The hat trick: Utah Hockey Club defeats St. Louis Blues 5-3 following impressive comeback

DES MOINES, Iowa – Despite an unfortunate and somewhat uncommon start to the Utah Hockey Club’s preseason matchup against the St. Louis Blues, Utah remained physical and rallied in the second and third periods to claim their first win of the preseason, 5-3.

Here are the key takeaways from Utah’s first game of the 2024-25 preseason.

Utah Hockey Club’s First Line Looked Solid

Against the St. Louis Blues, the Utah Hockey Club’s top line looked fantastic in their first minutes of action during the preseason. Since the beginning of camp, forwards Logan Cooley, Dylan Guenther, and Jack McBain have been busy working together on the same line. Against the St. Louis Blues, fans got to see what the coaching staff may be envisioning for this group.

While Cooley and Guenther fire pucks on net, McBain is a big, physical body that crashes the net hard. He did this multiple times throughout the game against St. Louis and nearly lit the lamp on a few occasions.

As for Cooley and Guenther, while both can certainly let the puck fly, it’s clear that the goal is to have Cooley set Guenther up in scoring opportunities.

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