L.A. Kings top Canucks in overtime on Anze Kopitar’s goal
Anze Kopitar scored on a pass from Jeff Carter 2:02 into overtime, and the Los Angeles Kings rallied for a 2-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night.
Drew Doughty scored the tying power-play goal early in the third period for the first-place Kings, who won for the sixth time in nine games.
Backup goalie Jacob Markstrom made 39 saves in a standout effort for the Canucks, who lost in extra time for the NHL-worst eighth time this season.
Daniel Sedin scored a power-play goal in the first period for Vancouver, which has lost eight of 10.
The Canucks responded fairly well to the embarrassment of a lifeless performance in a 4-0 loss at Anaheim on Monday night, but the Kings took charge late.
Defenseman Ryan Suter drove to the net and poked in a rebound with 7:56 left in the third period, helping visiting Minnesota end a three-game losing streak.
Chicago forward Patrick Kane scored a power-play goal at 5:21 of the second period to extend his point streak to 20 games.
Max Pacioretty scored a power-play goal in the third period, helping host Montreal get the win.
Filip Forsberg had two goals and an assist, helping host Nashville rally from a 2-1 deficit at the start of the third period.
Justin Abdelkader’s second goal with 6:29 to go in regulation pulled the Red Wings into a 4-4 tie after they wasted two two-goal leads and a one-goal edge in the third.
Sean Couturier had an empty-net goal and two assists, leading visiting Philadelphia to its third straight win.