Flames' comeback attempt falls short as Kings win in overtime CBC ...

23 Dec 2022

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Flames comeback attempt falls short as Kings win in overtime CBC

Adrian Kempe scored in overtime, Pheonix Copley made 27 saves to win his fourth straight start, and the Kings beat the Calgary Flames 4-3 in Los Angeles on Thursday night.

Adrian Kempe scored in overtime, Pheonix Copley made 27 saves to win his fourth straight start and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Calgary Flames 4-3 on Thursday night.

Los Angeles fought back after squandering a two-goal lead in the third period, with Kempe scoring his 13th goal on the rush from Viktor Arvidsson at 3:23 of overtime. The Kings swept a three-game homestand and won their fourth in a row.

"Knew I had Arvy with me for a 2-on-1. Obviously, I was expecting him to shoot, but I was staying back post in case the puck ended up there, and Arvy made a great play back to me for an easy tap-in," said Kempe, who scored his fifth career overtime goal.

Gabe Vilardi had a goal and an assist, and Phillip Danault and Blake Lizotte scored 10 seconds apart early in the third period for Los Angeles.

"Good resiliency from our group, kind of letting them back in the game — and rightfully so, they made some good plays — but for us to kind of regroup and win that game in overtime is huge," Lizotte said.

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Los Angeles claims their fourth straight victory as they defeat Calgary 4-3 with Adrian Kempe's goal in overtime.

Tyler Toffoli had a power-play goal, and Dillon Dube and Jonathan Huberdeau also scored, but the Flames couldn't get their third straight road win. Dan Vladar allowed four goals on 32 shots.

"We fought hard in the third to come back and get a huge point, but, obviously, in overtime you want to score and get a win," Huberdeau said. "We battled 'til the end."

The Kings looked to be in control after a backhand goal from Danault 1:29 into the third period off a tenacious forecheck by Alex Iafallo, and Lizotte made it 3-1 by swatting in Vilardi's rebound at 1:39.

Toffoli buried a wrist shot for his fifth power-play goal at 6:46 to pull within 3-2, and the Flames caught a break when Kevin Fiala put his penalty shot wide just over a minute later.

Calgary tied it at 3 with 6:28 to go when Dube netted his eighth goal off Noah Hanifin's pass.

"We were down two goals against a good team, didn't panic, and we pushed the button and came back in the third. That shows a lot about our team," said Huberdeau, who got first goal and fifth point during a three-game streak when he opened the scoring 3:23 into the game.