NHL

Utah Hockey Club at New York Islanders

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Utah Hockey Club
2-0-0
Final
5 - 4
New York Islanders
0-0-1

Dylan Guenther scores twice, Utah outlasts Islanders 5-4 in OT to improve to 2-0

Dylan Guenther scores goal vs. Islanders

Doan tied it 13 seconds after Islanders newcomer Max Tsyplakov scored his first career goal to give New York a 4-3 lead.

Lawson Crouse and Barrett Hayton also scored and Connor Ingram stopped 21 shots to help Utah improve to 2-0 in its first season in Salt Lake City after moving from Arizona. Utah beat Chicago 5-2 at home on Tuesday night.

Anthony Duclair, Bo Horvat and Jean-Gabriel Pageau also scored for New York in its opener. Semyon Varlamov made 21 saves.

Takeaways Islanders: Duclair, New York's big offseason acquisition, had a good start on the top line alongside Mathew Barzal and Bo Horvat. He had a goal and an assist.

Utah: Guenther scored his third and fourth goals of the season. The 21-year-old forward was drafted ninth overall in 2021.

Key moment Ingram stopped Horvat's one-timer with 6:53 left in the third period while Utah was killing off a four-minute, high-sticking penalty with the game tied at 3.

Key stat Three of Utah's four goal scorers — Crouse, Hayton and Guenther — also scored in the opener.

Up next Utah: At the New York Rangers on Saturday night.

Islanders: At Dallas on Saturday night.

Regular Season Series

UTAH leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 11:10 Anthony Duclair Goal (1) Deflected, assists: Noah Dobson (1), Mathew Barzal (1)
Goal 1st Period 19:01 Lawson Crouse Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Matias Maccelli (1), Logan Cooley (3)
Goal 2nd Period 13:07 Barrett Hayton Goal (2) Tip-In, assists: Mikhail Sergachev (2), Clayton Keller (1)
Goal 3rd Period 1:03 Bo Horvat Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: Anthony Duclair (1), Noah Dobson (2)
Goal 3rd Period 6:52 Jean-Gabriel Pageau Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Simon Holmstrom (1)
Goal 3rd Period 7:37 Dylan Guenther Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Clayton Keller (2), Mikhail Sergachev (3)
Goal 3rd Period 17:53 Maxim Tsyplakov Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Brock Nelson (1), Kyle Palmieri (1)
Goal 3rd Period 18:06 Josh Doan Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Alexander Kerfoot (1), Lawson Crouse (1)
Goal 4th Period 2:18 Dylan Guenther Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Sean Durzi (2), Logan Cooley (4)

Statistics

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20 Blocked Shots 20
13 Hits 20
11 Takeaways 2
26 Shots 27
2 Power Play Goals 1
2 Power Play Opportunities 6
100.0 Power Play Percentage 16.7
0 Short Handed Goals 1
0 Shootout Goals 0
36 Faceoffs Won 33
52.2 Faceoff Win Percent 47.8
20 Giveaways 11
5 Total Penalties 2
12 Penalty Minutes 4
New York Islanders New York Islanders Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Bo Horvat, C Out Dec 22
Ilya Sorokin, G Out Dec 22
Kyle Palmieri, C Injured Reserve Nov 30
Utah Hockey Club Utah Hockey Club Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Karel Vejmelka, G Day-To-Day Dec 24
Logan Cooley, C Injured Reserve Dec 13

Game Information

UBS Arena

Location: Elmont, NY
Attendance: 17,254 | Capacity:

2025-26 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Colorado 27 2 61 7
Dallas 25 7 56 6
Minnesota 22 10 50 6
Utah 18 18 39 3
Nashville 16 16 36 4
St. Louis 14 16 36 8
Winnipeg 15 17 33 3
Chicago 13 17 32 6

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 22 11 47 3
Philadelphia 19 10 45 7
NY Islanders 20 13 44 4
Washington 19 13 43 5
NY Rangers 19 16 42 4
New Jersey 20 16 41 1
Pittsburgh 15 12 39 9
Columbus 15 15 36 6
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