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Montreal Canadiens at Los Angeles Kings

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Fiala scores twice, Kings keeps rolling in 6-3 win over Canadiens

Warren Foegele buries the penalty shot for the Kings

Vladislav Gavrikov, Brandt Clarke and Trevor Moore also scored for the Kings, who have won 11 of their past 12 home games. Darcy Kuemper made 18 saves.

Building on a 4-2 win at Carolina on Saturday, Los Angeles won the opener of a six-game homestand that bookends the upcoming 4 Nations Face-off international tournament.

Mike Matheson and Alexandre Carrier also scored for the Canadiens, who have lost six of seven. Jakub Dobes made 32 saves.

Both of Fiala's goals came on one-timers from the right circle in the third period, with the second restoring a two-goal lead 35 seconds after Logan Mailloux cut it to 4-3 with less than 7 minutes remaining.

Takeaways Canadiens: Patrik Laine has totaled 12 goals and six assists in his first 20 games following a preseason knee injury, but he doesn’t have a point in the past six games.

Kings: After scoring two goals or fewer in seven straight games, including consecutive shutout defeats to Florida and Tampa Bay, Los Angeles has seemingly regained its scoring touch.

Key moment Clarke picked up his first goal and point in two games since being a healthy scratch for two contests when he buried a slap shot 15 seconds into the third period to give Los Angeles a 3-1 lead.

Key stat Fiala has four goals in his past two games, reaching the 20-goal mark for the sixth straight season.

Up Next Canadiens host New Jersey on Saturday, and Kings host Dallas on Friday.

Regular Season Series

LA wins series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 1:39 Vladislav Gavrikov Goal (3) Slap Shot, assists: Quinton Byfield (15)
Goal 2nd Period 3:51 Mike Matheson Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Cole Caufield (23), Lane Hutson (38)
Goal 2nd Period 5:23 Warren Foegele Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal 3rd Period 0:15 Brandt Clarke Goal (4) Slap Shot, assists: Anze Kopitar (32), Alex Turcotte (13)
Goal 3rd Period 3:37 Alexandre Carrier Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal 3rd Period 10:46 Kevin Fiala Goal (19) Slap Shot, assists: Alex Laferriere (16), Quinton Byfield (16)
Goal 3rd Period 13:37 Logan Mailloux Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Alex Newhook (7), Kirby Dach (12)
Goal 3rd Period 14:12 Kevin Fiala Goal (20) Slap Shot, assists: Vladislav Gavrikov (16), Quinton Byfield (17)
Goal 3rd Period 17:30 Trevor Moore Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Warren Foegele (13)

Statistics

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17 Blocked Shots 12
22 Hits 11
5 Takeaways 1
21 Shots 37
0 Power Play Goals 0
3 Power Play Opportunities 2
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
36 Faceoffs Won 27
57.1 Faceoff Win Percent 42.9
11 Giveaways 12
2 Total Penalties 3
4 Penalty Minutes 6

Game Information

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Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 15,584 | Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Florida 34 20 71 3
Toronto 33 20 68 2
Tampa Bay 31 20 66 4
Ottawa 29 23 62 4
Detroit 28 22 61 5
Boston 27 24 60 6
Montreal 25 26 55 5
Buffalo 22 27 49 5

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Edmonton 34 17 72 4
Vegas 33 17 72 6
Los Angeles 29 17 65 7
Vancouver 26 18 63 11
Calgary 26 21 60 8
Anaheim 24 24 54 6
Seattle 24 29 52 4
San Jose 15 35 37 7
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