Pheonix Copley stout for Kings in win over Kraken

Pheonix Copley stout for Kings in win over Kraken

Carl Grundstrom scored what proved to be the decisive goal in the third period and the visiting Los Angeles Kings defeated the Seattle Kraken 3-1 Saturday night.Kevin Fiala had an empty-net goal and an assist, and Sean Durzi also scored for Los Angeles. Alex Iafallo added two assists.Pheonix Copley made 25 saves in a strong game for the Kings (44-22-10, 98 points), who are third in the Pacific Division.Oliver Bjorkstrand scored for the Kraken,Martin Jones made 16 saves for the Kraken (41-26-8, 90 points), who occupy the first wild-card spot in the Western Conference.Each team had six shots on net in the goalless opening period in which the Kraken had the only power play. It was a far different game than the 9-8 victory by the Kraken in Los Angeles on Nov. 29.The Kings took the lead when Durzi scored his ninth goal of the season at 11:45 of the second period.Iafallo’s shot deflected off the stick of Seattle’s Jared McCann and slid to Durzi, who tucked the puck into the open left corner of the net. Durzi had scrambled to get to the side of the goal after falling down behind the net. Fiala made the pass into the slot to Iafallo.

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