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Carolina Hurricanes at Los Angeles Kings

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Andrei Kuzmenko gets 1st points for LA since trade, helps Kings pound streaking Hurricanes 7-2

Carolina Hurricanes vs. Los Angeles Kings: Game Highlights

Anze Kopitar, Tanner Jeannot, Quinton Byfield and Kevin Fiala also had a goal and an assist, Adrian Kempe and Trevor Moore scored, and the Kings won their fifth straight on home ice. David Rittich made 34 saves.

Dmitry Orlov and Mark Jankowski scored and Pyotr Kochetkov made 18 saves for the Hurricanes, who had their eight-game winning streak emphatically snapped.

Kuzmenko, who came to Los Angeles at the deadline on March 7 after a brief stint with the Philadelphia Flyers, had an assist on Kopitar’s power-play goal to make it 2-0 before finding the back of the net in the closing seconds of the first period.

The Kings hoped the mercurial Kuzmenko would lift their struggling power play and give Kopitar and Kempe another option to boost the scoring output from their top line. In Kuzmenko's eight games with the team, Los Angeles has four goals with the man-advantage, while Kopitar and Kempe have six goals and seven assists.

Takeaways Hurricanes: Center Jordan Staal (lower body) and defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere (illness) did not play, leaving Carolina without its captain in Staal and top offensive catalyst from the blue line in Gostisbehere. The Hurricanes also lost forward Seth Jarvis to injury in the third period.

Kings: Los Angeles extended its home point streak to 13 games to tie the longest home run without a regulation defeat in franchise history.

Key moment Kochetkov gave up goals in nearly identical fashion to start and end the first period, with Kempe and Kuzmenko each striking on wrist shots from the right circle off the rush.

Key stat Kopitar got his 124th career power-play goal, passing Dave Taylor for third-most in Kings history.

Up Next The Hurricanes visit Anaheim on Sunday, and the Kings host Boston on Sunday.

Regular Season Series

LA wins series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 3:03 Adrian Kempe Goal (29) Snap Shot, assists: Samuel Helenius (3), Tanner Jeannot (5)
Goal 1st Period 14:39 Anze Kopitar Goal (17) Tip-In, assists: Andrei Kuzmenko (15), Drew Doughty (8)
Goal 1st Period 19:55 Andrei Kuzmenko Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Anze Kopitar (38)
Goal 2nd Period 5:58 Trevor Moore Goal (15) Wrist Shot, assists: Phillip Danault (29), Warren Foegele (19)
Goal 2nd Period 6:49 Tanner Jeannot Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Alex Turcotte (15), Drew Doughty (9)
Goal 2nd Period 8:41 Quinton Byfield Goal (18) Wrist Shot, assists: Kevin Fiala (21)
Goal 2nd Period 14:17 Dmitry Orlov Goal (5) Slap Shot, assists: Jalen Chatfield (11), Logan Stankoven (22)
Goal 3rd Period 18:03 Kevin Fiala Goal (26) Slap Shot, assists: Alex Laferriere (18), Quinton Byfield (24)
Goal 3rd Period 18:11 Mark Jankowski Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Eric Robinson (17), Scott Morrow (3)

Statistics

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10 Blocked Shots 17
15 Hits 23
8 Takeaways 4
36 Shots 25
0 Power Play Goals 1
2 Power Play Opportunities 2
0.0 Power Play Percentage 50.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
29 Faceoffs Won 30
49.2 Faceoff Win Percent 50.8
32 Giveaways 26
3 Total Penalties 3
6 Penalty Minutes 6
Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Tanner Jeannot, LW Out Apr 20
Carolina Hurricanes Carolina Hurricanes Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jesper Fast, RW Injured Reserve Oct 9

Game Information

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Location: Los Angeles, CA
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2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Washington 51 22 111 9
Carolina 47 30 99 5
New Jersey 42 33 91 7
Columbus 40 33 89 9
NY Rangers 39 36 85 7
NY Islanders 35 35 82 12
Pittsburgh 34 36 80 12
Philadelphia 33 39 76 10

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 50 22 110 10
Los Angeles 48 25 105 9
Edmonton 48 29 101 5
Calgary 41 27 96 14
Vancouver 38 30 90 14
Anaheim 35 37 80 10
Seattle 35 41 76 6
San Jose 20 50 52 12
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