Anze Kopitar helps Kings beat Senators for their third straight win

Anze Kopitar helps Kings beat Senators for their season-high third straight win

Kings left wing Kevin Fiala celebrates his goal with defenseman Brandt Clarke as center Phillip Danault skates in

By Dan Greenspan

Nov. 30, 2024 11:10 PM PT

Anze Kopitar, Trevor Moore and Kevin Fiala each had a goal and an assist, and the Kings beat the Ottawa Senators 5-2 on Saturday night for their season-high third consecutive win.

Alex Laferriere and Adrian Kempe also scored for the Kings, and David Rittich made 20 saves.

Kopitar snapped a tie 1:37 into the third period, finding himself alone at the top of the crease before finishing for his eighth goal of the season.

Kempe added a power-play goal with 3:46 remaining after Ottawa was called for its second too-many-men penalty. Moore closed it out with an empty-netter.

Ottawa’s Adam Gaudette scored for the third straight game. Tim Stutzle also scored, and Anton Forsberg made 22 saves.

Takeaway

Senators: Gaudette is up to 12 goals in 22 games, matching his career high in 59 games with the Vancouver Canucks in 2019-20.

Kings: Moore returned after sitting out a 2-1 win at Anaheim on Friday because of an illness. But veteran fourth-liner Trevor Lewis was sidelined because of a lower-body injury in the first period.

Key moment

Kopitar swatted in Moore’s rebound early in the third. The captain added a late assist to break a tie with Peter Stastny (1,239) for 42nd on the NHL career points list.