Guenther nets pair of goals, Utah beats Minnesota 2-1 for season-high 4th straight win | Sports
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Dylan Guenther scored his second goal of the game midway through the third period and the Utah Hockey Club beat the Minnesota Wild 2-1 Friday night. Guenther beat Marc-Andre Fleury five seconds into a power play for the go-ahead goal. Karel Vejmelka made 28 saves for Utah, which won its season-high fourth straight game and seventh straight road game, extending its league record for most consecutive road wins by a franchise in its inaugural season. Mats Zuccarello had the Minnesota goal, and the Wild have lost four of five and have been outscored 19-9 in that span. Fleury finished with 16 saves. Zuccarello completed a three-person passing play with Kirill Kaprizov and Marco Rossi for a 1-0 Minnesota lead midway through the first period, but Guenther scored his first a minute later. Takeaways Utah: Utah was 1 for 3 on the power play. In its past 13 games, Utah has scored 13 power-play goals on 36 tries, including eight goals in the last six outings. Wild: Injury-plagued Minnesota had Brock Faber in the lineup after he was struck in the side of the neck by a shot during Wednesday’s 6-1 loss to the Panthers. He