Utah scores 3 goals in 2 1/2 minutes in 3rd, Vejmelka has 49 saves in 4-1 win over Hurricanes
Associated PressSALT LAKE CITY — 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 on Wednesday night. Pyotr Kochetkov gave up three goals on 18 shots before he was replaced after giving up Sergachev’s goal that made it 3-1 at 7:11 of the third period. Takeaways Hurricanes: Carolina scored 44 goals in their previous nine games, found it tougher in Utah despite a 50-21 advantage in shots on goal. Utah: After a road trip where Utah went 1-2-1, the team got a four-day break – the longest of the season so far -- but the Hurricanes consistently beat the home team to the puck and created nearly double the scoring chances until the third period.