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Stenlund ends scoring drought to help Utah down slumping Red Wings, 4-2
Vejmelka makes 38 saves, Utah scores 3 straight to rally past Red Wings
DETROIT – Karel Vejmelka made 38 saves for the Utah Hockey Club, who scored three straight goals to rally for a 4-2 win against the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena on Thursday. Vejmelka, who signed a five-year contract that begins next season earlier Thursday, allowed two goals in the first 8:49 before stopping the next 29 shots he faced.
Utah downs slumping Red Wings, handing them a fourth-straight loss, 4-2
Vejmelka, though, snagged the puck right out of the air. That was far from his only big save Thursday in Detroit. A night after he signed a five-year extension, Vejmelka made 38 saves to help Utah to a 4-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings.
Utah Hockey Club left wing Lawson Crouse (67) and goaltender Karel Vejmelka (70) hug after a win over the Minnesota Wild of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Utah's five year extension of Karel Vejmelka is already looking like it's paid off. In a 4-2 road win over the Detroit Red Wings, Utah relied heavily on Vejmelka's 38 saves, the highest he's had on the road this season,
The scoreboard doesn’t suggest it, but the Utah Hockey Club’s 4-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday wasn’t their best game by any stretch of the imagination. They allowed 40 shots on net, managing just 19 of their own;
Vejmelka will guard the visiting goal in Detroit on Thursday, per Cole Bagley of KSL Sports. Vejmelka will play his first game after inking a five-year, $23.75 million contract Wednesday. The 28-year-old netminder is 16-16-4 with a 2.
Thursday's 4-2 loss to Utah was the Wings' fourth consecutive loss and they have the toughest schedule remaining in the NHL.
Dylan Larkin scored for the first time since Feb. 22, but the Wings gave up three unanswered goals in a 4-2 loss to Utah HC.
The Red Wings look to right the ship against a feisty Utah Hockey Club. Coyotes no more, this marks the first time the Red Wings have hosted Utah since their move from Arizona. The move, along with the development of former high draft picks Logan Cooley and Dylan Guenther and really solid goaltending from Karel Vejmelka,
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