Kings survive Ottawa’s five-goal assault in a 6-5 thriller

The Los Angeles Kings held off the Ottawa Senators 6-5 at Crypto.com Arena. The Kings went 2-for-? Actually, the team totals show two power-play goals for Los Angeles and one for Ottawa, a special-teams edge in the one-goal result. Ottawa’s Dylan Cozens scored twice and added an assist for three points, putting two shots on goal, finishing plus-1, recording four hits and scoring one power-play goal. Drake Batherson had a goal and two assists with three shots and one hit, while Tim Stützle supplied three assists, two shots, three hits and a plus-2 rating. For Los Angeles, Artemi Panarin scored once on seven shots, including a power-play goal, and Erik Haula also scored on the power play, with four shots and two hits. Darcy Kuemper stopped 18 of 23 shots for a .783 save percentage; Ottawa’s Jonas Johansson made 12 saves on 16 shots (.750), and Samuel Ersson stopped 20 of 21 (.952). The Kings’ two power-play goals and five different goal scorers proved enough to withstand Ottawa’s five-goal output.