NHL

Los Angeles Kings at Pittsburgh Penguins

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Los Angeles Kings
7-5-4
Final
3 - 2
Pittsburgh Penguins
9-5-3

Fiala breaks tie with 500th NHL point, Kings open 6-game trip with 3-2 win over Penguins

Kevin Fiala shows patience to score beautiful goal

Fiala got around defenseman Erik Karlsson and shot over goalie Sergei Murashov. Fiala also had an assist. The 29-year-old Swiss winger has 218 goals and 282 assists in 667 regular-season games with Nashville, Minnesota and Los Angeles.

Corey Perry tied it at 2 for the Kings at 4:49 of the third. He also had an assist.

Anze Kopitar also scored for Los Angeles, and Darcy Kuemper stopped 31 shots. The Kings improved to 7-5-4. They had lost three of four.

Tommy Novak and Anthony Mantha scored for Pittsburgh, coming off a 2-1 shootout loss at New Jersey on Saturday. The Penguins have lost four of five to fall to 9-5-3. They now head to Sweden for a pair of games against Nashville.

Murashov made 24 saves in his NHL debut.

Up next Kings: At Montreal on Tuesday night.

Penguins: Face Nashville in Stockholm on Friday and Sunday in NHL Global Series games.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 8:48 Thomas Novak Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Evgeni Malkin (18), Parker Wotherspoon (5)
Goal 1st Period 14:58 Anze Kopitar Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Kevin Fiala (5), Corey Perry (4)
Goal 2nd Period 7:48 Anthony Mantha Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Kris Letang (7), Ville Koivunen (2)
Goal 3rd Period 4:49 Corey Perry Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Cody Ceci (3), Trevor Moore (2)
Goal 3rd Period 11:52 Kevin Fiala Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Drew Doughty (4), Alex Laferriere (4)

Statistics

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7 Blocked Shots 17
9 Hits 19
3 Takeaways 2
27 Shots 33
1 Power Play Goals 1
4 Power Play Opportunities 2
25.0 Power Play Percentage 50.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
27 Faceoffs Won 27
50.0 Faceoff Win Percent 50.0
15 Giveaways 16
2 Total Penalties 4
4 Penalty Minutes 8
Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Connor Dewar, C Day-To-Day Dec 29
Erik Karlsson, D Day-To-Day Dec 29
Harrison Brunicke, D Out Dec 9
Evgeni Malkin, C Injured Reserve Dec 9
Peyton Kettles, D Out Nov 24
Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Darcy Kuemper, G Injured Reserve Dec 16

Game Information

PPG Paints Arena

Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Attendance: 18,343 | Capacity:

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