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Los Angeles Kings vs San Jose Sharks Recap - Kings Win 2-1

The Kings earned a 2-1 victory over the Sharks on Thursday at SAP Center at San Jose.

Los Angeles won as a -300 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 5.5 were rewarded at the payout window.

Los Angeles got goals from Akil Thomas, and Adrian Kempe in the victory. Kempe opened the scoring at 10:55 of the first period.

David Rittich stopped 15 of 16 San Jose shots in the victory.

Klim Kostin scored for the Sharks, finding the net behind David Rittich.

San Jose got a 25-stop effort from MacKenzie Blackwood in the loss.

On the power play, Los Angeles went 0-for-4, while the Sharks were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.

Los Angeles outshot San Jose 27-16 in the game.

Los Angeles heads into a battle against the Canucks. San Jose, meanwhile, will have their next action against St. Louis.