Kopitar, Kings stay on a roll
He scores twice and Brown posts his 700th point as L.A. wins its third game in a row.
Mikey Anderson, Viktor Arvidsson and Anze Kopitar scored in a span of 1:23 of the third period and the Kings won their third straight, 6-2 over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night.
Dustin Brown had a goal and an assist to reach 700 career points, Sean Durzi had a goal and two assists, and the Kings went 5-2-0 on their seven-game homestand. Jonathan Quick made 27 saves.
Kris Letang and Radim Zohorna scored for the Penguins, who have lost two of three after a 10-game winning streak. Tristan Jarry allowed six goals on 45 shots.
Shortly after the Penguins tied it 1:37 into the third on Zohorna’s onetimer, the Kings seized control for good. Anderson reclaimed the lead with his first of the year on a shot
from the blue line that Jarry seemed to lose track of. Arvidsson made it 4-2 on a one-timer 10 seconds later,
and Kopitar got his second goal and third point at 4:30 to cap off the scoring blitz.
Brown put the Kings up 2-1 with 5:28 left in the second for his 700th point. He grabbed the rebound of Durzi’s shot and scored his first power-play goal of the season from close range.
Durzi scored from the right point with 1:40 to play, with Brown getting the primary assist for his 701st point. Brown has 322 goals and 379 assists in 1,266 games, all with L.A. He is the seventh player in franchise history with 700 points.
Letang extended his point streak to six games by forcing an own goal off Quick’s right skate with a centering pass 4:42 into the game. It was Letang’s first goal to go with nine assists during his strong run of play.
Note: Winger Adrian Kempe of the Kings and goaltender John Gibson of the Ducks were named to the Pacific Division All-Star team. The All-Star Weekend is set for Feb. 4-5 in Las Vegas