Los Angeles Kings at St. Louis Blues
· National Hockey League
Kempe scores in OT to end Kings' losing streak
Kempe’s goal came 14 seconds after Pavel Buchnevich was called for hooking on Quinton Byfield, giving the Kings a four-on-three advantage.
Alex Laferriere also scored and Darcy Kuemper made 17 saves as the Kings snapped a four-game losing streak, two of which came in overtime.
Justin Faulk scored and Jordan Binnington made 26 saves for the Blues, who lost for the third time in four home games this season.
The Kings outshot the Blues 10-5 in a scoreless first period. Phillip Danault had the Kings’ best chance after he found himself all alone in front of the Blues’ net after a Jake Neighbours giveaway, but Binnington made a glove save on his backhander.
Laferriere’s goal gave the Kings a 1-0 lead at the 1:47 mark of the second period. Kempe forced a turnover at the blue line and sprung Laferriere in for a breakaway allowing him to go forehand-backhand into the upper corner.
Blues captain Brayden Schenn tried to give the team a spark with a big hit on Drew Doughty midway through the second and Tyler Tucker dropped the gloves with Jeff Malott a few minutes later, but St. Louis couldn’t build on it and had just three shots on goal in the frame.
The Blues doubled up their shots total from the second in the first three minutes of the frame. Faulk’s power-play goal at the 2:18 mark tied the game at 1-all.
Corey Perry made his Kings debut after knee surgery delayed the start of his season. Perry signed a one-year free agent contract with Los Angeles this summer.
Blues: Host Utah on Thursday night.
Regular Season SeriesLA leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 2nd Period 1:47 | Alex Laferriere Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Adrian Kempe (6) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 2:18 | Justin Faulk Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Robert Thomas (2), Jordan Kyrou (3) |
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Goal | 4th Period 1:50 | Adrian Kempe Goal (3) Slap Shot, assists: Andrei Kuzmenko (3), Kevin Fiala (2) |
Statistics
 LA |
 STL |
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|---|---|---|
| 14 | Blocked Shots | 9 |
| 13 | Hits | 20 |
| 7 | Takeaways | 3 |
| 28 | Shots | 18 |
| 1 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
| 3 | Power Play Opportunities | 3 |
| 33.3 | Power Play Percentage | 33.3 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 27 | Faceoffs Won | 31 |
| 46.6 | Faceoff Win Percent | 53.4 |
| 19 | Giveaways | 12 |
| 4 | Total Penalties | 4 |
| 11 | Penalty Minutes | 11 |
St. Louis Blues Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Alexey Toropchenko, RW | Out | Oct 21 |
| Oskar Sundqvist, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 20 |
| Milan Lucic, LW | Out | Oct 18 |
| Zach Dean, C | Injured Reserve | Sep 29 |
Los Angeles Kings Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Anze Kopitar, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 21 |
| Kyle Burroughs, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 16 |
Game Information
Enterprise Center
Location: St. Louis, MO
Attendance: 16,710 | Capacity:
Location: St. Louis, MO
Attendance: 16,710 | Capacity:
