LOS ANGELES (AP) — Trevor Moore scored 1:56 into overtime to lift the Los Angeles Kings to a 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday night.
Adrian Kempe also scored for the Kings, who moved into the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference — one point ahead of San Jose and Nashville. Anton Forsberg made 23 saves, including one in overtime, for Los Angeles, which stopped a four-game losing streak at home.
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St. Louis Blues defenseman Philip Broberg (6) shoots as Los Angeles Kings defenseman Brandt Clarke (92) defends during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)
Los Angeles Kings goaltender Anton Forsberg (31) blocks a shot during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the St. Louis Blues, Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)
Los Angeles Kings right wing Joel Armia (40) and St. Louis Blues defenseman Cam Fowler (17) vie for the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)
Los Angeles Kings right wing Adrian Kempe, left, and right wing Alex Laferriere celebrate a goal by Kempe during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the St. Louis Blues, Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)
Los Angeles Kings left wing Trevor Moore, center, celebrates his game-winning goal with his teammates during overtime in an NHL hockey game against the St. Louis Blues, Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)
Robert Thomas scored the only goal for the Blues on a deflection with 3:53 left in the third period to send it to overtime. Jordan Binnington stopped 24 shots in the loss, including two in the extra period. St. Louis is now four points behind Los Angeles for the second wild-card spot.
Moore sped up the right side, outskated Jonatan Berggren, centered the puck and snapped a shot past Binnington for the victory. Anze Kopitar and Drew Doughty assisted on the goal.
With the Kings leading 1-0, Thomas went to the front of the net and Philip Broberg's shot deflected off Thomas' skate and past Forsberg to tie it.
After a scoreless first period, Jared Wright nearly put the Kings ahead midway through the second, but his goal was waved off for goaltender interference.
Los Angeles got one that counted on Kempe's power-play goal on a wrister with 3:01 left in the second period to put the Kings up 1-0.
Blues: Play at Anaheim on Friday night.
Kings: Host Nashville on Thursday night.
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St. Louis Blues defenseman Philip Broberg (6) shoots as Los Angeles Kings defenseman Brandt Clarke (92) defends during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)
Los Angeles Kings goaltender Anton Forsberg (31) blocks a shot during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the St. Louis Blues, Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)
Los Angeles Kings right wing Joel Armia (40) and St. Louis Blues defenseman Cam Fowler (17) vie for the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)
Los Angeles Kings right wing Adrian Kempe, left, and right wing Alex Laferriere celebrate a goal by Kempe during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the St. Louis Blues, Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)
Los Angeles Kings left wing Trevor Moore, center, celebrates his game-winning goal with his teammates during overtime in an NHL hockey game against the St. Louis Blues, Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)
President Donald Trump said U.S. forces will keep hitting Iran “very hard” in the next two or three weeks and bring the country “back to the Stone Ages,” even as he touted the success of U.S. operations and argued that all of Washington’s objectives have so far been met or exceeded.
Trump said Iran would continue to face a barrage of attacks in the short term.
“We are going to hit them extremely hard over the next two to three weeks,” Trump said. “We’re going to bring them back to the Stone Ages, where they belong.”
Trump didn’t say anything about negotiations with Iran or bring up the April 6 deadline he set for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz, the critical waterway for global oil and gas transport. He has threatened to attack Iran's energy infrastructure if the strait was not reopened.
Trump also did not offer a clear path to end the supply disruptions that have sent energy prices soaring. He did not mention the possibility of sending U.S. ground troops into Iran, or NATO, the trans-Atlantic alliance he has railed against for not helping the U.S. secure the waterway.
Oil rose more than 4% and Asian stocks fell after the comments. Oil prices were sharply higher following Trump’s remarks. Brent crude, the international standard, jumped 4.9% to $106.16 per barrel. Benchmark U.S. crude rose 4% to $104.15 a barrel.
U.S. gas prices jumped past an average of $4 a gallon for the first time since 2022 on Tuesday, as the Iran war continues to push fuel prices higher worldwide. Analysts say those high fuel costs will trickle into groceries as businesses’ transportation and packaging costs pile up.
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A New York-based think tank said Thursday that U.S. President Donald Trump’s speech suggests he “is willing to leave the Strait of Hormuz off the table, leaving other nations to deal with the consequences.”
“Trump’s message was that the United States can sustain its own economic and energy ecosystem, while countries dependent on regional exports will either have to buy from the United States or manage the Strait themselves,” the Soufan Center wrote.
“While Trump explicitly thanked U.S. allies in the Persian Gulf for their cooperation and allyship, an expedited U.S. withdrawal without securing the Strait will leave many of these countries, whose economies are dependent on energy exports, in the lurch.”
Fuel prices in Thailand soared again on Thursday after the government further cut subsidies, sending diesel price to over 44 baht ($1.35) per liter, about 12% increase.
The surge was the second time in a week, after a majority of fuel prices rose by 6 baht ($0.18) per liter last Thursday.
Democrats are criticizing Trump’s primetime address to the American people on the war in Iran as “incoherent” and as doing little to answer “the most basic questions the American people,” according to statements from two Democratic lawmakers released on Wednesday.
Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., noted that Trump owed Americans more answers about a conflict that has driven up prices on gas “alongside rising prices for diesel, fertilizer, aluminum, and other essentials, with consequences that will continue to ripple through the economy for a long time to come” in his statement.
Meanwhile, Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., released a statement that said the “speech was grounded in a reality that only exists in Donald Trump’s mind.”
Murphy went on to add that “no one in America, after listening to that speech, knows whether we are escalating or deescalating.”
Oil rose more than 4% and Asian stocks fell after U.S. President Donald Trump said in his first national address since the Iran war began that the U.S. will keep hitting Iran very hard.
Trump also said the United States will “finish the job” in Iran and that military operations could wrap up soon.
Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 was down 1.4% to 53,004.81 in early Asia trading on Thursday. South Korea’s Kospi lost 3.4% to 5,292.36. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng fell 0.8% to 25,082.59.
U.S. futures were down more than 0.7%.
Oil prices were sharply higher following Trump’s remarks. Brent crude, the international standard, jumped 5% to $106.22 per barrel. Benchmark U.S. crude rose 4.2% to $104.36 a barrel.
Members of civic groups hold signs against the U.S. and Israel attacks on Iran near the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Israel's rescue teams and residents take shelter as sirens sounds next to a site struck by an Iranian missile in Bnei Brak, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
A family who fled Israeli shelling in southern Lebanon warm themselves by a bonfire next to tents used as shelters in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
People stand near a damaged van beside scattered debris following an Israeli strike in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
A firefighter extinguishes a car at the site of Israeli airstrikes, in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
