Karel Vejmelka

Position: Goalie
Age: 30May 25, 1996
Height: 6'4"193 cm
Weight: 221 lbs100 kg
Catches: Right
Born: Trebic, CZE
Nationality: CZE
Draft: 2015 · Round 5 · 145th overall · NSH

GP13

GAA3.29

SV%0.870

SO1

Karel Vejmelka, Utah Mammoth goaltender, stats: this season, career totals, game log, recent trends and advanced metrics, plus players with a similar profile — from the NHL’s official data updated daily.

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Contract

2026-27 cap $104.0M

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Career

Born in Trebic, CZE · Draft: 2015 · Round 5, pick 24 (#145 overall) · NSH · 5 NHL seasons

Regular season

GP: 275
W: 114
SO: 9
SV%: 0.898
GAA: 3.11

Playoffs

GP: 6
W: 2
SO: 0
SV%: 0.885
GAA: 3.13

Last 5 games

Date	Opp	Dec	SV%	TOI
2026-11-07	@ OTT	L	0.850	58:07
2026-11-01	@ PHI	L	0.750	58:25
2026-10-27	vs MIN	L	0.903	57:22
2026-10-24	vs TBL	W	0.906	61:44
2026-10-22	@ SEA	L	0.833	58:14

Advanced stats 2026–27

Longer bar = better league rank (already flipped where lower is better). The tick marks the league median.

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Expected goals

Goals saved above expected-8.52#64 of 65
GSAx per 60-0.70#55 of 65
Expected saves253.52#13 of 65
Expected goals against28.48#47 of 65
Expected save %.899#20 of 65
Save % above expected-3.0%#55 of 65

Save %

Save %.870#53 of 65
Even-strength save %.890#42 of 65
Save % on the penalty kill.780#51 of 65
High-danger save %.767#45 of 65
Goals against average3.29#44 of 65

Workload & consistency

Quality start %50.0%#20 of 65
Quality starts6#9 of 65
Shots faced per 6024.76#55 of 65
Goal support per game3.13#32 of 65

Ranks among 65 goalies with 4+ GP.

Tracking data

NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, 12 tracked games this season · updated Nov 7

Longer bar = better than more of the league’s goalies. The tick marks the middle of the league.

Results

Save %League avg .890.872Beats 22%
Goals-against average (lower is better)League avg 3.063.31Beats 31%
Starts above .900League avg 46.6%54.6%Beats 68%

Saves by shot distance

Close = crease, low slot and net sides. Mid = high slot and faceoff circles. Long = points and outside the circles.

Save % by rink area

Grey = fewer than 10 shots against from that area. Schematic rink; area borders are approximate.

Close-range save %League avg .806.795Beats 46%
Mid-range save %League avg .878.813Beats 7%
Long-range save %League avg .964.968Beats 54%

Source: NHL EDGE (api-web.nhle.com).

Game LogLast 10 games

Date	Opp	DEC	SV	SA	SV%	TOI
Nov 8	@ OTT	L	17	20	0.850	58:07
Nov 1	@ PHI	L	15	20	0.750	58:25
Oct 28	MIN	L	27	30	0.900	57:22
Oct 25	TBL	W	29	32	0.906	61:44
Oct 23	@ SEA	L	20	24	0.833	58:14
Oct 18	EDM	L	12	17	0.706	33:48
Oct 16	@ EDM	W	22	24	0.917	59:39
Oct 14	TOR	W	22	26	0.846	59:58
Oct 10	@ BUF	W	23	24	0.958	59:54
Oct 8	@ BOS	--	11	14	0.786	43:49

Show all 13 games

Date	Opp	DEC	SV	SA	SV%	TOI
Nov 8	@ OTT	L	17	20	0.850	58:07
Nov 1	@ PHI	L	15	20	0.750	58:25
Oct 28	MIN	L	27	30	0.900	57:22
Oct 25	TBL	W	29	32	0.906	61:44
Oct 23	@ SEA	L	20	24	0.833	58:14
Oct 18	EDM	L	12	17	0.706	33:48
Oct 16	@ EDM	W	22	24	0.917	59:39
Oct 14	TOR	W	22	26	0.846	59:58
Oct 10	@ BUF	W	23	24	0.958	59:54
Oct 8	@ BOS	--	11	14	0.786	43:49
Oct 6	@ NJD	W	30	33	0.909	59:46
Oct 4	@ NYR	L	18	21	0.857	58:40
Oct 2	CHI	W	15	15	1.000	60:00

Career Arc

5 Seasons

SV%Career best / current

Career Stats

Season	Team	GP	GS	W	L	OTL	SV%	GAA	SO
2026-27	UTA	13	12	6	6	0	0.870	3.29	1
2025-26	UTA	64	63	38	20	3	0.897	2.75	2
2023-24	ARI	38	33	13	19	2	0.897	3.35	1
2022-23	ARI	50	49	18	24	6	0.900	3.43	3
2021-22	ARI	52	49	13	32	3	0.898	3.68	1

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