In Glendale, the Los Angeles Kings’ Alex Iafallo finished a near career night when he potted his third goal of the game in extra time for a 3-2 win over the Arizona Coyotes on Thursday night.
“It feels pretty good, especially [getting it] in overtime like that,” Iafallo said. “It’s really fun. [Kopitar] made a nice play to me and I just had to shoot it in. It was a huge win and everybody played great.”
Jack Campbell made 26 saves to get the win.
“Alex’s game speaks for itself,” Kings head coach Todd McLellan said. “He was all over the puck, he was sharp when he shot it. We’re real excited for him.”
Nick Schmaltz and Christian Dvorak were the Coyotes’ strikers.
“I don’t know if it’s a low point (four-game skid); you go through ups and downs throughout the year, and obviously this isn’t one of those times we want to have a low point,” Schmaltz said. “But it’s going to happen.”
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Adin Hill made 34 saves in the loss.
“We can’t feel sorry for ourselves. We’ve got to build on the positives,” Coyotes forward Derek Stepan said. “There’s no sense of beating ourselves up, there’s no time to dwell on anything. There’s zero time right now.”
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