“Veggie! Veggie!” chanted the crowd at the Delta Center at various points throughout the third period. That’s in reference to goaltender Karel Vejmelka — “Veggie” for short — who posted a career-high 49 saves and helped his team kill 11 minutes’ worth of penalties in the final frame.

Nick Bjugstad scored his second goal of the game to cap the Utah Hockey Club’s three-goal flurry in a 2 1/2-minute span of the third period in a 4-1 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes.

SALT LAKE CITY - Martin Necas scored to extend his point streak to 11 games, but 49 saves from Karel Vejmelka and three third-period goals lifted the Utah Hockey Club to a 4-1 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes at the Delta Center on Wednesday.