Kopitar and Kempe have been able to welcome in young, inexperienced players on their line and be the ones to help develop them.

The Los Angeles Kings visit the Seattle Kraken after Alex Turcotte scored two goals in the Kings' 5-1 win against the Vancouver Canucks.

Turcotte put the Kings ahead 1-0 on the first shot of the game 51 seconds into the first period, beating defenseman Filip Hronek to the net on a 2-on-1 to redirect Kempe’s centering pass over the right pad of a sliding Demko.

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Throughout the five-game road trip, the Los Angeles Kings have had trouble putting the puck in the net, despite the fast starts and chances generated.

Trevor Moore was injured against the New Jersey Devils during the Los Angeles Kings' second seven-game road trip of the year. Before the injury, Moore was seeing regular action on the Kings top forward line.

It’s been a while since the opposing team was the one to get going quickly. For the last few games, the Los Angeles Kings have made a conscious effort to come out of the gates flying and waste no time trying to get that early lead.

Schwartz put Seattle ahead 2-1 at 7:40, finishing off a 4-on-2 rush by scoring on a wrist shot from the right circle. Josh Mahura started the break by creating a turnover when he checked Warren Foegele in the defensive zone.

Sometimes, puck luck just isn't on your side. It wasn't for the Seattle Kraken as they wrapped up a five-game trip Thursday at Western Conference-leading Winnipeg. The Kraken played perhaps one of their best games of the season,

Artemi Panarin scored twice, Chris Kreider got the go-ahead goal with 9:38 left and the New York Rangers rallied for a 5-3 victory over the Utah Hockey Club on Thursday night. Reilly Smith tied it 3-all with a short-handed goal 28 seconds into the third period for the Rangers,

They’re now 3-4-3 since the Christmas break, partially due to a major uptick in quality chances allowed at five-on-five; they were at 2.18 per 60 heading into the holiday, fourth-best in the NHL. In the 10 games since, though, they’re over 2.5.