Blades 3, Grizzlies 2
Utah 1 0 1 -- 2Kansas City 1 0 2 -- 4 First Period--1, Kansas City, Cirone, 17, 10:14; 2, Utah, Purves 33, 18:35. Penalties--Kansas City, Yagerskey (interfering) 11:35, Utah, Purves (slashing) 13:32, Kansas City, Schultz (slashig) 13:32.Second Period--None. Penalties--Kansas City, Simpson (high sticking) 5:07, Utah, Brady (high sticking) 6:30, Utah, Purves (roughing) 15:33, Kansas City, Ling (roughing), 15:33, Kansas City, Ling (tripping) 16:32.
Third Period--3, Kansas City, Ling, 52 (Kenny), 1:02. 4, Kansas City, Haggerty 25, (Ling, Richardson), 2:32. 5, Utah, Skalde 24, (Lauer), 16:43. Penalties--Utah, Morgan (roughing), 5:00, Kansas City, Ferechemmer (tripping), 13:24.
Shots on goal
Utah 13 9 11 -- 33Kansas City 12 12 4 -- 31 Power play opportunities--Utah 0-4, Kansas City 0-3.
Goalies--Utah, Ricci (31shots, 28 saves); Kansas City, Bach (33 shots, 31 saves).
A--5,318. Referee--Gerry Patman.