Game Preview, 1/18: Utah Hockey Club vs. St. Louis Blues WHEN: 7:00 p.m. MT WHERE: Delta Center - Salt Lake City, Utah TV: SEG+, UtahHC+, NashCast, Utah 16 | RADIO: KSL Sports Zone 97.5 FM, NHL App

It was Tucker’s second goal of the season and gave the Blues a 1-0 lead about two minutes into an eventual 4-2 loss to Utah.

Utah Hockey Club center Clayton Keller (9) shoots the puck against St. Louis Blues left wing Pavel Buchnevich (89) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Melissa Majchrzak) Utah Hockey Club’s four goals had one common denominator.

First Period_1, St. Louis, Tucker 2 (Sundqvist), 2:05. 2, Utah, Kesselring 5 (Keller, Cooley), 6:06 (pp). 3, Utah, Schmaltz 9 (Marino, Keller), 8:25. 4, Utah, Keller ...

Clayton Keller had a goal and three assists to help the Utah Hockey Club defeat the St. Louis Blues 4-2 at Delta Center on Saturday. Logan Cooley had a goal and two assists, and Connor Ingram made 22 saves for Utah (19-19-7),

The Canadiens had about as bad a first period as they've had in months in Utah, but St. Louis allowed his players to take care of it.

If the best NHL teams in the standings and power rankings think they're in a good spot, they need to look over their shoulder.

Also in this week's notebook, a gaffe early against the Rangers, St. Louis on the early season negativity, Suzuki on Slafkovský's progress.

Michigan State is no longer the No. 1-ranked NCAA men's hockey team in the country. The Spartans (19-3-2) dropped to No. 2 in the USCHO.com rankings, released on Monday. Boston College (16-4-1) moved ahead of Michigan State with a 3-1 win over Harvard and a series sweep over Providence by scores of 3-0 and 4-1.

For 59 1/2 minutes, it looked like Monday afternoon's date with the Vegas Golden Knights was just what the doctor ordered for the Blues.

The Utah Hockey Club (19-19-7) recorded a crucial 4-2 win against the St. Louis Blues at Delta Center on Saturday to remain in the thick of the Western Conference wild card race, but the week ahead provides no relief.