nhl Game Recap
Hurricanes Down Los Angeles 6-5 - Match Report
The Kings came up short Saturday against the Hurricanes, falling 6-5 in a shootout.
Bettors who backed the Hurricanes were rewarded as -134 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.0.
Carolina got goals from Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Teuvo Teravainen, Sebastian Aho, Brendan Lemieux, and Brent Burns in the victory. Burns opened the scoring at 4:15 of the first period.
Frederik Andersen stopped 25 of 30 Los Angeles shots in the victory.
Anze Kopitar(2), Drew Doughty, Trevor Moore, and Vladislav Gavrikov scored for the Kings, finding the net behind Frederik Andersen.
Los Angeles got a 14-stop effort from Pheonix Copley in the loss.
Carolina scored 0 times on 4 chances on the power play, while Los Angeles went 2-for-7 with the man advantage.
Carolina lost the shots on goal battle to Los Angeles by a margin of 30-19.
Carolina looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Ducks. The Kings will aim to get back on the winning track at Winnipeg.