Los Angeles 5, Arizona 3
When: 9:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 19, 2022
Where: Gila River Arena, Glendale, Arizona
Referees:
Jake Brenk, Peter MacDougall
Linesmen:
Kyle Flemington, Jonathan Deschamps
Attendance:
13831
By Field Level Media
Drew Doughty and Adrian Kempe each registered two goals and an assist to help the visiting Los Angeles Kings rally from a 3-1 second period deficit for a 5-3 win against the Arizona Coyotes.
It was Kempe's second straight two-goal game.
Trevor Moore also scored for the Kings, who have won four of five and have points in eight of their past nine games (6-1-2). Anze Kopitar had three assists and Cal Petersen made 20 saves.
Anton Stralman, Lawson Crouse and Clayton Keller scored for the Coyotes, who are 2-9-0 over their past 11 games. Karel Vejmelka made 34 saves for Arizona, which was playing its first game since Feb. 11.
The Coyotes took a 1-0 lead at 8:52 of the first period. After an Arizona shot hit traffic in front, Stralman controlled the rebound, centered the puck from behind the goal line, and it hit a Kings player before bouncing into the net.
The Kings tied it 12 seconds later. Kopitar, along the left boards, passed across to Kempe, whose one-timer from the top of the right circle beat Vejmelka.
Crouse gave the Coyotes a 2-1 lead at 7:41 of the second period when he converted a backhand pass from Alex Galchenyuk on a 2-on-1 rush.
Keller made it 3-1 when he scored on a wrist shot from the left circle on the rush at 12:40.
Doughty converted a cross-ice pass from Kempe on a power play to pull the Kings within 3-2 at 18:33.
Moore knocked in the rebound of Viktor Arvidsson's shot to tie the score 3-3 at 6:24 of the third period, and Doughty gave the Kings a 4-3 lead when he intercepted defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere's clearing attempt and fired it past Vejmelka.
Kempe made it 5-3 when he scored his team-leading 23rd goal on a one-timer from the left circle at 10:03 off a pass from Doughty during a power play.
The Kings were 2-for-4 on the power play. The Coyotes went 0-for-3.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Los Angeles |
|
Arizona |
Drew Doughty 3 |
Points |
Lawson Crouse 1 |
Drew Doughty 2 |
Goals |
Lawson Crouse 1 |
Anze Kopitar 3 |
Assists |
Travis Boyd 1 |
Drew Doughty 1 |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
Cal Petersen .870 |
Save Percentage |
Karel Vejmelka .872 |
Cal Petersen 20 |
Saves |
Karel Vejmelka 34 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
Los Angeles
|
39 |
5 |
2-4 |
3-3 |
6 |
27 |
Arizona
|
23 |
3 |
0-3 |
2-4 |
8 |
17 |
Upcoming Games
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Arizona will play their next game at home against Dallas. The Coyotes have a W/L % of .154 after a win and .278 after a loss.
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Los Angeles will play their next game on the road against Arizona. The Kings have a W/L % of .520 after a win and .520 after a loss.