alejandro Tabilo at the same stage of the Monte Carlo Masters in Monaco a couple of weeks ago. Djokovic, the world No. 5, didn’t lose his first match at a tournament once in 2024. He has done so four times in 2025.AdvertisementIt’s a historically bad run of form for him, and while Arnaldi was inspired in the Spanish capital, it’s a match that Djokovic will be desperately disappointed to have lost. No one has ever been able to raise themselves for Grand Slams like the 24-time champion, but at 37 — and more likely than not to be outside the top […]
Donald Trump lashes out at NFL owners for not taking Shedeur: “Are they stupid?”
Donald Trump lost his temper and lashed out on social media against the 32 NFL franchises on Thursday, after watching the first round of the 2025 Draft, when no team dared to take Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders, considered one of the top prospects for this day.Experts estimated that Sanders would be among the top five picks, but if not, he could go to the Saints at No. 9 or perhaps to the Steelers at No. 21. However, no one called him and he ended up being the big surprise of the first day of the Draft and the son of legend Deion Sanders is still without a team.What a nightmare! Shedeur Sanders reacts to getting a prank call during the NFL DraftTrump did not agree with what happened and through his social network Truth Social, he called the "NFL owners […]
Be the first to leave a comment