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Recap - Kings Defeat Montreal 3-2

The Kings earned a 3-2 victory over the Canadiens on Thursday at Crypto.com Arena.

Los Angeles won as a -258 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 6.0 were rewarded at the payout window.

Gabriel Vilardi, Anze Kopitar, and Alex Iafallo each scored for the Kings in the victory. Iafallo opened the scoring for Los Angeles.

Pheonix Copley turned in a 19-save effort for the Kings.

Montreal got goals from Josh Anderson, and Denis Gurianov in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Montreal got a 30-stop effort from Jake Allen in the loss.

Los Angeles scored 0 times on 4 chances on the power play, while Montreal went 1-for-3 with the man advantage.

Los Angeles outshot Montreal 33-21 in the game.

Los Angeles heads into a battle against the Blues. Montreal, meanwhile, will have their next action against Anaheim.