Utah’s Clayton Keller becomes 2nd NHL player from Missouri to reach 500-point plateau

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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Clayton Keller of the Utah Hockey Club became the second player from Missouri and fourth-youngest active from the United States to record 500 regular-season NHL points.

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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Clayton Keller of the Utah Hockey Club became the second player from Missouri and fourth-youngest active from the United States to record 500 regular-season NHL points.

Keller assisted on Barrett Hayton’s power-play goal less than a minute into the second period Saturday night against league-leading Winnipeg after scoring a goal in the first. Hayton assisted on Keller’s 26th goal of the season.

Keller joined Hall of Famer Pat LaFontaine as the only Missouri natives to reach the 500-point mark. Among U.S.-born players currently in the league, only Auston Matthews, Matthew Tkachuk and Patrick Kane got there at a younger age than Keller’s 26 years and 250 days.

Utah Hockey Club center Clayton Keller (9) shoots and scores on Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck (37) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, April 5, 2025, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Tyler Tate)
Utah Hockey Club center Clayton Keller (9) shoots and scores on Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck (37) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, April 5, 2025, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Tyler Tate)

The seventh pick in the 2016 draft when Utah was in Arizona and known as the Coyotes, Keller is a strong candidate to make the U.S. team at the 2026 Olympics after being left off the roster for the 4 Nations Face-Off.

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