Overview
- Utah beat Nashville 4-1 on Thursday in Salt Lake City, then clinched a postseason berth when Anaheim routed San Jose 6-1.
- Dylan Guenther scored his 39th, Clayton Keller logged three assists, and Karel Vejmelka made 29 saves as Nick Schmaltz, Kailer Yamamoto, and Lawson Crouse added goals.
- The victory was Utah’s fifth straight and marked a sixth consecutive game with at least four goals, pushing the Mammoth to 90 points in the first wild-card slot.
- Nashville’s loss hurt its wild-card push as captain Roman Josi was a late scratch with an upper-body injury and the Predators now trail the Kings for the final spot.
- This is the franchise’s first playoff appearance since 2020 and the first since relocating to Utah two seasons ago.