Overview
- Logan Cooley scored 56 seconds in and added a power-play goal at 3:29 to jump-start Utah in St. Paul.
- Nick Schmaltz scored twice to reach seven goals in his past five games as Utah raced to a 3-0 first-period lead.
- Karel Vejmelka made 32 saves to backstop the win in the first half of a back-to-back.
- Marcus Johansson netted both Minnesota goals, while John Marino capped the scoring with an empty-netter.
- Utah moved to 7-2-0 with its sixth consecutive victory and visits Winnipeg on Sunday; Minnesota fell to 3-5-1 and hosts San Jose next.