Bjugstad opened the scoring at 4:49 of the second period, roofing a shot from along the goal line over the right shoulder of Saros to give Utah a 1-0 lead.
Doan made it 2-0 at 13:54, tapping in the rebound of a shot from Jack McBain.
Blankenburg scored a power-play goal at 17:21, beating Vejmelka with a wrist shot from the point to cut it to 2-1.
“It took us a little while to get our legs going. I thought we settled in the game,” Predators coach Andrew Brunette said. “I always usually like our chances in a shootout. So, it’s good to get the win.”
Forsberg tied the game 2-2 on a power play 1:19 into the third period.
“The second and third periods were a little better,” Forsberg said. “Unbelievable effort at the end by the penalty killers and [Saros] to get us to a shootout.”
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