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Utah scores 3 goals in 2 1/2 minutes in 3rd, Vejmelka has 49 saves in 4-1 win over Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes vs. Utah Hockey Club: Game Highlights

Jack McBain and Mikhail Sergachev also scored for Utah, which won at home after losing three of four on the road. Michael Kesselring had two assists and Karel Vejmelka had a career-high 49 saves to get his first win in five games.

Martin Necas scored for Carolina, which lost for just the second time in 11 games and ended a streak of nine straight games with at least four goals. Pyotr Kochetkov gave up three goals on 18 shots before he was replaced after giving up Sergachev's goal that made it 3-1 at 7:11 of the third period. Spencer Martin stopped two of the three shots he faced.

Vejmelka had 15 saves in the first period, 16 in the second and 18 in the third.

McBain started the outburst at 5:09 of the third, and Bjugstad capped it 17 seconds after Martin came on.

Bjugstad got Utah on the scoreboard first with 2:05 left in the first period with his first goal of the season and 150th of his career. Necas tied it with a power-play goal midway through the second.

Takeaways Hurricanes: Carolina scored 44 goals in their previous nine games, found it tougher in Utah despite a 50-21 advantage in shots on goal.

Key moment Just 22 seconds after McBain’s score, Lawson Krause hit the crossbar on a shot that was initially ruled a goal. After the review took the score off the board, Sergachev drove home his goal and Bjugstad added his all.

Key stat Utah improved to 5-0-2 when scoring first.

Up Next Utah hosts Vegas on Friday, and Hurricanes host Ottawa on Saturday.

Regular Season Series

UTAH leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 17:55 Nick Bjugstad Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: none
Goal 2nd Period 10:04 Martin Necas Goal (9) Slap Shot, assists: Shayne Gostisbehere (6), Sebastian Aho (11)
Goal 3rd Period 5:09 Jack McBain Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Michael Kesselring (5)
Goal 3rd Period 7:11 Mikhail Sergachev Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Dylan Guenther (6), Matias Maccelli (5)
Goal 3rd Period 7:28 Nick Bjugstad Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Michael Kesselring (6), Clayton Keller (8)

Statistics

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14 Blocked Shots 26
12 Hits 11
7 Takeaways 5
50 Shots 21
1 Power Play Goals 0
6 Power Play Opportunities 1
16.7 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
43 Faceoffs Won 30
58.9 Faceoff Win Percent 41.1
19 Giveaways 15
1 Total Penalties 7
2 Penalty Minutes 25

Game Information

Delta Center

Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Attendance: 11,131 | Capacity:

2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
New Jersey 11 6 24 2
Carolina 11 4 22 0
Washington 10 4 21 1
NY Rangers 9 4 19 1
NY Islanders 6 6 16 4
Pittsburgh 6 9 15 3
Philadelphia 6 8 14 2
Columbus 5 8 12 2

2024-25 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Winnipeg 15 1 30 0
Minnesota 10 2 23 3
Dallas 9 5 18 0
Colorado 9 8 18 0
Utah 7 6 17 3
St. Louis 7 9 14 0
Chicago 6 9 13 1
Nashville 5 9 12 2
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