Add the Flames to the list of teams the Utah HC has swept in a season series this year — bragging rights that come with their 3-1 win on Tuesday.
The list isn’t particularly long, but it includes two teams with whom Utah HC has battled for a playoff spot all season long: the Flames and the Vancouver Canucks. Additionally, they’re 3-0-1 against the Minnesota Wild and 2-1-0 against the St. Louis Blues (with another game to play).
Utah’s odds of making the playoffs aren’t promising, but they’re determined to make every game count — regardless of how well their competitors play.
“We’re just worried about our own business,” said Barrett Hayton, who scored the game-winning goal against the Flames on Tuesday. “That’s all we can control. Each and every night’s a war for us, so that’s all we’re focused on.”
“I think (this) group likes big games,” said head coach André Tourigny. “They like the stage, from the season opener to the way we played against Tampa here, so on and so forth. (There are) a lot of key games where the group stepped up."
The ability to pull it together in especially meaningful games is paramount — you can’t win the Stanley Cup without it. It would take nothing short of a miracle for Utah to pull that off this season, but it’s these winning habits that will eventually move them from the rebuild to contender status.
Utah Hockey for dummies
When Dylan Guenther took a deflected puck to the face halfway through the first period, many fans probably wondered whether he’d be back this season. To the surprise of many, he was back before the end of the period.
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— Brogan Houston (@houston_brogan) April 2, 2025
