San Jose 4, Los Angeles 3
When: 10:30 PM ET, Monday, January 22, 2024
Where: Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, California
Referees:
Brandon Blandina, Jean Hebert
Linesmen:
Bryan Pancich, Travis Toomey
Attendance:
18145
By Field Level Media
Kaapo Kahkonen made 44 saves and stopped both attempts in the shootout to help the visiting San Jose Sharks earn a 4-3 win against the Los Angeles Kings on Monday night.
Fabian Zetterlund, William Eklund and Justin Bailey scored for San Jose, which has won two in a row for the first time since Dec. 5-7.
Logan Couture and Zetterlund converted the Sharks' two shootout attempts.
Quinton Byfield had a goal and an assist, Trevor Moore and Drew Doughty also scored, Kevin Fiala had two assists and David Rittich made 24 saves for the Kings, who are 2-6-5 in their past 13 games.
Doughty tied the score 3-3 with 1:58 left in regulation after Kahkonen was penalized for delay of game when his clearing pass sailed over the glass. The Kings pulled Rittich for a two-man advantage about 30 seconds into the power play, and Doughty scored with a slap shot.
After squandering a 2-0 lead, the Sharks moved back ahead 3-2 at 6:17 of the third period.
Bailey got loose for a semi-breakaway after the Kings turned the puck over following a faceoff win in the San Jose zone. Bailey's shot squeezed through Rittich's pads.
After Kahkonen made 18 saves in a scoreless first period, including seven over the final 1:29, Zetterlund and Eklund scored 1:20 apart in the second period to give San Jose the two-goal lead.
The Sharks were on a delayed penalty when a blocked shot fell at the feet of Zetterlund, who swiped it into the net to make it 1-0 at 7:46.
San Jose stretched the lead to 2-0 at 9:06 when Nico Sturm sped ahead of two Los Angeles players to create a brief two-on-one. He fed Eklund, who scored with a wrist shot to end a 17-game goal drought.
Los Angeles cut the deficit to 2-1 at 17:06 of the second period when Fiala's pass skipped past two San Jose players and left Moore one-on-one against Kahkonen. Moore scored from the bottom of the right circle.
The Kings tied it 2-2 at 1:33 of the third period. Adrian Kempe made a spinning centering pass from just below the goal line, and Byfield scored with a one-timer from the slot.
San Jose defenseman Mario Ferraro hobbled to the dressing room with just under seven minutes left in the second period after a check sent him sliding legs first into the boards.
Ferraro, who came in leading San Jose in average ice time at 22:57 per game, played 14:02.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| San Jose |
|
Los Angeles |
|
Justin Bailey 1 |
Points |
Quinton Byfield 2 |
|
Justin Bailey 1 |
Goals |
Quinton Byfield 1 |
|
Ryan Carpenter 1 |
Assists |
Kevin Fiala 2 |
|
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
Drew Doughty 1 |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Kaapo Kahkonen .936 |
Save Percentage |
David Rittich .889 |
|
Kaapo Kahkonen 44 |
Saves |
David Rittich 24 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| San Jose
|
27 |
4 |
0-1 |
2-3 |
6 |
29 |
| Los Angeles
|
47 |
3 |
1-3 |
1-1 |
2 |
24 |
Upcoming Games
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Los Angeles will play their next game at home against Buffalo. The Kings have a W/L % of .591 after a win and .409 after a loss.
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San Jose will play their next game at home against NY Rangers. The Sharks have a W/L % of .364 after a win and .222 after a loss.
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