Clayton Keller scores game-winner in OT to give Utah Hockey Club 6-5 win over Rangers
by Josh Furlong, KSL.com · KSL.comEstimated read time: 1-2 minutes
NEW YORK — It was an explosion of offense at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night.
The Utah Hockey Club and New York Rangers combined for seven goals in the second period as the two teams battled it out on the ice for the two teams who hadn't suffered a loss this season.
The Hockey Club struck first on a Barrett Hayton snap shot just 3:43 into the game as Utah never trailed in regulation. But it was captain Clayton Keller who came out on top to secure the game-winner in overtime, giving Utah HC a 6-5 win over the Rangers and a 3-0 start to the young season.
Utah built up a 5-3 lead in the second period before the Rangers' Braden Schneider got the wrist shot goal 18 minutes into the second period to narrow the deficit, and Will Cuylle added the game-tying goal 13 minutes into the third period to force the game into overtime.
The Rangers proved to be the aggressor in the third period (and really all night as New York out-shot Utah 34-25), spending a bulk of the period in front of Utah's goal. But Connor Ingram remained firm in front of the night until the Cuylle goal.
But it was Keller who came out as the hero with a backhand goal four minutes into overtime to seal another Hockey Club victory.
In all, Utah had six different players score a goal, including Dylan Guenther, who scored a league-leading fifth goal in the second period to give the Hockey Club its 5-3 lead.
This story will be updated.
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Josh Furlong
Josh is the sports director at KSL.com and beat writer covering University of Utah athletics — primarily football, men’s and women's basketball and gymnastics. He is also an Associated Press Top 25 voter for college football.