Adrian Kempe had a objective and an help and the Los Angeles Kings defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 4-1
ByW.G. RAMIREZ Related Press
November 9, 2023, 1:01 AM
![Vegas Golden Knights right wing Mark Stone (61) vies for the puck with Los Angeles Kings defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov (84) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)](https://otownmarket.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/wirestory_2a323868dc2a94927d5d924adaac5110_16x9.jpg)
Vegas Golden Knights proper wing Mark Stone (61) vies for the puck with Los Angeles Kings defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov (84) through the second interval of an NHL hockey sport Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photograph/John Locher)
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LAS VEGAS — Adrian Kempe had a objective and an help and the Los Angeles Kings gained their fourth in a row, 4-1 over the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday evening.
With the win, the Kings turned simply the eighth crew in league historical past to win every of their first seven street video games to begin a season, and the primary to perform the feat for the reason that Pittsburgh Penguins and New Jersey Devils did it in 2009.
After opening the season with factors of their first 12 video games, the Golden Knights misplaced for the second straight time in regulation. Vegas hadn’t misplaced consecutive video games in regulation since Jan. 16 and 19 of final season, to Dallas and Detroit.
Trevor Moore, Pierre-Luc Dubois and Anze Kopitar additionally scored for the Kings. Cam Talbot made 37 saves and is now tied with two others with a league-leading seven wins.
William Karlsson scored for the Golden Knights and Adin Hill stopped 29 pictures.
The Kings broke by means of first, opening the scoring halfway by means of the second interval.
Hemmed into the offensive zone, defenseman Jordan Spence blasted a shot from the blue line and Kempe was there for the clear up on the fitting facet of the online, slamming house the rebound to for a 1-0 lead.
It wouldn’t take lengthy for the Kings to increase their result in two targets, because it was Spence as soon as once more with a blistering shot from the highest, solely this time Moore with a redirect from the slot.
With one other power-play alternative, Dubois beat Hill from the left facet of the objective when he tapped house a rebound to push Los Angeles’ result in 3-0 early within the third.
Kopitar’s empty-net objective offered the ultimate margin.
UP NEXT
Kings: Host Pittsburgh on Thursday.
Golden Knights: Host San Jose on Friday.
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