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Los Angeles Skates Past Boston 5-4 - Recap

The Bruins came up short Saturday against the Kings, falling 5-4.

Los Angeles was an underdog by +152 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 5.5.

Matt Roy, Brandt Clarke, Vladislav Gavrikov, Anze Kopitar, and Alex Laferriere each scored for the Kings in the victory. Roy opened the scoring for Los Angeles.

David Rittich turned in a 28-save effort for the Kings.

Boston got goals from James van Riemsdyk(2), Trent Frederic, and Anthony Richard in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Boston got a 30-stop effort from Linus Ullmark in the loss.

Los Angeles scored 1 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Boston went 1-for-4 with the man advantage.

Boston lost the shots on goal battle to Los Angeles by a margin of 35-32.

Los Angeles heads into a battle against the Penguins. Boston, meanwhile, will have their next action against Dallas.