Vejmelka makes 26 rescues, Utah Hockey Club closes Wild out

Barrett Hayton scored twice and Nick Desimone had two assists for Utah (21-19-7), who have won three in a row.

Filip Gustavsson made 25 rescues for Wild (28-16-4), which has lost four of its last five. Striker Kirill Kaprizov had three shots in 16:39 in his return to Lineup after missing the last 12 games with an injury to the lower body.

Hayton brought Utah ahead 1-0 at 1:46 in the first period as he redirected Desimones’s points shot past Gustavsson.

Clayton Keller made it 2-0 at 3:55 pm with a power-play goal where he skated from right to left across the castle before firing a wrist shot with a short side over Gustavsson’s right shoulder. Utah’s captain has three goals and seven assists over a row of five matches.

Lawson Crouse expanded the lead by 3-0 at 14:14 in the second period and got a position on Declan Chisholm in front to beat in a feed from Olli Maatta along the left wall.

Hayton backhand a rebound low to the 4-0 final of 1:48 in the third period. He has three goals and two assists in his last two matches.