Utah Hockey Club Defeats Buffalo Sabres 5-2 in Playoff Push
Dylan Guenther's game-winning goal and Mikhail Sergachev's two-goal effort keep Utah four points behind the final playoff spot in the Western Conference.
- Dylan Guenther scored his team-leading 25th goal of the season, breaking a 2-2 tie in the third period and securing the win for Utah.
- Mikhail Sergachev contributed two goals, including an empty-netter, highlighting his importance to Utah's playoff hopes.
- Logan Cooley opened the scoring for Utah, while Buffalo's JJ Peterka tied the game with a power-play goal in his return from injury.
- Buffalo's Beck Malenstyn had a goal disallowed after a video review for goaltender interference early in the second period.
- Utah remains in 11th place in the Western Conference, four points behind the St. Louis Blues, as they prepare to face the Tampa Bay Lightning next.