Those moments led to another first for the Utah Hockey Club: the first win in franchise history, a 5-2 victory Tuesday night over the Chicago Blackhawks. Though it took months to reach this point, Utah's introduction to the NHL was swift.

In the second period, Hawks center Philipp Kurashev had an open far-side shot on Connor Ingram but drew iron. Bedard’s main wing last season, Kurashev played on the second line with Taylor Hall and Tyler Bertuzzi on Tuesday.

The crowd erupted in a rally towel-waving frenzy when right wing Dylan Guenther buried a one-timer into the back of the net for the Utah Hockey Club’s first-ever goal. The place blew up again about 10 minutes later when Keller put one past Chicago goaltender Petr Mrazek after a Blackhawks’ turnover at the blue line.