Los Angeles 4, Pittsburgh 3
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, January 30, 2022
Where: PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Referees:
Brandon Blandina, Kendrick Nicholson
Linesmen:
Ryan Galloway, Kiel Murchison
Attendance:
18237
By Field Level Media
Trevor Moore scored his second goal of the game in the third period Sunday to give the visiting Los Angeles Kings a 4-3 win over Pittsburgh, snapping the Penguins' eight-game point streak.
After the Kings blew a two-goal lead in the third for a 3-3 tie, Moore came off the bench and got behind the Pittsburgh defense for a breakaway. He shot the puck over goaltender Tristan Jarry's glove at 13:21.
Alex Iafallo and Drew Doughty also scored, and Anze Kopitar had two assists for the Kings, who improved to 3-0-2 in their past five games.
Los Angeles goaltender Cal Petersen made 23 saves.
Bryan Rust scored twice, Sidney Crosby had a goal and an assist and Kris Letang added two assists for the Penguins. Jarry made 34 saves.
The Kings took a 1-0 lead at 1:17 of the second. From the corner, Kopitar fed Iafallo in the left circle. Iafallo ripped a shot that deflected off Crosby's stick and over Jarry's left shoulder.
Crosby tied it at 8:29 of the second on a power play. Evgeni Malkin, from the left point, passed to Crosby, who flipped a shot from the left hash marks past Petersen.
At 10:35 of the second, Moore restored Los Angeles' lead. Off a stretch pass from Jacob Moverare, Moore chipped in a backhander from beneath the right circle to make it 2-1.
During four-on-four play, Doughty extended the Kings' lead to 3-1 at 13:49 of the second. Off a two-on-one with Kopitar, his close-range shot was stopped by Jarry, but he made good on the rebound.
Rust cut it to 3-2 at 6:17 of the third. From the lower part of the left circle, he sent a spinning shot toward the crease, where Crosby leapt to avoid the puck as it sailed past Petersen.
Pittsburgh cashed in on a power play at 10:02. Rust's second goal came when his pass across the top of the crease deflected in off Doughty's skate for a 3-3 tie.
Jake Guentzel got an assist for his 300th career point.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Los Angeles |
|
Pittsburgh |
Trevor Moore 2 |
Points |
Bryan Rust 2 |
Trevor Moore 2 |
Goals |
Bryan Rust 2 |
Anze Kopitar 2 |
Assists |
Kris Letang 2 |
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
Bryan Rust 1 |
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
Cal Petersen .885 |
Save Percentage |
Tristan Jarry .895 |
Cal Petersen 23 |
Saves |
Tristan Jarry 34 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
Los Angeles
|
38 |
4 |
0-3 |
2-4 |
8 |
29 |
Pittsburgh
|
26 |
3 |
2-4 |
3-3 |
6 |
30 |
Upcoming Games
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Pittsburgh will play their next game at home against Washington. The Penguins have a W/L % of .679 after a win and .471 after a loss.
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Los Angeles will play their next game on the road against Detroit. The Kings have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .500 after a loss.