DALLAS -- Utah Mammoth captain Clayton Keller played in Friday night's 4-3 loss to the Dallas Stars , one day after the unexpected death of his father.

As a tribute, Keller was named the game's first star.

"He loves his teammates so much, and his teammates just love him so much," Mammoth coach Andre Tourigny said. "He drives our passion and our competitiveness every night. He's the kind of guy who wants to be better every night. We cannot have a better example of a captain."

The 27-year-old Keller has played all 10 of his NHL seasons with the Arizona-Utah franchise and was named captain before last season, when the club moved to Salt Lake City. The No. 7 pick in the 2016 draft and four-time All-Star was a 30-goal scorer each of the past three seasons, including career highs last

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