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.

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 won for the fourth time at home this season (4-2-1).

Utah Hockey Club jerseys will be available to the public on Friday. Fans can purchase the jerseys both in the team store and online at shop.nhl.com. The website will go live at 8 a.m. MDT and the team store will open at noon. Season-ticket holders will have the opportunity to attend a presale at the team store from 8 a.m. to noon.

(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.

How to watch the Hurricanes vs. Utah Hockey Club NHL game today, with TV channel, live streaming info, and puck drop time.

That’s the kind of wisdom that comes from playing more than 500 games in the NHL, as Keller has. The wins and losses come and go, but if you get too fixated on the past — good or bad — you can quickly lose focus on the task at hand.

Jerseys bought in the team store at Delta Center will feature exclusive inaugural-season patches on both shoulders; jerseys bought online will not include this. Fans will eventually be able to buy individual patches from the team store. Utah also plans on making game-worn jerseys available for purchase in the team store in the future.

Next up for the Utah Hockey Club will be one of its toughest tests yet: the fourth-place Carolina Hurricanes, who come to town on Wednesday. The Hurricanes have won the most games of any team since the NHL resumed play after the pandemic.

Welcome to the latest edition of NHL Predictions. Every day, the Last Word on Hockey team digs into upcoming games to provide analysis on the matchups and take a look at what elements can change the game.