Logan Cooley had a goal and an assist, and Nick Bjugstad had two assists for Utah (5-4-3). Connor Ingram made 31 saves.
“We got better over the three periods,” Utah coach Andre Tourigny said. “I liked the way we finished the game. Unfortunately, we could not close the deal. But I like our progression.”
Cooley scored with a one-timer from the left face-off dot to give Utah a 1-0 lead at 11:52 of the first period.
Ian Cole extended it to 2-0 at 12:00 of the second period when his shot from the point deflected off of Nicolas Hague.
Pavel Dorofeyev responded at 15:06 to make it 2-1, firing into the wide-open net after a cross-ice feed from Tomas Hertl.
“I was just looking for ‘Pav.’ He’s hot and can score goals, so it’s fun to watch him right now,” Hertl said.
The assist was Hertl’s 500th career point in the NHL.
“It’s a nice milestone,” Hertl said. “A lot of grind to get there. I was really happy about it, but I’m more happy that we won the game.”