The Los Angeles Kings snapped their eight-game losing streak with a gutsy 5-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes. Trevor Moore led the charge with his 19th and 20th goals of the season, contributing to the Kings' dominant third period. David Rittich's goaltending was pivotal, as he made 30 saves. The Hurricanes, suffering their fourth home loss, saw goals from Jordan Martinook and Jack Drury, with Yaniv Perets making his NHL debut in relief.
Trevor Moore on tonight's win in Raleigh - "It's huge. It felt like we've been playing like that in a lot of the games, over the last stretch, but we put pucks in the net tonight. Feels good."
Kings stop their eight-game losing streak with much-needed 5-2 win at Carolina. Four huge third-period goals. Two Trevor Moore goals lift him to 20 and depth scoring that's been missing has returned. David Rittich (30 saves) was very strong in net.
The LA Kings! Losing streak snapped in Carolina, with a 5-2 victory over the Hurricanes.
Final: 5-2 LAK Gutsy win for the Kings to end the winless streak and hand Carolina their fourth home loss.
The final horn sounds and the #Canes' eight-game point streak comes to a close with a 5-2 loss to the Kings today. Jordan Martinook and Jack Drury were the goal scorers for Carolina, and Yaniv Perets makes his first NHL appearance in relief. Back at it Friday against Detroit.
TREVOR MOORE HAS 20 GOALS, 5-2 LAK!
CAR Goal - Hurricanes pull a goal back just shy of the halfway mark of this game. Drury the scorer, 4-2.
Drury gets one back for Carolina, 4-2 LAK.
The #Canes get one back. Another below-the-goal-line masterclass by Stefan Noesen sets up Jack Drury in front. 4-2.
Drury gets one back for Carolina, 4-2 CAR.
Trevor Moore gets the Kings started with his 19th of the year, 1-0 LAK. Excellent work by that line.