Kings Dominate Blues in 5-1 Victory

Adrian Kempe and Cam Talbot lead Los Angeles to a decisive win, closing the gap with first-place Vegas Golden Knights.

Adrian Kempe scored a short-handed goal and also had an assist to highlight a four-goal first period for Los Angeles.
Cam Talbot made 29 saves to lead the host Kings to a 5-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues.
Quinton Byfield, Blake Lizotte, Pierre-Luc Dubois and Kevin Fiala also scored for Los Angeles, which closed to within five points of the first-place Vegas Golden Knights in the Pacific Division with two games in hand.
The Kings also improved to 8-1-2 over their last 11 games.
Jake Neighbours scored a goal and Jordan Binnington finished with 25 saves for St. Louis, which lost its second straight game.