Barrett Hayton scores twice, Karel Vejmelka earns first shutout of season as Utah Hockey Club beats Minnesota, 4-0, for third straight win

Karel Vejmelka made 26 saves for his first shutout of the season, Barrett Hayton scored twice and Utah beat the Minnesota Wild 4-0 on Thursday night for its third straight victory. Clayton Keller and Lawson Crouse also scored,

The Utah Hockey Club pulled off a great game against the Minnesota Wild on Thursday to begin their three-game road trip, beating them 4-0 to get closer to the second wild card spot in the Western Conference.

Karel Vejmelka made 26 saves for his first shutout ... Utah is two points out of the second wild-card spot in a crowded Western Conference playoff field. Less than two minutes into the game ...

With seven of the eight Western Conference playoff spots already likely spoken for, four remaining hopefuls — the Vancouver Canucks, Calgary Flames, St. Louis Blues, and Utah Hockey Club — are all vying for the final spot.

The Winnipeg Jets are sitting atop the Western Conference and looking to ... and No. 1 goalie Karel Vejmelka hasn’t been sharp with a run-of-the-mill .893 SV% and 3.04 GAA across his nine ...

The Utah Hockey Club are a professional ice hockey team, competing in the NHL's Western Conference ... like Josh Doan and Lawson Crouse. Karel Vejmelka and Connor Ingram serve as the goaltenders.

If Montreal came into the contest as one of the league’s hottest teams, the HC was definitely at the other end of that spectrum, winning only two of its last ten games and fading quickly in the Western ... and then deked Karel Vejmelka for a highlight ...

Game Preview, 1/24: Utah Hockey Club vs. Winnipeg Jets WHEN: 6:00 p.m. MT WHERE: Canada Life Centre - Winnipeg, Manitoba TV: SEG+, UtahHC+, Utah 16 | RADIO: KSL Sports Zone 97.5 FM, NHL App

The Jets will be facing the Utah Hockey Club for the second time this week when the teams meet on Friday in Winnipeg. Utah, which posted a 5-2 home win on Monday, will be playing the second of back-to-back games.

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) St. Paul, Minn. • Utah Hockey Club has had this week circled on the calendar.

NEW YORK (AP) — Defenseman K’Andre Miller had a goal and an assist and Igor Shesterkin made 35 saves as the surging New York Rangers routed the Philadelphia Flyers 6-1 on Thursday night.