{"id":461041,"date":"2026-02-17T17:48:41","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T17:48:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/461041\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T17:48:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T17:48:41","slug":"utah-hockey-club-demolished-in-8-0-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/461041\/","title":{"rendered":"Utah Hockey Club Demolished In 8-0 Loss"},"content":{"rendered":"

TAMPA, Florida \u2013\u00a0The Tampa Bay Lightning controlled every aspect of play, dominating Utah Hockey Club in an 8-0 loss. Five days after an electric home win over the Lightning, Utah looked like a completely different team in the rematch.<\/p>\n

Utah HC (32-29-11, 75 points) faces the Lightning (42-25-5, 89 points) at Amalie Arena on Thursday, March 27. Utah has fallen to fifth in the Western Conference Wild Card race, eight points behind the streaking St. Louis Blues. Vancouver (80 points) and Calgary (80 points) also lead the first-year franchise.<\/p>\n

Tampa Bay has been nearly unbeatable at home, holding a 26-8-2 home-ice record. Utah HC is 17-15-4 on the road. Utah stunned the Lightning at Delta Center with a 6-4 win<\/a> last week.<\/p>\n

Wildly fun night at @AmalieArena<\/a> \ud83d\ude01#GoBolts<\/a> | #UTAvsTBL<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/AOWBitnAnC<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) March 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

Mikhail Sergachev, a Stanley Cup-winning defender with Tampa Bay, returns to his former home for the first time. Sergachev leads Utah defensemen with 45 points after being acquired in an offseason trade. Since day one, he has been a steadying force on Utah\u2019s back line, offering experience and veteran leadership for the young group.<\/p>\n

Captain Clayton Keller leads Utah with 78 points, including a career-high 54 assists. Keller is 13th in the league in scoring and has 21 more points than Utah\u2019s second-leading scorer, Nick Schmaltz. Schmaltz adds 17 goals and 40 assists, while second-year forward Logan Cooley recently crossed the 20-goal plateau for the second time in his young career. Cooley\u2019s 54 points are third on the team. Dylan Guenther leads the club with 26 goals.<\/p>\n

Sunshine state smiles \ud83d\ude01 pic.twitter.com\/Eyyy1LbwlQ<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Utah Hockey Club (@utahhockeyclub) March 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

Nikita Kucherov, the league\u2019s second-leading scorer, has 31 goals and 70 assists, making him one of three players to reach 100 points this season. Brandon Hagel (33 goals, 46 assists) is 12th in the NHL with 79 points.<\/p>\n

Brayden Point (35 goals, 24 assists) and Jake Guentzel (34 goals, 34 assists) round out a quartet of high-level scorers.<\/p>\n

Pregame<\/p>\n

Going to be a lot harder to put pucks in the back of the net tonight. https:\/\/t.co\/i3IWMI5Aj9<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) March 27, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

Lineup vs. Lightning. pic.twitter.com\/dUEuRX4QUm<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Utah Hockey Club (@utahhockeyclub) March 27, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

LISTEN LIVE: @utahhockeyclub<\/a> is on the road to face the @TBLightning<\/a> on the @kslsports<\/a> app, @KSLSportsZone<\/a> and:https:\/\/t.co\/A2VLsuCIyB<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/B6KQHFIh8o<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 KSL Sports (@kslsports) March 27, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

First Period<\/p>\n

Cool moment for Sergachev back in the city where he won 2 Stanley Cups.#GoBolts<\/a> #UtahHC<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/H4DBfXKglV<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) March 27, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

Lightning score less than 90 seconds in.<\/p>\n

1-0 Tampa<\/p>\n

\u2014 Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) March 27, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

Hedman scores.<\/p>\n

2-0 Tampa Bay.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) March 27, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

Cernak just delivered a BRUTAL hit on Keller which drew a response from Cooley who is now in the box.<\/p>\n

Yikes.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) March 27, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

Kesselring has challenged Cernak after the hit he delivered on Keller.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, the two fell to the ice before much happened.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) March 27, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

Good heavens, that\u2019s a nasty hit. https:\/\/t.co\/jruRz2LoBh<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) March 27, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

End of the 1st period in Tampa Bay.<\/p>\n

Tampa 2
Utah 0<\/p>\n

SOG
Tampa 7
Utah 5<\/p>\n

Brutal start that put Utah in a sizable hole.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) March 27, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

Second Period<\/p>\n

Tampa back to full strength.<\/p>\n

No shots for Utah during the man advantage and Utah continues to struggle on the power play. https:\/\/t.co\/26ooBSkFnT<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) March 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

3-0 Tampa Bay<\/p>\n

\u2014 Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) March 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

Kucherov scores.<\/p>\n

4-0 Tampa Bay.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) March 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

Kuch \ud83e\udd1d back of the net pic.twitter.com\/pbAQEP245E<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) March 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

Karel Vejmelka has been pulled and Stauber is now between the pipes for #UtahHC<\/a><\/p>\n

It was time. Vejmelka deserves a long rest.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) March 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

Lightning score immediately on the power play.<\/p>\n

5-0 Tampa Bay. https:\/\/t.co\/d8NqypsoTs<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) March 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

6-0 Tampa Bay.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) March 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

Third Period<\/p>\n

7-0 Tampa Bay.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) March 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

Schmaltz just put one off the pipe during a Utah PP.<\/p>\n

I think that’s the closest Utah has come to scoring tonight.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) March 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

8-0 Tampa Bay.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) March 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

Final.<\/p>\n

Crazy the difference 5 days and Vasilevskiy can make. https:\/\/t.co\/Ctx1edbfu2<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) March 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

Utah-Tampa Bay Gameday Reading<\/p>\n

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