Drew Doughty and Adrian Kempe scored two goals apiece and the Los Angeles Kings rallied for a 5-3 victory over the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday night.
Doughty, Kempe and Trevor Moore each scored in a 3:39 span early the third period as the Kings overcame a two-goal deficit for the second time in two nights, following a 4-3 overtime victory at Vegas on Friday. Cal Petersen had 20 saves.
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Drew Doughty and Adrian Kempe scored two goals apiece and the Los Angeles Kings rallied for a 5-3 victory over the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday night.
Clayton Keller, Lawson Crouse and Anton Stralman scored and Karel Vejmelka stopped 34 shots for the Coyotes, who were playing their first game in eight days.
Kempe's power play goal midway through the period made it 5-3.
Crouse gave Arizona a 2-1 lead at 7:41 of the second, on the Coyotes’ second shot of the period, finding an open right side after a pass from Alex Galchenyuk.
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Los Angeles Kings left wing Brendan Lemieux (48) skates past Arizona Coyotes right wing Phil Kessel (81) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP PhotoRoss D. Franklin)
Arizona Coyotes defenseman Anton Stralman (86) celebrates his goal against the Los Angeles Kings with teammates Antoine Roussel (26), Phil Kessel (81) and Nick Schmaltz (8) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP PhotoRoss D. Franklin)
The Kings are 6-0-2 in their last eight road games and have won their last six games in Arizona.
Los Angeles Kings center Adrian Kempe (9) celebrates his goal against the Arizona Coyotes with Kings defenseman Sean Durzi (50) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP PhotoRoss D. Franklin)
Clayton Keller, Lawson Crouse and Anton Stralman scored and Karel Vejmelka stopped 34 shots for the Coyotes, who were playing their first game in eight days.
Arizona held a 3-1 lead until Doughty scored his first goal on a power play with 1:27 left in the second period.
Moore tied it at at 6:24 of the third when he flicked the puck into an open side, and Doughty put the Kings ahead with an unassisted goal 48 seconds later on a wrist shot from the left circle.
Arizona Coyotes defenseman Anton Stralman (86) shoots against Los Angeles Kings goaltender Cal Petersen (40) prior to the puck going into the net for a goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP PhotoRoss D. Franklin)
Kempe's power play goal midway through the period made it 5-3.
Strålman gave the Coyotes a 1-0 lead at 8:52 of the first period when his centering pass from behind the Kings’ net caromed off a Los Angeles player in the crease and got past Petersen.
Kempe tied it with his first goal 12 seconds later on a quick one-timer from the left circle after taking a cross-ice pass from Anze Kopitar.
Los Angeles Kings defenseman Drew Doughty (8) shouts as he celebrates his third-period goal against the Arizona Coyotes with center Adrian Kempe (9) during an NHL hockey game Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP PhotoRoss D. Franklin)
Crouse gave Arizona a 2-1 lead at 7:41 of the second, on the Coyotes’ second shot of the period, finding an open right side after a pass from Alex Galchenyuk.
Keller made it 3-1 five minutes later, when his shot from the right circle hit the cross bar before caroming into the net.
NOTES: The Coyotes acquired F Nick Ritchie from Toronto for D Ilya Lyubushkin and F Dyan Dzingel and in a trade that was announced during the second period. The Coyotes also receive a conditional draft pick, a third-round pick in 2022 or a second-round pick in 2025. “Nick makes us a bigger, stronger tougher team,” Arizona general manager Bill Armstrong said. “We’ve been a club right now that has tried to generate assets. That’s been our game plan since the team I came in.” ... Galchenyuk had his 200th career assist on Crouse’s goal. ... The game was originally scheduled for Dec. 27 but was postponed when the NHL extended its holiday break for COVID-19 testing reasons. The teams meet again in Arizona on Wednesday. ... The Kings have alternated goaltenders Petersen and Jonathan Quick in the last 15 games, during which they are 9-6. ... Arizona F Barrett Hayton retuned after missing 16 games because of hand surgery.
Los Angeles Kings goaltender Cal Petersen pauses on the ice after giving up a goal to Arizona Coyotes' Lawson Crouse during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP PhotoRoss D. Franklin)
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Kings: At Arizona on Wednesday night.
Coyotes: Host Dallas on Sunday night.
Arizona Coyotes goaltender Karel Vejmelka deflects a puck with his glove on a shot by Los Angeles Kings' Adrian Kempe during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP PhotoRoss D. Franklin)
Los Angeles Kings left wing Brendan Lemieux (48) skates past Arizona Coyotes right wing Phil Kessel (81) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP PhotoRoss D. Franklin)
Arizona Coyotes defenseman Anton Stralman (86) celebrates his goal against the Los Angeles Kings with teammates Antoine Roussel (26), Phil Kessel (81) and Nick Schmaltz (8) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP PhotoRoss D. Franklin)