Los Angeles Kings at Chicago Blackhawks

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Los Angeles Kings

4-3-3

Final
3 - 1

Chicago Blackhawks

4-3-2

Laferriere and Fiala score in 2nd-period burst to back Forsberg in Kings' 3-1 win over Blackhawks

Los Angeles Kings vs. Chicago Blackhawks: Game Highlights

Coming off a 5-4 shootout loss Saturday night in Nashville, the Kings ended a string of four extra-time games to improve to 4-3-3. They have a game left on a five-game trip that opened with overtime victories in St. Louis and Dallas.

Laferriere tied it at 1 at 3:29 of the second with a wrist shot on a 2-on-1 break, and Fiala scored at 4:54 on a wraparound off a breakaway. Joel Armia added a short-handed, empty-netter with 1:08 left in the game.

Connor Bedard scored for rested Chicago, and Arvid Soderblom made 19 saves. The Blackhawks dropped to 4-3-2. They had won two in row and had a five-game points streak

While the Kings played the night before in Tennessee, the Blackhawks were off two days after a victory in Tampa Bay on Tuesday night.

Bedard opened the scoring on a tip at 7:04 of the first period, with the puck hitting the post and going in off Forsberg's skate.

Up next Kings: At San Jose on Tuesday night.

Blackhawks: Host Ottawa on Tuesday night.

Regular Season Series

LA leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal	1st Period 7:04	Connor Bedard Goal (3) Tip-In, assists: Ilya Mikheyev (2)
Goal	2nd Period 3:30	Alex Laferriere Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Corey Perry (1), Phillip Danault (3)
Goal	2nd Period 4:54	Kevin Fiala Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Brandt Clarke (4)
Goal	3rd Period 18:52	Joel Armia Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Adrian Kempe (8), Joel Edmundson (3)

Statistics

LA		CHI
8	Blocked Shots	8
14	Hits	24
4	Takeaways	6
22	Shots	23
0	Power Play Goals	0
3	Power Play Opportunities	5
0.0	Power Play Percentage	0.0
1	Short Handed Goals	0
0	Shootout Goals	0
32	Faceoffs Won	40
44.4	Faceoff Win Percent	55.6
19	Giveaways	11
5	Total Penalties	3
10	Penalty Minutes	6

Chicago Blackhawks Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Jason Dickinson, C	Day-To-Day	Feb 19
Wyatt Kaiser, D	Injured Reserve	Feb 18
Colton Dach, C	Day-To-Day	Feb 4
Ryan Ellis, D	Injured Reserve	Jan 8
Shea Weber, D	Injured Reserve	Sep 30

Los Angeles Kings Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Mikey Anderson, D	Injured Reserve	Feb 18
Kevin Fiala, LW	Injured Reserve	Feb 18
Artemi Panarin, LW	Day-To-Day	Feb 6
Andrei Kuzmenko, LW	Day-To-Day	Feb 5
Alex Turcotte, C	Injured Reserve	Jan 31