Tomas Hertl scored a hat trick, and Adin Hill made 29 saves for the Golden Knights (38-19-6), who had won four in a row. Kopitar gave the Kings a 1-0 lead at 11:22 of the first period when he tipped in a Joel Edmunson point shot past Hill. Clarke made it 2-0 at 18:29, scoring with a backhand around Hill’s right leg.

Adrian Kempe scored the winner in the Los Angeles Kings’ 6-5 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday night.

Anze Kopitar, Adrian Kempe, Warren Foegele and Brandt Clarke each had a goal and an assist for the visiting Los Angeles Kings, who hung on for a 6-5 win against the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday.

The Vegas Golden Knights sufficed four straight goals in the third period after entering the frame with a one-goal lead, falling to the Los Angeles Kings, 5-2, on

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LOS ANGELES -- Quinton Byfield had an NHL career-high four assists, and the Los Angeles Kings scored four goals in the third period of a 5-2 win against the Vegas Golden Knights at Crypto.com Arena on Monday.

The Los Angeles Kings will head to Sin City for a showdown with the Vegas Golden Knights. It will be a Pacific Division showdown as we continue our NHL odds series and make a Kings-Golden Knights prediction and pick.