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Los Angeles Ices New Jersey 3-2 - Recap

The Kings beat New Jersey 3-2 on Friday, earning a victory backstopped by Calvin Petersen's 21 saves.

Los Angeles won as a -119 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 5.5 were rewarded at the payout window.

Los Angeles got goals from Alex Iafallo, Arthur Kaliyev, and Adrian Kempe in the victory. Kempe opened the scoring at 19:58 of the second period.

Calvin Petersen turned in a 21-save effort for the Kings.

New Jersey got goals from Pavel Zacha, and Jesper Bratt in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

New Jersey got a 26-stop effort from MacKenzie Blackwood in the loss.

Los Angeles scored 1 times on 6 chances on the power play, while New Jersey went 0-for-4 with the man advantage.

New Jersey lost the shots on goal battle to Los Angeles by a margin of 29-23.

Los Angeles heads into a battle against the Maple Leafs. New Jersey, meanwhile, will have their next action against San Jose.