The club couldn't find a way out of another multiple-goal deficit Saturday afternoon in Los Angeles.
The Utah Hockey Club came out with much more urgency and desperation against the Los Angeles Kings.
It still turned into the same result.
Once again buried by a multiple-goal deficit, the club couldn't find a way back in a 3-2 loss to the Kings Saturday afternoon at Crypto.com Arena, marking Utah's third consecutive defeat and fifth in the last six games.
"That was a hell of a hockey game," head coach Andre Tourigny said. "We played hard both sides of the puck, and it was a one-shot game."
Utah (4-4-1) got goals from Clayton Keller and Logan Cooley, just the second multi-goal game for the club's offence in the last six games, but couldn't find the equalizer late on despite several good looks.
The team also got a boost from the return of Nick Bjugstad to the lineup for the first time this season, and new line combinations that gave Utah much-needed life after its horrid last two showings.
In the end, Los Angeles (5-2-2) converted on their chances when it counted, especially on a day where Tourigny said the defence played much better at closing down the slot.
"It's a day off tomorrow; I think we earned it," he said. "I like the way the guys fought. It's not the result we wanted, but it's a good league. It's frustrating."
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