Matt Komma

Salt Lake City

Utah Correspondent at NHL.com

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Simashev, But sign entry-level contracts with Mammoth

1 week ago | nhl.com | Matt Komma

Defenseman Dmitri Simashev and forward Daniil But have been playing hockey together since they were 15 years old. From playing together in the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl youth hockey organization, to the first round of the 2023 NHL Draft where they were each selected by the Arizona Coyotes, to winning the first KHL championship in Lokomotiv’s history together this past season, the pair have seen it all in their youth hockey careers.
Saros makes 39 saves, Predators defeat Utah Hockey Club in shootout | Utah Hockey Club

1 month ago | nhl.com | Matt Komma

O'Reilly has goal, assist for Nashville Predators at Utah Hockey Club | Recap April 11, 2025 SALT LAKE CITY -- Juuse Saros made 39 saves, and the Nashville Predators recovered to defeat the Utah Hockey Club 4-3 in a shootout at Delta Center on Thursday. Ryan O'Reilly had a goal and an assist, and Filip Forsberg and Nick Blankenburg also scored for the Predators (29-42-8), who have won two straight games.
Saros makes 39 saves, Predators top Utah Hockey Club in shootout | NHL.com

1 month ago | nhl.com | Matt Komma

Filip Forsberg, Ryan O’Reilly, and Nick Blankenburg each scored for the Predators (29-42-8), who have won two straight games. Forsberg had the only goal in the shootout. Dylan Guenther, Josh Doan, and Nick Bjugstad scored, and Karel Vejmelka made 28 saves for Utah (36-30-13), which had won two straight. Bjugstad opened the scoring at 4:49 of the second period, firing a shot from the goal line that went over the right shoulder of Saros to give Utah a 1-0 lead.
Utah scores franchise-record 7 goals to ease past Kraken

1 month ago | nhl.com | Matt Komma

Guenther, Sergachev each has 3 points in 4th win in past 5 games Kraken at Utah Hockey Club | Recap April 09, 2025 SALT LAKE CITY -- The Utah Hockey Club scored a franchise-record seven goals and defeated the Seattle Kraken 7-1 at Delta Center on Tuesday.
Utah scores franchise-record 7 goals to ease past Kraken

1 month ago | nhl.com | Matt Komma

Dylan Guenther (three assists) and Mikhail Sergachev (one goal, two assists) each had three points and Karel Vejmelka made 18 saves for Utah (36-30-12), which has won four of its last five games (4-1-0). Jared McCann scored and Joey Daccord made 22 saves through two periods for the Kraken (34-39-6), who had won three straight. Victor Ostman made 12 saves in his NHL debut, replacing Daccord at the start of the third period.
Kings pull away from Utah for 3rd straight win

2 months ago | nhl.com | Matt Komma

Adrian Kempe and Trevor Moore each extended his goal streak to three games, Drew Doughty had a goal and an assist, and Darcy Kuemper made 28 saves for the Kings (43-23-9), who have won three games in a row and seven of their past nine. Lawson Crouse and Jack McBain scored, and Karel Vejmelka made 15 saves for Utah (34-30-12), who have lost four of their past six games.
Vejmelka makes 33 saves, Utah Hockey Club defeats Flames

2 months ago | nhl.com | Matt Komma

Wolf stops 25 shots for Calgary, which has lost 3 of 4 Flames at Utah Hockey Club | Recap April 02, 2025 SALT LAKE CITY -- Karel Vejmelka made 33 saves, and the Utah Hockey Club defeated the Calgary Flames 3-1 at Delta Center on Tuesday. Vejmelka made his 18th consecutive start for Utah, the longest streak in the NHL since 2019. “You know, it's fun to play every night in front of our home crowd,” Vejmelka said.
Red Wings score 5, top Utah Hockey Club despite being limited to 14 shots

2 months ago | nhl.com | Matt Komma

DeBrincat gets 2 points, Lyon stops 16 after Mrazek leaves with injury in 1st Red Wings at Utah Hockey Club | Recap March 25, 2025 SALT LAKE CITY -- Alex DeBrincat had a goal and an assist, and the Detroit Red Wings scored five straight times in a 5-1 win against the Utah Hockey Club at Delta Center on Monday. Detroit scored three of its five goals in the third period despite being limited to a total of 14 shots on goal.
Red Wings score 5, top Utah Hockey Club despite being limited to 14 shots

2 months ago | nhl.com | Matt Komma

Detroit scored three of its five goals in the third period despite being limited to a total of 14 shots on goal. Elmer Soderblom and Marco Kasper also scored for the Red Wings (33-31-6), who had lost eight of 10 and ended a six-game road losing streak. Petr Mrazek, who left at 1:48 of the first period with an undisclosed injury and did not return, made one save. Alex Lyon stopped 16 of 17 shots in relief.
Cooley, Kerfoot each has 2 goals, lift Utah Hockey Club past Lightning

2 months ago | nhl.com | Matt Komma

Marino has 2 assists for Utah; Tampa Bay snaps 3-game winning streak Lightning at Utah Hockey Club | Recap March 23, 2025 SALT LAKE CITY -- Logan Cooley and Alex Kerfoot each scored twice and the Utah Hockey Club defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 6-4 at Delta Center on Saturday. “I thought we just kept going at them,” said Cooley, who now has a career-high 21 goals on the season.