The Utah Hockey Club host the Vegas Golden Knights after Nick Bjugstad's two-goal game against the Carolina Hurricanes in the Utah Hockey Club's 4-1 win.

SALT LAKE CITY -- Karel Vejmelka made a career-high 49 saves for the Utah Hockey Club in a 4-1 win against the Carolina Hurricanes at Delta Center on Wednesday. Nick Bjugstad scored twice, and Michael Kesselring had two assists for Utah (7-6-3), which had lost three of four.

Utah HC defenseman Ian Cole played for the Hurricanes in the 2021-22 season. In 75 games, he scored two goals and 19 points. He also added 83 penalty minutes — the second-highest number of his career. The team lost in game seven of the Conference Semi-Final to the New York Rangers that year.

Sebastian Aho is one game-winning goal shy of breaking Ron Francis' franchise record (57). Sean Walker is three points shy of 100 career points. This is Carolina's first game ever against the Utah Hockey Club because they are technically a new franchise.

SALT LAKE CITY — After a long road trip, the Utah Hockey Club is set to return home Wednesday to face the Carolina Hurricanes. Utah finished its most recent road trip with a win and three losses, two coming in overtime. With an 11-3-0 record, Carolina is one of the league's hottest teams.

Karel Vejmelka skated back onto the ice, pumping his arms and whooping to a Delta Center crowd eager to give him a raucous standing ovation. The usually soft-spoken and reserved Utah Hockey Club goaltender was announced as the first star of the game and let his emotion break through after making a career-high 49 saves in Wednesday’s 4-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes.

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Today, we will be looking at the Utah Hockey Club welcome the Carolina Hurricanes to Salt Lake City, Utah for the first time. Be sure to check in with more NHL Predictions as the season moves on. Time: 9:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) TV: FDSNSO ...

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Michael Carcone (53), Utah Hockey Club, brings the puck down the ice, as Colorado Avalanche defenseman Samuel Girard (49) defends, in NHL preseason action between the Utah Hockey Club and the Colorado Avalanche, at the Maverick Center, on Saturday Oct. 5, 2024.

The Carolina Hurricanes (11-3) square off against the Utah Hockey Club (6-6-3) during Wednesday’s NHL slate, starting at 9:00 PM ET at Delta Center and broadcast on ESPN+. The Hurricanes sit in second place in the Eastern Conference with 22 points and the Utah Hockey Club are 10th in the Western Conference with 15 points.

Utah Hockey Club vs. Nashville Predators WHEN: 7:00 p.m. MT WHERE: Delta Center - Salt Lake City, Utah TV: SEG+, UtahHC+, Utah 16 | RADIO: KSL Sports Zone 97.5 FM 1280 AM, NHL App After a four-game road trip,