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Los Angeles Kings at Chicago Blackhawks

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Moore, Turcotte and Edmundson power Kings past Blackhawks 3-1 for their 6th win in 7 games

Los Angeles Kings vs. Chicago Blackhawks: Game Highlights

Trevor Moore and Alex Turcotte scored in the first period, and the Los Angeles Kings held on to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-1 on Thursday night for their sixth win in seven games.

Joel Edmundson fired from deep in the Kings' zone and scored into an empty net with 19 seconds left to seal the win.

Darcy Kuemper made 17 saves in his fifth straight start to help Los Angeles tighten its grip on a playoff spot. Kuemper has allowed just four goals and has two shutouts in his five-game run.

Connor Bedard scored for the second straight game, netting his 19th goal, as the Blackhawks lost their season-high sixth straight (0-5-1). Chicago has been outscored 25-9 during its slide. Spencer Knight stopped 30 shots.

Los Angeles outshot Chicago 19-7 in a dominant first period and took a 2-0 lead on goals by Moore and Turcotte 59 seconds apart.

Moore fired a screened shot from the slot that clanked in off the left post 8:45 in. Turcotte made it 2-0 at 9:44, with a deflection of Vladislav Gavrikov’s shot.

Bedard cut it to 2-1 with a power-play goal on a shot from the left circle at 10:50 of the second.

Takeaways Kings: Continued their pursuit of second place Edmonton in the Pacific Division and home ice advantage in a possible first-round playoff matchup with the Oilers. Los Angeles and Edmonton have met three straight seasons in the postseason

Blackhawks: Following a pair of 6-2 losses, Chicago started skating in this one after a shaky start.

Key moment Kuemper made a point-blank pad save on Lukas Reichel's one-timer 2:45 into the third to keep the Kings ahead.

Key stat Turcotte snapped a 24-game drought with his eighth goal. He hadn’t had a goal since scoring twice on Jan. 16 at Vancouver.

Up next Both teams play Saturday. The Kings host Carolina and the Blackhawks are at St. Louis.

Regular Season Series

CHI wins series 2-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 8:45 Trevor Moore Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal 1st Period 9:44 Alex Turcotte Goal (8) Tip-In, assists: Vladislav Gavrikov (21), Jordan Spence (19)
Goal 2nd Period 10:50 Connor Bedard Goal (19) Slap Shot, assists: Tyler Bertuzzi (19), Teuvo Teravainen (38)
Goal 3rd Period 19:41 Joel Edmundson Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: none

Statistics

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10 Blocked Shots 8
19 Hits 22
3 Takeaways 7
33 Shots 17
0 Power Play Goals 1
2 Power Play Opportunities 4
0.0 Power Play Percentage 25.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
21 Faceoffs Won 23
47.7 Faceoff Win Percent 52.3
11 Giveaways 15
4 Total Penalties 2
8 Penalty Minutes 4
Chicago Blackhawks Chicago Blackhawks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Alec Martinez, D Day-To-Day Mar 31
Colton Dach, C Out Mar 25
Jason Dickinson, C Out Mar 25
Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Tanner Jeannot, LW Out Apr 2
Alex Turcotte, C Out Apr 2

Game Information

United Center

Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: 16,981 | Capacity:

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 45 21 98 8
Los Angeles 42 23 93 9
Edmonton 43 26 91 5
Calgary 35 27 82 12
Vancouver 34 27 81 13
Anaheim 33 33 74 8
Seattle 31 38 68 6
San Jose 20 44 50 10

2024-25 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Winnipeg 51 20 106 4
Dallas 49 21 102 4
Colorado 45 26 94 4
St. Louis 41 28 89 7
Minnesota 41 28 88 6
Utah 34 29 80 12
Nashville 27 40 62 8
Chicago 21 44 51 9
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