ST LOUIS, MISSOURI - NOVEMBER 07: Nick Bjugstad #17 of the Utah Hockey Club controls the puck against Justin Faulk #72 of the St. Louis Blues in the second period at Enterprise Center on November 7, 2024 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images)
(Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images)
ST. LOUIS, Missouri – The final night of the NHL season for the Utah Hockey Club came to an unceremonious end with a 6-1 loss to the playoff-bound St. Louis Blues.
The Blues (44-30-8, 96 points) are hosting Utah HC (38-31-13, 89 points) on Tuesday, April 15, at the Enterprise Center. Utah was eliminated from playoff contention last week, but the Blues clinched a playoff birth with the regulation win. The Minnesota Wild and Calgary Flames are the only Western Conference teams remaining for playoff contention.
Utah HC opened the night with a 2-1 season-series lead. Utah claimed back-to-back 4-2 wins in early November and mid-January. The Blues handed Utah a 2-1 loss on February 2. Connor Ingram made Utah’s only start between the pipes in St. Louis, making 15 saves in his team’s 4-2 win.
Last one of the season 🩵
📍: Enterprise Center
⏰: 6PM MT
📺: Utah HC+ & Utah 16
📻: KSL Sports Zone pic.twitter.com/jXyf1MPi4n— Utah Hockey Club (@utahhockeyclub) April 15, 2025
One night after playing in his 600th NHL game, Captain Clayton Keller enters the final game of the year leading his team in several offensive categories. The eighth-year center has a career-high 60 assists and 89 points. His 29 goals are two more than Dylan Guenther’s 27 and equal the third-most in his career.
Guenther leads the team with 12 power-play goals, and his nine game-winners are tied with six players for the third-most in the NHL.
Karel Vejmelka has stepped into the primary goalkeeper’s role and has been terrific all season. ‘Veggie’ is ninth in the league with 2.52 goals against. His .906 save percentage is 18th in the NHL.
#UtahHC can potentially play spoiler tonight against the #stlblues#Flames are just 2 points behind with a game in hand.
If Utah beats St. Louis and the Flames win out, Calgary will overtake the WC spot.
You bet Utah is going to show up. Playoff vibes. Should be fun.
— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) April 15, 2025
Since Feb. 23 #UtahHC is tied for the seventh most points in the NHL with a 14-6-4 record.
I know the playoffs would’ve been fun but the goal was to play meaningful hockey and they delivered those types of games.
— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) April 15, 2025
Per Tourigny,
Karel Vejmelka will get the start for #UtahHC against the #stlblues
Yamamoto will return to the lineup for O’Brien.
Bortuzzo is in for DeSimone.
— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) April 15, 2025
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— KSL Sports (@kslsports) April 16, 2025
Blues score following a breakaway.
Vejmelka made the initial stop but the follow up found the back of the net.
1-0 St. Louis.
— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) April 16, 2025
3 Utah skaters crashed on the puck carrier which left Buchnevich wide open on the backdoor for an easy one-timer.
Rough start for the Club. https://t.co/ripM8XhO5N
— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) April 16, 2025
Blues score on the PP.
3-0 St. Louis. https://t.co/UDrqbLcGcW
— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) April 16, 2025
JIMMY SNUGGERUD!
That's his first NHL goal! 💥 pic.twitter.com/c5SvDSiI3y
— NHL (@NHL) April 16, 2025
Logan Cooley the box for holding.
1P: 3:07 | 3-0 St. Louis
— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) April 16, 2025
5 on 3 power play for the Blues after Utah is called for too many men on the ice.
1:06 left on Cooley's penalty.
Disaster first period for Utah.
— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) April 16, 2025
4-0 St. Louis.
A playoff spot is on the line for the Blues, and they showed up.
— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) April 16, 2025
End of the 1st period in St. Louis.
Blues 4
Utah 0SOG
Utah 5
Blues 12pic.twitter.com/okjTOYoFTW— KSL Sports (@kslsports) April 16, 2025
Oh boy. Durzi to the box for tripping.
Another Blues power play.
2P: 16:57 | 4-0 St. Louis
— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) April 16, 2025
CLAYTON KELLER SCORES ON THE POWER PLAY AND REACHES 90 POINTS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HIS CAREER!!!!!!
— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) April 16, 2025
#UtahHC with another power play opportunity.
2P: 8:46 | 4-1 Blues
— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) April 16, 2025
The power play has given Utah a little bit of life here in the second.
They're moving the puck, getting to the net, and generating opportunities.
4 goal deficit is just hard to come back from.
— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) April 16, 2025
Much better period for Utah as they outshot the Blues 14-9 and led the period 1-0.
Still a lot of ground to make up in the third though. https://t.co/9CRgF3tF6N
— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) April 16, 2025
St. Louis scores again.
5-1 Blues.
— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) April 16, 2025
Hayton was going right at Joseph down on the ice.
Some frustrations may have boiled over there.
Hayton received a minor for tripping and a 10-minute misconduct. His season is done.
— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) April 16, 2025
That's all folks.
The Utah Hockey Club will finish their inaugural season 38-31-13 with 89 points. Great season.
Playoffs or bust in 2025-26.#UtahHC
— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) April 16, 2025
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