Los Angeles 2, Arizona 1
When: 10:30 PM ET, Thursday, December 27, 2018
Where: Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Referees:
Reid Anderson, Brian Pochmara
Linesmen:
Ryan Gibbons, Brian Murphy
Attendance:
18230
By Field Level Media
Jonathan Quick made 26 saves, and the Los Angeles Kings extended their winning streak to four games with a 2-1 victory against the visiting Arizona Coyotes on Thursday.
Jake Muzzin and Dustin Brown scored for the Kings, who hadn't won four in a row since an eight-game winning streak from Nov. 25 to Dec. 9, 2017.
Jakob Chychrun scored for Arizona, and Darcy Kuemper made 24 saves in the loss.
Brown gave Los Angeles a 2-1 lead 17 seconds into the third period. He brought the puck down the right side and into the Arizona zone before taking a shot from the bottom of the right circle that got through on the far side.
The Kings came in 3-17-2 when their opponent scored first this season; the Coyotes took a 1-0 lead on a power-play goal by Chychrun at 15:27 of the first period.
Anze Kopitar was in the penalty box for slashing Alex Goligoski when Alex Galchenyuk brought the puck into the Anaheim zone on the left side, cut into the middle and drew four Los Angeles defenders. He poked the puck to Chychrun at the top of the right circle, and Chychrun sent a wrist shot past Quick.
Muzzin tied the score 1-1 at 18:39 of the first period on a shot that hit three Arizona players on the way to the net.
Muzzin took the shot from the left point, and it hit the sticks of forwards Nick Cousins and Josh Archibald before glancing off the cheek of defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson and hitting high in the net.
Kings forward Kyle Clifford assisted on the goal for the 100th point of his NHL career. Clifford was playing his first game since sustaining an upper-body injury Dec. 8 against the Vegas Golden Knights.
Los Angeles center Jeff Carter missed the game with an upper-body injury. Arizona leading goal scorer Brad Richardson missed the game because of the flu.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Arizona |
|
Los Angeles |
Jakob Chychrun 1 |
Points |
Dustin Brown 1 |
Jakob Chychrun 1 |
Goals |
Dustin Brown 1 |
Alex Galchenyuk 1 |
Assists |
Kyle Clifford 1 |
Jakob Chychrun 1 |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
Darcy Kuemper .923 |
Save Percentage |
Jonathan Quick .963 |
Darcy Kuemper 24 |
Saves |
Jonathan Quick 26 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
Arizona
|
27 |
1 |
1-3 |
2-2 |
6 |
34 |
Los Angeles
|
26 |
2 |
0-2 |
2-3 |
8 |
28 |
Upcoming Games
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Los Angeles will play their next game at home against Vegas. The Kings have a W/L % of .357 after a win and .417 after a loss.
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Arizona will play their next game on the road against Anaheim. The Coyotes have a W/L % of .471 after a win and .400 after a loss.