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 [April 13, 2022]
Blake Lizotte scored twice, including the game-winner late in the
second period, and Phillip Danault had a goal and an assist as the
visiting Los Angeles Kings snapped a three-game losing streak with a
5-2 victory against the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday.
Los Angeles (39-26-10, 88 points) moved within two points of the
Edmonton Oilers for second place in the Pacific Division while
sending the Blackhawks to their eighth straight defeat (0-6-2).
Chicago (24-38-11, 59 points) hasn't won since defeating the Kings
4-3 in a shootout on March 24 in Los Angeles.
Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick stopped 18 of 20 shots to earn the
354th win of his career and move into 21st place on the all-time NHL
list, snapping a tie with Evgeni Nabokov and Rogie Vachon.
The Kings seized control midway through the first period, scoring
twice in a span of 3:07. Trevor Moore got things started, taking
advantage of an open opportunity at the far post to slip a shot past
Blackhawks goaltender Collin Delia (31 saves).
Danault was credited with the team's second goal. A centering pass
deflected off Delia and Chicago defenseman Caleb Jones and into the
net.
The Blackhawks drew within 2-1 at 16:27 of the second period, as
Taylor Raddysh found space in the slot and buried a feed from
Philipp Kurashev. Los Angeles responded quickly, though, as Lizotte
gathered a rebound of a blocked shot and beat Delia 33 seconds after
the Raddysh goal.
Jordan Spence scored at 5:08 of the third to put the Kings ahead
4-1, as Los Angeles responded after Quick denied Blackhawks rookie
Lukas Reichel on a prime scoring chance.
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Apr 12, 2022; Chicago,
Illinois, USA; Chicago Blackhawks goaltender
Collin Delia (60) defends against Los Angeles Kings center Phillip
Danault (24) during the first period at the United Center. Mandatory
Credit: Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports
Patrick Kane scored for Chicago at 16:42 of the
third period, giving the veteran 30 points in his past 19 games.
Raddysh had the primary assist on the goal, while Kurashev tallied
his second helper of the night.
Lizotte had an empty-net goal at 18:24 to account for the final
margin.
Dustin Brown and Viktor Arvidsson had two assists each for the
Kings.
The Blackhawks were 0-for-5 on the power play while the Kings were
0-for-3.
Los Angeles improved to 9-2-1 in the past 12 meetings with the
Blackhawks, including 4-1-0 over its past five visits to Chicago.
--Field Level Media
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