IR
Injury Upper Body
Est. Return 1/1/2026
2025 Stats
W
16
L
10
SO
1
GAA
2.70
SV%
.894
ROS Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
After years of dangling in trade rumors as a good goalie behind a bad team, Vejmelka upped his game in a contract season and earned an extension with the Mammoth. His five-year deal kicks in for 2025-26 after he posted a 26-22-8 record with a 2.58 GAA and a .904 save percentage in a career-high 58 games. The 29-year-old is among the good goalies in the NHL, especially with that kind of workload, but his numbers could still improve as the team in front of him continues to trend up. Vejmelka should be good for 50 games at a minimum, and if Utah takes the next step forward, he'll be a strong mid-to-late-round pick in fantasy. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a five-year, $23.75 million contract extension with Utah in March of 2025.
On injured reserve
Vejmelka (upper body) was put on injured reserve Monday.
ANALYSIS
Vejmelka's placement on IR is retroactive to Dec. 23, so he'll miss Monday's home game against Nashville, but he's eligible to be activated ahead of Thursday's road matchup versus the Islanders. The 29-year-old has a 16-10-2 record, 2.70 GAA and .894 save percentage in 29 appearances in 2025-26. Matt Villalta was called up from the minors in a corresponding move.
Vejmelka's placement on IR is retroactive to Dec. 23, so he'll miss Monday's home game against Nashville, but he's eligible to be activated ahead of Thursday's road matchup versus the Islanders. The 29-year-old has a 16-10-2 record, 2.70 GAA and .894 save percentage in 29 appearances in 2025-26. Matt Villalta was called up from the minors in a corresponding move.
NHL Stats
Loading Goalie Stats...
2025 NHL Game Log
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2025 NHL Game Log
Loading Goalie Game Log...
2025–26 Time On Ice Stats
- Average Time On Ice: 58:09
Mammoth Depth Chart
Our full team depth charts are reserved for RotoWire subscribers.
Subscribe Now
Past Fantasy Outlooks
2024
2023
2022
Vejmelka looked like Utah's goalie of the future with a breakout 2022-23 showing, but he crashed to Earth in 2023-24, and his game seemed porous. There was even talk of waiving him. Vejmelka is a solid enough netminder, but with Connor Ingram's emergence, he's going to settle for the No. 2 role in Utah. The arrival of Mikhail Sergachev and John Marino on the team's blue line will help both goalies tremendously, so expect far better numbers for Vejmelka than his 3.35 GAA and .895 save percentage from last year. He could offer some depth fantasy value if he can force a platoon situation.
More Fantasy News
Not starting after all
Vejmelka (upper body) won't play Tuesday versus the Avalanche.
ANALYSIS
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Poised to start Tuesday
Vejmelka is expected to guard the cage for Tuesday's road tilt with Colorado, Brogan Houston of Deseret News Sports reports.
ANALYSIS
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Earns OT win Sunday
Vejmelka stopped 23 of 26 shots in Sunday's 4-3 overtime win over the Jets.
ANALYSIS
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Facing Winnipeg
Vejmelka will defend the home crease against the Jets on Sunday, Catherine Bogart of the Mammoth's official site reports.
ANALYSIS
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Takes narrow loss
Vejmelka allowed two goals on 22 shots in Friday's 2-1 loss to the Devils.
ANALYSIS
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Latest Fantasy Rumors
Possible starter Friday
Vejmelka might start at home against the Islanders on Friday, per Stefen Rosner of NHL.com.
ANALYSIS
Vejmelka stopped 17 of 19 shots en route to a 5-2 win over Buffalo in his last start Wednesday. He has an 8-4-0 record, 2.84 GAA and .882 save percentage in 12 appearances with Utah in 2025-26. The Islanders are 9-6-2 and in a three-way tie for eighth offensively with 3.35 goals per game this year.
Vejmelka stopped 17 of 19 shots en route to a 5-2 win over Buffalo in his last start Wednesday. He has an 8-4-0 record, 2.84 GAA and .882 save percentage in 12 appearances with Utah in 2025-26. The Islanders are 9-6-2 and in a three-way tie for eighth offensively with 3.35 goals per game this year.