Vejmelka, though, snagged the puck right out of the air. That was far from his only big save Thursday in Detroit. A night after he signed a five-year extension, Vejmelka made 38 saves to help Utah to a 4-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings.
Utah's five year extension of Karel Vejmelka is already looking like it's paid off. In a 4-2 road win over the Detroit Red Wings, Utah relied heavily on Vejmelka's 38 saves, the highest he's had on the road this season,
The Red Wings (30-26-6, 66 points) have dropped three in a row at home, where they are 1-4-1 in their past six. They outshot Utah 39-19 but went 0 for 3 on the power play, failing to score on the man-advantage for the third consecutive game. Utah is 28-25-9 (65 points).