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Anze Kopitar has 3 points, picks up 800th career assist in Kings' 6-3 victory over Golden Knights

Kopitar sets up Fiala for power-play goal

Adrian Kempe and Kevin Fiala each had a goal and an assist, and Warren Foegele, Alex Laferriere and Joel Edmundson also scored for Los Angeles, which has won three of its last four. Brandt Clarke added three assists and Mikey Anderson had two assists, and Darcy Kuemper made 23 saves.

Kopitar's assist on Fiala's power-play goal at 6:23 of the third period made him the fifth player born outside of North America to reach 800 assists, joining Jaromir Jagr (1,155), Evgeni Malkin (809), Nicklas Lidstrom (878) and Henrik Sedin (830). Kopitar also joins Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby (1,013) and Malkin along with Detroit's Patrick Kane (818) as active skaters to reach the milestone.

Pavel Dorofeyev had two goals and Tanner Pearson also scored for Vegas. Ilya Samsonov stopped 20 shots.

Takeaways Golden Knights: Vegas is 7-0 at home, but 0-3-1 on the road.

Kings: Fiala saw 15 minutes of ice time and was motivated after being a healthy scratch Tuesday night due to missing a team meeting.

Key moment The Kings' goals came in spurts. Foegele and Kempe scored 42 seconds apart in the first period, Laferriere and Kopitar made it 4-0 in a 44-second span midway through the second period, while Fiala's and Edmundson's third-period goals came within 100 seconds in the third.

Key stat Kopitar has 15 goals and 39 points in 34 games against the Golden Knights, the most points by any player against Vegas.

Up next The Golden Knights host Utah on Saturday, while the Kings host Chicago.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 13:58 Warren Foegele Goal (4) Backhand, assists: none
Goal 1st Period 14:40 Adrian Kempe Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Anze Kopitar (7), Mikey Anderson (3)
Goal 2nd Period 10:11 Alex Laferriere Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Mikey Anderson (4), Quinton Byfield (5)
Goal 2nd Period 10:55 Anze Kopitar Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Brandt Clarke (8), Adrian Kempe (6)
Goal 2nd Period 14:58 Tanner Pearson Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Alexander Holtz (4), William Karlsson (3)
Goal 3rd Period 6:23 Kevin Fiala Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Anze Kopitar (8), Brandt Clarke (9)
Goal 3rd Period 8:03 Joel Edmundson Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Brandt Clarke (10), Kevin Fiala (3)
Goal 3rd Period 11:04 Pavel Dorofeyev Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Mark Stone (14), Shea Theodore (8)
Goal 3rd Period 17:03 Pavel Dorofeyev Goal (6) Backhand, assists: Kaedan Korczak (2), Tomas Hertl (7)

Statistics

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7 Blocked Shots 10
21 Hits 27
11 Takeaways 6
26 Shots 27
1 Power Play Goals 1
3 Power Play Opportunities 1
33.3 Power Play Percentage 100.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
28 Faceoffs Won 28
50.0 Faceoff Win Percent 50.0
16 Giveaways 8
3 Total Penalties 5
9 Penalty Minutes 13

Game Information

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Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 15,007 | Capacity:

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 15 7 33 3
Los Angeles 14 8 31 3
Vancouver 13 7 29 3
Edmonton 13 9 28 2
Calgary 12 9 28 4
Anaheim 10 10 23 3
Seattle 11 13 23 1
San Jose 9 13 23 5
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