Hockey Club 6-5 Rangers (Oct. 12, 2024) game review

NEW YORK – Clayton Keller scored his second goal of the game at 4:05 of overtime and the Utah Hockey Club defeated the New York Rangers 6-5 on Saturday night for their third win in three games.

Barret Hayton, Jack McBain, Kevin Stenlund and Dylan Guenther also scored for Utah. Connor Ingram made 29 saves.

Hayton has scored in each of Utah's three games and Guenther has five goals.

Artemi Panarin, who led New York with 49 goals and 120 points last season, scored two goals. K'Andre Miller, Braden Schneider and Will Cuylle also scored for the Rangers. Adam Fox had three assists and Igor Shesterkin finished with 19 saves.

Takeaways

Utah continued its strong start after moving from Arizona to Salt Lake City last spring. The team was formerly known as the Coyotes before the franchise moved with the same players, coaches and staff. The NHL is treating the club like a new franchise, with previous records unique to Arizona.

The Rangers lost for the third time (3-1-2) in their last six home openers.

Key moment

The Rangers appeared to take a 3-2 lead at 4:54 of the second on a shot from rookie defenseman Victor Mancini, but forward Matt Rempe was deemed a nuisance on Ingram. Keller scored just over a minute later when the teams played 4-on-4.

Key statistics

Keller, Utah's newly named captain, has points in all three games to start the season. Utah's Logan Cooley had an assist, his fifth in three games.

Next

The Rangers host Detroit on Monday while Utah continues its road trip in New Jersey.

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