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Kings Down San Jose 5-2 - Match Report

Los Angeles skated to a 5-2 victory over San Jose on Friday in NHL action at SAP Center at San Jose.

Los Angeles won as a -143 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 6.0 were rewarded at the payout window.

Los Angeles got goals from Viktor Arvidsson, Phillip Danault, Jaret Anderson-Dolan, Anze Kopitar, and Rasmus Kupari in the victory. Anderson-Dolan opened the scoring at 8:55 of the first period.

Jonathan Quick stopped 29 of 31 San Jose shots in the victory.

San Jose got goals from Kevin Labanc, and Alexander Barabanov in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

San Jose got a 24-stop effort from James Reimer in the loss.

On the power play, Los Angeles went 1-for-2, while the Sharks were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.

Los Angeles lost the shots on goal battle to San Jose by a margin of 31-29.

Los Angeles looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Senators. The Sharks will aim to get back on the winning track vs. Vancouver.