Vladislav Gavrikov scores in OT as Kings top Lightning

Vladislav Gavrikov scores in OT as Kings top Lightning

Vladislav Gavrikov scored 25 seconds into overtime as the host Los Angeles Kings captured their third straight win by edging the hot Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 on Saturday night.Gavrikov streaked down t

Vladislav Gavrikov scored 25 seconds into overtime as the host Los Angeles Kings captured their third straight win by edging the hot Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 on Saturday night.Gavrikov streaked down the middle of the ice, took a feed from Adrian Kempe, who scored the game’s first goal, and beat goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (19 saves) for his sixth tally of the season.Los Angeles (37-22-11, 85 points) got goals from Trevor Moore and Mikey Anderson as the club won its fourth consecutive at home.It is 9-2-1 on home ice since the All-Star Break and improved to 28-0-3 when leading after two periods of play.Goalie Cam Talbot stopped 21 shots for his 22nd win this season.The Kings moved to 4-6 in three-on-three overtime and 17-9-6 against Eastern Conference competition.Steven Stamkos scored twice, Brayden Point had a goal and an assist and Nikita Kucherov notched an assist to extend his franchise-record assist streak to 13 games for the Lightning (38-25-7, 83 points).The Atlantic Division team went 2-for-3 on the power play but had its season-high-tying five-game winning streak snapped.

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