Coyotes rally but fall to Kings

Gabe Vilardi’s goal in the overtime shootout sent the Los Angeles Kings to a 3-2 win over the Arizona Coyotes Thursday night at Gila River Arena.

The Coyotes rallied from a two-goal deficit after one period of play. But they couldn’t come up with another goal after the second period until the shootout, when Nick Schmaltz and Christian Dvorak scored but goalie Darcy Kuemper couldn’t keep three Kings from finding the net.

Anze Kopitar, Adrian Kempe and finally Vilardi, after Clayton Keller shot wide, scored shootout goals for the Kings (6-6-3). Kuemper had 27 saves as the Coyotes fell to 1-2 in shootouts.

Conor Garland and Phil Kessel scored regulation time goals for the Coyotes (7-6-3), who have at least a point from six of their last seven games.

Dustin Brown and Jeff Carter scored for the Kings, who have won three straight.

No. 2 goalie Antti Raanta was scratched for what the Coyotes announced as an upper body injury, and is day to day.

WINDERMERE, Fla. – Former AllStar baseball player Johnny Damon was arrested Friday in central Florida on a charge of resisting an officer after he was pulled over for suspicion of driving under the influence, according to court and jail records.

Damon, 47, was booked into the Orange County Jail early Friday after an incident in Windermere, Florida, a wealthy suburb of Orlando popular with pro athletes. He is charged with resisting an officer without violence, a first-degree misdemeanor.

An online court docket did not list an attorney listed for Damon who could comment. Jail records show that Damon’s wife, Michelle Mangan-Damon, also was arrested.