Mikhail Sergachev scores in OT to lift Utah over the Canucks 3-2

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Mikhail Sergachev scored 4:48 into overtime to lift the Utah Hockey Club to a 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday night.

Clayton Keller and Dylan Guenther scored for Utah in the third period to force overtime. Karel Vejmelka made 24 saves. Logan Cooley added two assists.

Danton Heinen and Dakota Joshua scored for Vancouver, and Thatcher Demko stopped 28 shots. Quinn Hughes assisted on both goals.

Utah: Utah is now on a three-game winning streak.

Canucks: The overtime loss put them in a four-way tie on points (31) for first place in the Pacific Division along with the Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings and Vegas Golden Knights.

Schmaltz tied the game at 2-2 on a power play with 4:30 to play, after Utah trailed 2-0 earlier in the period.

Utah won just its second game this season when trailing after the second period, improving to 2-10-3. It was Vancouver’s first loss of the season when leading after the second.

The Canucks visit the Golden Knights on Thursday, while the Utah Hockey Club will visit the Wild on Friday.

This story has been updated to correct that Dylan Guenther scored for Utah in second period, not Nick Schmaltz.

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Utah Hockey Club center Alexander Kerfoot (15) looks on as Vancouver Canucks' goaltender Thatcher Demko (35) and Teddy Blueger (53) make a save against Utah Hockey Club during the first period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Utah Hockey Club center Jack McBain (22) knocks Vancouver Canucks defenseman Noah Juulsen, right, off his feet during the first period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko, right, makes a save against Utah Hockey Club center Alexander Kerfoot, left, during the second period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko (35) makes a save against Utah Hockey Club center Logan Cooley (92) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Vancouver Canucks' Danton Heinen (20) celebrates with teammates Kiefer Sherwood (44) and Pius Suter (24) after scoring against the Utah Hockey Club during the second period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Utah Hockey Club goaltender Karel Vejmelka (70) is scores against by Vancouver Canucks left wing Danton Heinen, as teammate Vancouver Canucks center Pius Suter (24) looks on during the second period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Utah Hockey Club defenseman Mikhail Sergachev (98) reacts after scoring against the Vancouver Canucks during overtime of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Israel’s defense minister said Thursday the country would “not allow the continuation” of shooting from Yemen’s Houthi rebels, hours after Israel launched heavy airstrikes on rebel sites.

“I suggest the leaders of the Houthi organization to see, to understand and remember, whoever raises a hand against the state of Israel, his hand will be cut off. Whoever harms us will be harmed sevenfold,” said Israel Katz, the defense minister.

Israel would “strike with force,” Katz said, and “not allow the continuation of this situation of shooting and threats against the state of Israel.”

The statement followed a series of intense Israeli airstrikes that shook Yemen’s rebel-held capital and a port city early Thursday and killed at least nine people, officials said, shortly after a Houthi missile targeted central Israel and badly damaged a school building.

The Iran-backed Houthis have staged attacks throughout the war on ships in the Red Sea corridor and launched missiles at Israel. The rebels have so far avoided the same level of intense military strikes that have targeted Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Here’s the latest:

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen’s rebel-held capital and a port city early Thursday and killed at least nine people, officials said, after a Houthi missile targeted central Israel.

Thursday’s strikes risk escalating conflict with the Iranian-backed Houthis, whose attacks on the Red Sea corridor have impacted global shipping. The rebels have so far avoided the same level of intense military strikes that have targeted the Palestinian Hamas militant group and Lebanon’s Hezbollah.

The Houthi-controlled satellite channel al-Masirah said some of the strikes targeted power stations in the capital, as well as the Ras Isa oil terminal on the Red Sea. The channel, citing its correspondent in the port city of Hodeida, said at least seven people were killed at the nearby port of Salif, while another two were killed at Ras Isa.

Houthi fighters march during a rally of support for the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and against the U.S. strikes on Yemen outside Sanaa on Monday, Jan. 22, 2024. (AP Photo)