In the middle of a chase for an NHL playoff spot, the Utah Hockey Club needs every point it can get. When Utah fell behind 3-0 to Toronto, it didn’t look like Utah would be able to gain any ground in the race,
Immediately after the Maple Leafs' third goal, Kesselring challenged Simon Benoit to a fight. It started with an attempted “Superman punch” by Benoit, followed by a series of blows by Kesselring, before both players fell to the ice.
The Utah Hockey Club take on the Toronto Maple Leafs tonight at 8:00 p.m. MST / 10:00 p.m. EST. Here are the projected lineups for Utah HC, please note these are subject to change.
Matthews stayed in Arizona through his 2012-13 season with the 16-and-under Arizona Bobcats before he jumped to the United States National Team Development Program. He eventually got selected first overall by Toronto in the 2016 NHL Draft and burst into the first full-fledged star from the state.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Hockey Club defenseman Michael Kesselring (7) gets into a fight with Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Simon Benoit (2) during an NHL hockey game at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City on Monday, March 10, 2025. It was a Michael Kesselring fight that sparked it.
Second Period_3, Toronto, Benoit 1 (Holmberg, Kampf), 4:48. 4, Utah, Carcone 6 (McBain, Doan), 8:14. 5, Utah, Schmaltz 15 (Keller, Maatta), 9:03. 6, Utah, Hayton 17 (Guenther, Sergachev), 12:11 (pp).