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Anton Forsberg, Ottawa Senators Shutout Utah Hockey Club
SALT LAKE CITY – Despite dominating nearly every other the facet of the game on Tuesday night, the Utah Hockey Club experienced a disastrous eight-minute stretch during the first period that resulted in four Ottawa goals. While they continued to battle throughout the remaining two periods and even made a change in net, the puck refused to cross the line, and the Senators shutout Utah for their first loss on home ice.
Here are the key takeaways from Utah’s first home loss of their inaugural season.
Four on four situation led to the worst stretch of hockey Utah has played this season
Despite a hot start to the first period against Ottawa with pucks flying towards the net and constant pressure from the Utah Hockey Club, the game completely flipped on its head during a four-on-four situation. The end result? Four goals on eight shots and collectively the worst period of hockey the team has played this season.
3 goals on 6 shots…
Despite a hot start, this is probably the ugliest period of hockey the Utah Hockey Club has played this season.
— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) October 23, 2024
As previously mentioned, the ice was titled completely in Utah’s direction to start the period. Each line was dominating puck possession, suffocating the Senators in their own zone and getting tons of shots on net. To begin the period, Utah outshot Ottawa 7-0 in shots on goal and 16-4 in shot attempts.
However, after Jack McBain and Noah Gregor were both sent to the box, Ottawa netted two quick goals and suddenly the ice tilted heavily in favor of the Senators.
Couldn’t have drawn it up any better 🤌#GoSensGo pic.twitter.com/qjcRfNcQvj
— Ottawa Senators (@Senators) October 23, 2024
Nasty chip. Well executed, especially after receiving the puck on his skate. Had to move fast. https://t.co/0F3baVmPjV
— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) October 23, 2024
Following the quick goals, the energy dropped, Utah lost all momentum, mistakes stacked up and Utah trailed the Senators 4-0 after 20 minutes of hockey.
“That was a good drop off I think in our focus. I think we obviously came out strong, playing well, but we didn’t stay in the moment. We got carried away, a little bit soft, defensively, forced a play turnover, you know, and just we had them where we wanted. We played well. We just need to stay patient, stay humble, go one shift at a time, and we got ahead of ourselves, and we paid for it,” head coach André Tourigny said.
Sometimes the puck just doesn’t bounce your way
Aside from the four goals by Ottawa, Utah dominated just about every other facet of the game. They outshot the Senators 31-23, owned the faceoff contest by winning 59.3% and dominated puck possession.
But sometimes, the puck just doesn’t bounce your way and that was the case for Utah on Tuesday night.
Opportunities have been there for #UtahHC tonight. Some really good ones. Just cannot find the back of the net.
Currently outshooting the Senators 23-11…crazy this is a 4-0 game in favor of Ottawa.
— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) October 23, 2024
It certainly wasn’t due to a lack of quality chances as the team found themselves in decent scoring opportunities throughout the night. There were plenty of situations with lots of traffic in front of the net, quality one-timers, a solid power play in the second period and even a breakaway. All of which simply came up empty.
My heavens…Josh Doan just beat Forsberg on a breakaway but then the puck sailed well over the crossbar.
It just doesn’t want to go in the net tonight.
— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) October 23, 2024
It also didn’t help that Senators goaltender Anton Forsberg played completely out of character with 31 saves. In the three previous games, Forsberg posted a .863 save percentage and 4.16 goals against. But again, some nights that’s just how things go.
To add some perspective however, outcomes like this happen to good teams all the time. Tonight alone, the Minnesota Wild beat the reigning Stanley Cup Champion Florida Panthers 5-1, The New Jersey Devils lost to the Tampa Bay Lightning 8-5 and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-2.
Clayton Keller: “We had a lot of really good chances, a couple crossbars, a breakaway, some good looks on the power play. It’s going to happen. It’s a long season. Can’t get frustrated. You’ve got to stay patient and get better every day.”#UtahHC
— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) October 23, 2024
“We had a lot of really good chances, a couple crossbars, a breakaway, some good looks on the power play. It’s going to happen. It’s a long season. Can’t get frustrated. You’ve got to stay patient and get better every day,” Clayton Keller said.
Simply put, hockey is wild, and anything can happen.
A goalie change was needed, and Karel Vejmelka did well for Utah Hockey Club
Aside from the eight-minute disaster in the first period where Ottawa scored four times, Utah really dictated most of the game on Tuesday night. But those four goals were the difference and due to the short order in which they were scored, a goaltending change was needed.
Karel Vejmelka on stepping in for Ingram: “It’s all about mental things. Just be prepared mentally and focus on the right thing. Don’t think about it too much, what happened before. I just try to help us and give us chance to get some points.”#UtahHC
— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) October 23, 2024
“It’s all about mental things. Just be prepared mentally and focus on the right thing. Don’t think about it too much, what happened before. I just try to help us and give us chance to get some points,” Karel Vejmelka said.
To start the second period, Karel Vejmelka took the place in net of Connor Ingram. After allowing four goals on just eight shots, it was indeed time for a change which is a common occurrence in the NHL. When one guy is having a rough night, give the other a shot between the pipes.
“No, no, it’s not any different than the other player. I don’t think you want that. I don’t think you’re looking for that. I don’t wish that on any of our players but it’s just everybody in life has bad days at the office sometimes. And I think when you’re a goldender, you’re exposed more than anybody else. So, I think you need to make the right decision for the team. It’s nothing personal,” Tourigny said.
For the night, Vejmelka was a perfect 14-14 at shutout the Senators after a brutal first period. After tonight there may be need for an adjustment to the number of games they plan to split between the two goaltenders.
Utah Hockey Schedule
The Utah Hockey Club will continue their homestand against the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night. The game can be viewed on SEG+. Fans can also tune in on air on the KSL Sports APP or on 97.5 and 1280 The Zone. Click here for the full schedule.
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SALT LAKE CITY — The Environmental Protection Agency awarded Utah and Salt Lake County a total of $3.5 million in grants to assess potentially polluted properties for eventual cleanup and redevelopment.
The agency announced a $2 million grant to Utah’s Department of Environmental Quality and $1.5 million to Salt Lake County to conduct environmental assessments and inventory brownfield sites for cleanup. Brownfields are sites that may be difficult to redevelop or expand because of “the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant or contaminant,” according to the agency.
“These brownfields grants will help Utah communities clean up contaminated sites and unlock opportunities for redevelopment and investment,” EPA Regional Administrator Cyrus Western said in a news release announcing the grants earlier this week. “By transforming underused properties into community assets, EPA is helping create healthier neighborhoods and stronger local economies.”
The two grants awarded to Utah and Salt Lake County are among more than $248 million awarded to nearly 200 communities nationwide for brownfield assessment and cleanup. Utah’s Department of Environmental Quality plans to focus the resources on several areas in Ogden, Heber City and Fillmore, among others, according to Bill Rees, who leads Utah’s brownfield cleanup program.
“What we do is work to secure the funding and then begin to reach out to our communities across the state, say, ‘Listen, there’s opportunity to do some assessment work in your community if you’re interested,’ and then work with our rural partners, work with our urban partners to see if there are sites that will fit that bill,” he told KSL.
The state has received similar grants in the past, and Rees said the money can help local governments determine what to do with ailing properties such as old schools, hospitals or private property that have gone to waste.
“Is there asbestos in it, or is there hazardous material in it? Or could there be something that’s impacting the soil or the groundwater, and a policymaker needs to make a decision?” asked Rees. “Knowledge allows you to make good decisions.”
The $1.5 million awarded to Salt Lake County is the largest brownfields assessment grant the county has ever received, according to a county press release.
“This grant is a real win for our communities,” said Mayor Jenny Wilson. “This funding will let us do vital environmental work on a larger scale and in more neighborhoods. It reflects exactly the kind of partnership between local and federal government that gets results for residents.”
The county grant funds will be used to help create cleanup plans in three areas, including a vehicle storage yard in Salt Lake City’s Ballpark Neighborhood, a 4.26-acre vacant lot in Millcreek and a small commercial building in Magna that was damaged during an earthquake in March 2020, according to the EPA.
Contributing: Don Brinkherhoff
The Key Takeaways for this article were generated with the assistance of large language models and reviewed by our editorial team. The article, itself, is solely human-written.
The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City issued red flag warning Friday morning as emergency workers continued to battle one of the state’s largest wildfires in its history.
The red flag warning, issued when critical fire warnings are occurring or imminent, was to be in place through midnight Saturday.
“This is the FIRST Particularly Dangerous Situation Red Flag Warning issued in NWS Salt Lake City history. This is an exceptionally rare event,” the federal agency said in its warning.
A map of the area under the warning covered much of central and southwest Utah, with an area of the southwest, central and southern mountains also outlined as “particularly dangerous red flag.”
The particularly dangerous area includes the Cottonwood Fire, near the town of Beaver, which started Monday and had grown to covering almost nearly 71,000 acres by Thursday, 15 News reported. The fire forced evacuations.
The NWS warned that gusty winds and dry conditions would lead to rapid fire growth.
Utah also was dealing with the Iron Fire, which started June 19, and nearly destroyed the town of Eureka. The fire was about 27% contained Friday morning.
The fire danger led Utah Gov. Spencer Cox to issue executive order restricting fireworks statewide during the July 4 holiday, which marks the nation’s 250th birthday this year. The ban is in effect through July 5.
“Nothing about this decision was easy,” Cox said in a statement issued by his office Thursday.
“This is unlike anything we’ve seen in recent memory. We’re seeing fires spread farther and faster under conditions that defy historical expectations” Jamie Barnes, Utah state forester and director of the Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands, added in the statement.
Cox allowed cities and local communities to set aside areas where fireworks could be safely used. The city of Provo announced it would enforce a citywide prohibition on fireworks and would not designate a safe area for fireworks.
“This year is different,” Provo Mayor Marsha Judkins said in a statement. “The wildfire danger facing our community is real, and protecting lives, homes, and our natural spaces must come first.”
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