Mar 18, 2025 , 9:41 PM EDMONTON, CANADA – DECEMBER 31: Zach Hyman #18 of the Edmonton Oilers battles for the puck against Jack McBain #22 of the Utah Hockey Club during the first period of the game at Rogers Place on December 31, 2024, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Leila Devlin/Getty Images) (Photo by Leila Devlin/Getty Images) COLE BAGLEY & BRIAN PREECE EDMONTON, ALBERTA, Canada—The Utah Hockey Club entered the night hoping to steal two points, but Edmonton quickly put that to rest, pulling away for a 7-1 win. The six-goal loss was Utah’s largest margin of defeat in franchise history. Utah HC (30-27-11, 71 points) faces the Oilers (40-24-4, 84 points) at Rogers Place on Tuesday, March 18. Edmonton is second in the Pacific Division, in firm control of a playoff spot. Utah continues battling with the Vancouver Canucks (73 points), St. Louis Blues (73 points), and Calgary Flames (71 points) for the final Western Conference Wild Card spot. Utah is 17-13-4 on the road, while Edmonton has defended home-ice with a 20-11-2 Rogers Place record. The Oilers have won two straight and are 5-5 in their past ten games. Utah HC is 6-2-2 in its past ten. Edmonton is 2-0 against Utah this season. They snatched a late-November 4-3 overtime win in Salt Lake City, then handed Utah a 4-1 road loss on New Year’s Eve. Final: Edmonton 7, Utah 1 — Utah Hockey Club (@utahhockeyclub) March 19, 2025 Captain Clayton Keller is the league’s 11th-best scorer (75 points) after notching his first career 50-assist season. Keller has 51 helpers, and his 24 goals are tied with Dylan Guenther for the team lead. Guenther’s 48 points have him tied with Logan Cooley (18 goals, 30 assists) for third. Nick Schmaltz (16 goals, 37 assists) is second behind Keller with 53 points. Karel Vejmelka leads the way in goal for Utah, making 11 straight starts while the club makes a playoff push. Vejmelka is ninth in the NHL with 2.45 goals against and 13th with a .909 save percentage. The @utahhockeyclub are two points back of a Wild Card spot and the @EdmontonOilers have been jockeying for the No. 2 seed in the Pacific Division for the past five days. Two huge points are up for grabs when they meet tonight on @espn. pic.twitter.com/mogqLkk6Tt — NHL Public Relations (@NHLPR) March 18, 2025 The Oilers feature two of the league’s most potent scorers and creators, Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid. Draisaitl is second in the NHL with 101 points (49 goals, 52 assists), followed closely by McDavid’s 86 points (25 goals, 61 assists) in fourth. Draisaitl begins the night with an 18-game scoring streak, and McDavid has scored in 11 straight. Defenseman Evan Bouchard forms a three-headed scoring monster, adding 13 goals and 40 assists for the ninth-best scoring team in the NHL. This season, Stuart Skinner and Calvin Pickard have been the Oilers’ main goaltenders. Skinner is 23-27-4 while allowing 2.84 goals against. Happy birthday, Borts! 🥳 pic.twitter.com/DAYRrEBWrZ — Utah Hockey Club (@utahhockeyclub) March 18, 2025 Tuesday tilt. pic.twitter.com/b8l6bdnepE — Utah Hockey Club (@utahhockeyclub) March 19, 2025 Another big one tonight. #UtahHC | @zionsbank pic.twitter.com/yE4pFqTpoF — Utah Hockey Club (@utahhockeyclub) March 19, 2025 LISTEN LIVE: @utahhockeyclub wraps up their road trip against the @EdmontonOilers on the @kslsports app, @KSLSportsZone and:https://t.co/wJWgH9h3gC pic.twitter.com/h2YaX8Lovl — KSL Sports (@kslsports) March 19, 2025 Looks like Kerfoot is actually on the top line with Schmaltz & Keller while Cooley remains on the second with Hayton & Guenther. Same as it was in Vancouver. https://t.co/qbbssL6g3O — Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) March 19, 2025 Vejmelka certainly doing his part to keep Utah in the game early. Oilers have been dicing up Utah’s flatfooted defense to start this game. — Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) March 19, 2025 Stenlund just took a stick up high, and Utah will head to the power play as Nurse heads to the box for cross checking. Big opportunity to steal some momentum. 1P: 7:58 | 0-0 — Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) March 19, 2025 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins pots the shorty to get things going for the @EdmontonOilers! 🙌 🇺🇸: @espn ➡️ https://t.co/S5tPrXCygm🇨🇦: @Sportsnet or stream on Sportsnet+ ➡️ https://t.co/4KjbdjVctF pic.twitter.com/mON1fl9o6A — NHL (@NHL) March 19, 2025 Utah gives up a shorthanded goal and Edmonton leads 1-0. — Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) March 19, 2025 Jack McBain to the box for holding. 4 on 4 for 51 seconds and then Edmonton will have a power play for just over a minute. — Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) March 19, 2025 The penalty expires but the Oilers score just as McBain exits the box. 2-0 Edmonton. Brutal start for Utah. — Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) March 19, 2025 Still LOTS of hockey left to play but this is why the Seattle loss hurt so much. Oilers played for a cup less than a year ago. Two of the top five-point producers are on their roster. This was always going to be a TOUGH matchup. — Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) March 19, 2025 Logan Cooley is tripped, and Utah will have another power play opportunity. Have to do something on this power play. — Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) March 19, 2025 This did not go well for McBain. https://t.co/451c0LZVGm — Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) March 19, 2025 McDavid scores with 3.3 seconds left in the first. Utah is just outmanned tonight. 3-0 Oilers. — Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) March 19, 2025 End of the 1st in Edmonton. Utah 0Edmonton 3 SOGUtah 8Edmonton 15pic.twitter.com/Ipip3uXKQL — KSL Sports (@kslsports) March 19, 2025 Vejmelka has been pulled. Stauber is between the pipes to start the second period. This is the first time Vejmelka hasn’t manned the net since February 22nd. — Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) March 19, 2025 Karel Vejmelka gets a rest after @utahhockeyclub falls behind big in opening periodhttps://t.co/txsXbQMWsR — KSL Sports (@kslsports) March 19, 2025 Oilers strike again. 4-0 Edmonton. — Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) March 19, 2025 5-0 Edmonton. — Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) March 19, 2025 Stauber fighting for his life during this power play. Oilers creativity and movement just off the charts tonight. — Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) March 19, 2025 Utah to the power play. — Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) March 19, 2025 Sean Durzi scores on the PP and Utah is on the board. 5-1. — Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) March 19, 2025 End of the 2nd period in Edmonton. Utah 1Edmonton 5 SOGUtah 18Edmonton 31pic.twitter.com/WEjd799Dpy — KSL Sports (@kslsports) March 19, 2025 6-1 Edmonton. — Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) March 19, 2025 7-1 Edmonton. — Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) March 19, 2025 Final. Time to “Be a Goldfish” and move on from that one immediately. https://t.co/G0ZebGG13c — Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) March 19, 2025 Utah Hockey Club games can be viewed on SEG+. Fans can also tune in on the KSL Sports app or 97.5 and 1280 The Zone. Click here for the full schedule. Cole Bagley is the Utah Hockey Club insider for KSL Sports. Keep up with him on X here. Listen to Cole break down the team on KSL Sports Zone and KSL 5 TV. Find KSLSports.com coverage of the Utah Hockey Club here. Are you on Threads yet? Let’s connect; give us a follow @kslsports. Download the new & improved KSL Sports app from Utah’s sports leader. You can stream live radio and video and stay updated on all your favorite teams. Brian Preece is a KSLSports.com insider covering Locals in MLB and the Salt Lake Bees. Follow Brian’s Bees and Beehive baseball here. Find Brian on X and Instagram and BlueSky at @bpreece24.
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