Overview
- Short-handed Florida, missing Aleksander Barkov and Matthew Tkachuk, got two goals from Brad Marchand with Sam Bennett, Sam Reinhart and Anton Lundell adding tallies and Niko Mikkola posting two assists.
- Anže Kopitar scored his first of the season on the power play and Corey Perry also scored for the Kings, but a Kevin Fiala turnover led to Lundell’s shorthanded goal that pushed Florida clear in the third.
- Sergei Bobrovsky made 24 saves for the Panthers, while Kings starter Anton Forsberg stopped 19 of 24 shots and was stripped behind his net on a misplay that let Marchand score easily.
- Florida improved to 103-6-7 when leading after two periods under coach Paul Maurice and rebounded from a 7-3 loss in Anaheim two nights earlier.
- The defeat was Los Angeles’ third in four games and continued a poor start at Crypto.com Arena, coming after a 3-0 win over Winnipeg on Nov. 4 that featured a Darcy Kuemper shutout and milestones for Drew Doughty and Adrian Kempe as the Jets went 0-for-5 on the power play.