{"id":460538,"date":"2025-01-10T15:03:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-10T20:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=460538"},"modified":"2025-01-10T15:03:00","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T20:03:00","slug":"leading-goal-scorer-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/01\/10\/leading-goal-scorer-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Utah Hockey Club&#8217;s Leading Goal Scorer Out With Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/01\/10\/potential-defensive-pairings-utah-hockey-club\/\" target=\"_self\">Utah Hockey Club<\/a> announced Friday afternoon that forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/g\/guentdy01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-01-10_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dylan Guenther<\/a> is out indefinitely with a lower-body injury. Utah recalled forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/d\/doanjo01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-01-10_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Josh Doan<\/a> from their AHL affiliate, the Tucson Roadrunners in a corresponding move. Guenther has been a revelation this season as he&#8217;s just one point shy of breaking his career-high of 35 points set last season. Guenther last played in Wednesday night&#8217;s 4-1 loss to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/panthers\/\" target=\"_self\">Florida Panthers<\/a> where he was a -3 with two shots on goal. Utah head coach Andre Tourigny said the injury occurred in a collision with Panthers captain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/barkoal01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-01-10_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aleksander Barkov<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">ROSTER UPDATE<a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/utahhockeyclub?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@utahhockeyclub<\/a> forward Dylan Guenther will be out indefinitely (lower-body)<\/p>\n<p>The Club has recalled forward Josh Doan from the Tucson Roadrunners (AHL)<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Utah Mammoth PR (@UtahMammoth_PR) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UtahMammoth_PR\/status\/1877762397101830317?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 10, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Dylan Guenther Out Due to Injury<\/h2>\n<p>With 16 goals this season, Guenther is currently Utah&#8217;s leading goal scorer and has 34 points this season while averaging 16 minutes of ice time. Doan, an AHL all-star, recorded just two points in nine games with Utah this year prior to being sent down to Tucson. Utah will slot him in Guenther&#8217;s place on the second-line and first power play unit.<\/p>\n<p>Guenther has been one of Utah&#8217;s most important forwards. The 21-year-old winger has a shoot-first mentality, which is why his current 16.3 shooting percentage is a career best. Guenther is second among Utah skaters with nine even strength goals and already has 98 shots on goal this season. However, the team&#8217;s power play will miss Guenther the most. He leads the team with seven power play goals and has nine power play points, which is third on Utah.<\/p>\n<h3>What It Means<\/h3>\n<p>The forward<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/12\/31\/young-utah-forwards-important-players\/\" target=\"_self\"> has formed a strong partnership<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/c\/coolelo01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-01-10_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Logan Cooley<\/a> as his centre. Their line is second on Utah with 15 goals scored, while playing <a  href=\"https:\/\/moneypuck.com\/lines.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">256<\/a> total minutes together. Utah&#8217;s starting goaltender <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/i\/ingraco01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-01-10_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Connor Ingram<\/a> just came back from a long absence, but now the team will be without of one of its top forwards. Guenther&#8217;s injury isn&#8217;t season ending, but he&#8217;ll be out a while.<\/p>\n<p><em>Main photo by: Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Utah Hockey Club announced Friday afternoon that forward Dylan Guenther is out indefinitely with a lower-body injury. Utah recalled forward Josh Doan from their AHL affiliate, the Tucson Roadrunners in a corresponding move. 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