Liam O'Brien made a surprise return to the Utah Hockey Club lineup, playing his first game in two months against the Edmonton Oilers. Filling in for injured center Clayton Keller, O'Brien contributed two shots, a team-high six hits, and brought much-needed energy to the third line.
Minutes before puck drop, Utah Hockey Club made a lineup change.Accordingly, for the first time in two months, it was time for Liam O’Brien to suit up Tuesday night against the Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Place in the eventual 4-1 loss.
Utah Hockey Club center Clayton Keller brings the puck down the ice during the game at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City on Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. “My job is to always be ready. These are the types of situations that you stay ready for. I was ready to play. Even got a nap in this afternoon,” O’Brien said. “I knew we had some guys that were sick and stuff. Obviously, you definitely don’t want Clayton Keller not in your lineup but I was happy to fill in.”
Mattias Ekholm put Edmonton ahead early after Utah was unable to clear the puck in front of its own net. Vasily Podkolzin gathered the loose puck and popped it out to Ekholm who wristed it from the left circle and past Jaxson Stauber who made his fourth start of the season. The play made it 1-0 at 4:26 of the first period.
“I didn’t like the quick goals. You play against a good team, those are the types of things they will do to you,” Tourigny said. “I still think we have a lot more in that room. I think we all would say and feel the same way about tonight’s game,” O’Brien said. “We have to find ways to win games.”
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