Edmundson pushed the lead back to 3-1 just 1:09 into the third period with a one-timer from the left point through traffic. It was his first multigoal game in 537 NHL appearances.
Edmundson couldn’t remember the last time he scored two or more goals in a game.
“Probably like Pee-Wee?” he said. “I have no idea. It’s been a while.”
Cooley cut it to 3-2 at 9:47, tapping in a centering pass from Michael Kesselring at the top of the crease.
“I mean, we were there, but being there isn’t enough a lot of nights here in the NHL, so we’ll figure it out,” Bjugstad said. “It wasn’t great, it wasn’t bad, but we got better.”
Kings forward Kevin Fiala was benched for the final 24:05 after taking his second penalty of the game, which led to Keller’s fifth goal of the season.
Hiller would not comment specifically on Fiala’s playing time but said the team has been taking too many penalties. The Kings have conceded 39 power plays, including three to Utah.
“You can’t take that many penalties, and when you show up more than once or twice or three times, you know, the coach has to do something,” Hiller said.
NOTES: Kings captain Anze Kopitar had the primary assist on Edmundson’s second goal. It was Kopitar’s 1,220 point (422 goals, 798 assists) in 1,381 games, breaking a tie with Jean Beliveau for 45th in NHL history.