Utah 1 2 1 -- 4Kansas City 0 3 2 -- 5
First Period--1, Utah, Brady 14 (Melson, Crowley) 17:39. Penalties -- Park, Utah (high-sticking) 2:36; Brady, Utah (high-sticking) 13:01.
Second Period--2, Kansas City, Schultz 4 (Cirone, Ling) 3:13. 3, Utah, Park 27 (Melson, Tabaracci) 9:21. 4, Utah, Tallaire 31 (Vukota, Park) 13:33. 5, Kansas City, Schultz 5 (Harrison, Cirone) 15;12. 6, Kansas City, Haggerty 27 (Ghyzowski, Harrison) 15:41. Penalties -- Zalapski, Utah (roughing) 3:02; Cirone, Kansas CIty (roughing) 3:02; Larandin, Utah (hooking) 3:30; Goudie, Utah (high-sticking) 15:02; Ferschweiler, Kansas City (hooking) 17:35; Vukota, Utah (hooking) 19:50.
Third Period--7, Utah, Park 28 (Zalapski) 8:43. 8, Kansas City, Cirone 19 (Richson, Gordon) 18:48. 9, Kansas City, Yarema 13 (Richson, Mehoed) 19:09. Penalties -- Kenny, Kansas City (hooking) 6:36; Kenny, Kansas City (fighting) 14:45; Miller, Utah (fighting) 14:45; Vukota, Utah (boarding) 19:19.
Shots on goal
Utah 6 9 9 -- 24
Kansas City 12 16 10 -- 38
Power play opportunities--Utah 0-2; Salt Lake 3-7.
Goalies--Utah, Tabaracci (38 shots, 33 saves); Utah, Bach (24 shots, 20 saves).
A--7,665.
Referee--Jeff Smith.