My sister Marilyn is not a hockey fan (we are not really sure how this happened) so, when one of her colleagues gave her four tickets to last night's Utah Hockey Club game to thank her for helping him with a big project, she invited me, Kristine, and Trent to go with her because the three of us are huge hockey fans. We had so much fun (even Marilyn) and I know my dad was so happy that his three daughters were together at a hockey game (especially against a Canadian team because we got to hear "O Canada"). Utah played the Calgary Flames and it was a really important game with playoff implications for both teams so it was very exciting! Both teams are very evenly matched but goalie Karel Vejmelka was the difference for Utah because he made 33 saves. Kevin Stenlund scored first for Utah with with a really nice one-timer at the end of the first period and the crowd went crazy! It looked like Calgary had scored early in the second period when Mikael Backlund's shot hit the skate of Utah's Nick DeSimone but the goal was disallowed after it was reviewed (which also made the crowd cheer). Thirty seconds later Barrett Hayton scored on a backhander to put Utah up 2-0. Rasmus Andersson got one by Vejmelka (I thought he had it) mid-way through the second and then there were a few penalties and a fight to end the period. Calgary had a few good chances in the third but Utah never gave up and the captain Clayton Keller scored (with an assist from my favorite player Dylan Guenther) on an empty net goal in the final seconds to win 3-1. I was so happy to see them win because they lost the only other time I've gone to a game this season! We had such a great time so I think Marilyn might be a new fan!
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