Karel Vejmelka - NHL News & Rumors

Gives up six goals Vejmelka stopped 23 of 29 shots in Tuesday's 6-1 loss to St. Louis.

Impact Vejmelka was beaten four times in the first period, including thrice over a 6:37 stretch and twice in the power play, and Utah couldn't even sniff a comeback. Vejmelka settled down afterwards and only gave up two goals the rest of the way, but the damage was already done. This was Utah's final game of the regular season, and the team has been eliminated from playoff contention for quite some time. This means the 28-year-old ends the 2024-25 campaign with a 26-22-8 record and career-high marks in both GAA (2.58) and save percentage (.904) across 58 starts -- also a personal best.

APRIL 16 • ROTOWIRE

Blues' Brayden Schenn Buries Rebound To Open The Scoring Vs. Utah HC

APRIL 16 • YOUTUBE

Vejmelka Caps Off Strong Season With Goalie Of The Week Honors The NHL has announced their top goalies of the week, and to no one’s surprise, Utah Hockey Club’s Karel Vejmelka has been named as one of th...

APRIL 15 • THEHOCKEYNEWS.COM

Between pipes in St. Louis Vejmelka will get the road start Tuesday against the Blues, according to Belle Fraser of The Salt Lake Tribune.

Impact Vejmelka has played well down the final stretch of the season, earning a 4-1-1 record, .925 save percentage and 1.98 GAA across six appearances in April. Vejmelka and his club can play the role of spoiler Tuesday -- the Blues are competing with Minnesota and Calgary for one of the two final Western Conference wild-card spots. The 28-year-old netminder is sporting the best ratios of his career (.906 save percentage, 2.52 GAA), and even though Utah won't be in the playoffs, Vejmelka has a strong foundation to build on heading into 2025-26.

APRIL 15 • ROTOWIRE

Rides strong power play to win Vejmelka stopped 21 of 24 shots in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Stars.

Impact Vejmelka has won five of his last seven outings, though this was the third time he's given up three goals in that span. The 28-year-old benefited from Utah's power play going a perfect 4-for-4 in the contest. Vejmelka is up to 26-21-8 with a 2.52 GAA and a .906 save percentage over 57 appearances. He's started 23 games in a row, but he may catch a breather soon since Utah's season ends with a back-to-back. The team's last two games are Monday in Nashville and Tuesday in St. Louis.

APRIL 13 • ROTOWIRE

Rides strong power play to win Vejmelka stopped 21 of 24 shots in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Stars.

APRIL 13 • ROTOWIRE

Cooley has goal and assist, Utah gets 4 power-play scores in 5-3 win over Stars

Logan Cooley had a goal and two assists, and the Utah Hockey Club scored four power-play goals to beat the Dallas Stars 5-3

APRIL 13 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Between pipes Saturday Vejmelka will defend the road crease in Dallas on Saturday, Belle Fraser of The Salt Lake Tribune reports.

Impact Vejmelka will make his 23rd straight start. The 28-year-old is 25-21-8 with one shutout, a 2.51 GAA and a .907 save percentage in 2024-25. Dallas is fourth in NHL scoring, averaging 3.38 goals per game this season, but may have some difficulty Saturday as the flu bug is going through their locker room.

APRIL 12 • ROTOWIRE

Loses in shootout Vejmelka allowed three goals on 31 shots in Thursday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Predators.

Impact Vejmelka took just his second loss in his last six outings. The 28-year-old squandered a two-goal lead and then gave up the lone shootout tally to Filip Forsberg. For the season, he's 25-21-8 with a 2.51 GAA and a .907 save percentage over 56 appearances. Vejmelka has started 22 games in a row, and it's unclear if head coach Andre Tourigny has any plans to give the netminder rest after Utah was eliminated from playoff contention while idle Wednesday. Utah's last three games are on the road, beginning with Saturday's matchup against the Stars.

APRIL 11 • ROTOWIRE

Filip Forsberg scores lone shootout goal to lift the Predators past Utah, 4-3

Filip Forsberg beat Karel Vejmelka with a backhander for the lone shootout goal in the Nashville Predators’ 4-3 victory over the Utah Hockey Club on Thursday night

APRIL 11 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Expected to start Thursday Vejmelka was the first goaltender off the ice at morning practice, per Cole Bagley of KSL Sports, indicating he is slated to start at home versus Nashville on Thursday.

Impact Vejmelka will make his 22nd straight start. He has been great of late, going 4-1-1 in his last six starts, allowing only 10 goals on 166 shots (.940 save percentage). Vejmelka is 25-21-7 with a 2.51 GAA and a .907 save percentage, easily the best season in his four-year NHL career. The Predators are the lowest scoring team in the NHL this season, registering only 2.54 goals per game.

APRIL 10 • ROTOWIRE

Utah Hockey Club's future trending in a positive direction after first NHL season in Salt Lake City

Reaching the NHL playoffs is a long shot for the Utah Hockey Club in its first season in Salt Lake City

APRIL 9 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Barely challenged in win Vejmelka stopped 18 of 19 shots in Tuesday's 7-1 win over the Kraken.

Impact Vejmelka has turned things around lately with four wins over his last five contests. The 28-year-old goalie has allowed just eight goals in that span. He's up to 25-21-7 on the season with a 2.51 GAA and a .907 save percentage over 55 appearances. This was Vejmelka's 21st consecutive start, and while Utah's playoff chances are incredibly thin, he'll likely continue to start while they're in contention. They could be eliminated if the Wild beat the Sharks on Wednesday -- if not, expect Vejmelka between the pipes Thursday against the Predators.

APRIL 9 • ROTOWIRE

Utah routs Kraken 7-1, snapping Seattle's 3-game winning streak

Mikhail Sergachev scored a goal and had two assists to help power the Utah Hockey Club to a 7-1 victory over the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday night

APRIL 9 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

First off at morning skate Vejmelka is expected to draw his 21st consecutive start against the Kraken on Tuesday, according to Cole Bagley of KSL Sports.

Impact While it's atypical for a starting goaltender to start this many games in a row, head coach Andre Tourigny won't allow his team to fade quietly from postseason contention over the final stretch of the season. Vejmelka's statline during his 20-game starting streak has been decent -- he's 11-6-3 with a 2.48 GAA and a .901 save percentage in that period. Seattle is on the second half of a back-to-back after defeating the Kings 2-1 on Monday, while Utah has been off since Saturday.

APRIL 8 • ROTOWIRE

Impresses vs. Winnipeg Vejmelka stopped 32 of 33 shots in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Jets.

Impact Vejmelka was beaten by Mark Scheifele in the early stages of the third period with a power-play goal, but other than that, he looked impressive between the pipes en route to a third win over his last four appearances. Vejmelka has been an absolute workhorse for Utah and has appeared in each of the team's previous 20 games. going 11-6-3 with a 2.48 GAA and a .901 save percentage over that span.

APRIL 6 • ROTOWIRE

Keller, Hayton lead Utah to 4-1 win over Jets

Clayton Keller and Barrett Hayton each had a goal and an assist, and the Utah Hockey Club beat the NHL-leading Winnipeg Jets 4-1

APRIL 6 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

WPG@UTA: Scheifele scores PPG against Karel Vejmelka | Winnipeg Jets Mark Scheifele (WPG) scores power-play goal against Karel Vejmelka (UTA) to make it 3 - 1

APRIL 6 • NHL.COM

Top 10 Saves of the Week | NHL.com The top ten saves of the week including a sprawling save by Cam Talbot and a clutch pad save by Karel Vejmelka

APRIL 5 • NHL.COM

Starting again Saturday Vejmelka will patrol the crease at home against Winnipeg on Saturday, Belle Fraser of The Salt Lake Tribune reports.

Impact Vejmelka will be making his 20th consecutive appearance between the pipes as Utah tries to force its way into the playoff picture. The heavy workload does appear to be getting to the 28-year-old backstop, as he is just 2-3-1 in his last six outings while posting a 2.88 GAA and .884 save percentage. Until Utah is officially eliminated, Vejmelka could continue to see all of the starts -- especially considering the club has no back-to-backs until the final two games of the year.

APRIL 4 • ROTOWIRE

Poor showing against Kings Vejmelka allowed three goals on 18 shots in Thursday's 4-2 loss to the Kings. The fourth goal was an empty-netter.

Impact The Kings didn't find much success over the first two periods, but a pair of goals 44 seconds apart early in the third sent Vejmelka to the loss. The 28-year-old netminder had won his previous two starts and is 10-6-3 over a stretch of 19 consecutive starts. Vejmelka is 23-21-7 with a 2.56 GAA and a .904 save percentage through a career-high 53 appearances this season. He'll likely continue to play at least until Utah is mathematically eliminated from playoff contention, so don't be surprised if he's between the pipes versus the Jets on Saturday -- though fantasy managers may want to steer clear of that matchup.

APRIL 4 • ROTOWIRE

Fiala and Moore score in a 44-second span in 3rd in the Kings' 4-2 win over Utah

Kevin Fiala and Trevor Moore scored in a 44-second span early in the third period and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Utah Hockey Club 4-2 on Thursday night for their third straight...

APRIL 4 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Tending twine Thursday Vejmelka will be between the home pipes versus the Kings on Thursday, Belle Fraser of The Salt Lake Tribune reports.

Impact Vejmelka will make his 19th straight start for Utah. He has won his last two games, allowing three goals on 63 shots in victories over Chicago and Calgary. Vejmelka is 23-20-7 with a 2.56 GAA and a .905 save percentage over 52 contests in 2024-25. The Kings are generating 2.95 goals per game this season, 18th in the league.

APRIL 3 • ROTOWIRE

Karel Vejmelka, Utah shut down Flames Barrett Hayton’s early second-period goal held up as the winner thanks to stellar goaltending by Karel Vejmelka as the host Utah Hockey Club...

APRIL 2 • KANSASCITY.COM

Steps up in win Vejmelka stopped 33 of 34 shots in Tuesday's 3-1 win over the Flames.

Impact Vejmelka won his second game in a row, and he's allowed two or fewer tallies in three straight contests. The 28-year-old is still seeing a heavy workload, and that's likely to continue until Utah is mathematically eliminated from playoff contention. Vejmelka is up to 23-20-7 with a 2.56 GAA and a .905 save percentage across 52 outings, matching his career high in games played. Utah will have a couple of tough matches for the remainder of the week, as the team hosts the Kings on Thursday and the Jets on Saturday.

APRIL 2 • ROTOWIRE

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Cooley has goal and assist, Utah gets 4 power-play scores in 5-3 win over Stars

Filip Forsberg scores lone shootout goal to lift the Predators past Utah, 4-3

Utah Hockey Club's future trending in a positive direction after first NHL season in Salt Lake City

Utah routs Kraken 7-1, snapping Seattle's 3-game winning streak

Keller, Hayton lead Utah to 4-1 win over Jets

Fiala and Moore score in a 44-second span in 3rd in the Kings' 4-2 win over Utah