LAS VEGAS —
Adrian Kempe scored his second purpose in additional time, and the Kings defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 on Friday evening.
Andreas Athanasiou and Phillip Danault additionally scored for the Kings. Jonathan Fast had 21 saves to enhance to 5-8-1 in his profession in opposition to Vegas.
Max Pacioretty had two objectives and Reilly Smith additionally scored for the Golden Knights. Laurent Brossoit, showing in his a hundredth profession recreation, made 27 saves.
With the win, the Kings moved right into a tie for third place with Edmonton (57 factors) within the Pacific Division. Vegas is alone in second with 60 factors.
Pacioretty opened the scoring when he gathered a unfastened puck simply to the appropriate of Fast, spun completely and located the again of the web for a power-play purpose, making it 1-0 at 8:11 of the primary interval. The purpose ended a 147:57 scoreless drought for the Knights, who had been shut out of their earlier two video games.
William Karlsson keyed the following rating, making a turnover within the impartial zone, and discovering Jonathan Marchessault on the blue line. Marchessault skated into the zone and fed Smith, who one-timed it over Fast to offer Vegas a 2-0 lead.
The Kings didn’t take lengthy to reply, as Athanasiou created his personal breakaway when he flipped the puck previous defenseman Nic Hague, broke free and skated in on Brossoit. Athanasiou went backhand-forehand to chop Vegas’ lead in half along with his 99th profession purpose.
Golden Knights heart Chandler Stephenson was referred to as for unsportsmanlike conduct on the finish of the primary interval for tripping Matt Roy, giving the Kings an influence play at puck drop of the second. And the Kings didn’t let the chance move, as Kempe fired far aspect from the left circle, beating Brossoit within the high nook to knot the sport 2-2.
Pacioretty put Vegas again on high at 6:33 of the second when he fired a wrist shot on web from the sting of the circle. After hitting the put up, the puck redirected off Fast’s again and trickled over the purpose line.
As soon as once more, the Kings tied the rating when Viktor Arvidsson led Danault completely, springing him by a pair of Knights for a fast break to beat Brossoit glove aspect, making it 3-3 with 2:43 left within the center interval.
Up subsequent
Kings: At Arizona on Saturday evening.
Golden Knights: At San Jose on Sunday.
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