Golden Knights rout Kings, take over 1st in Western Conference

LOS ANGELES — Jonathan Marchessault had 2 goals and an assist, and the Golden Knights returned from the vacation interruption with a 6-3 triumph implicit the Los Angeles Kings connected Tuesday nighttime astatine Crypto.com Arena.

The Knights, who played for the archetypal clip since Dec. 21, won for the ninth clip successful their past 11 games and moved into archetypal spot successful the Western Conference with 42 points.

Reilly Smith and Keegan Kolesar scored 26 seconds isolated during a turbo-charged agelong of 1:16 successful the archetypal play erstwhile the teams combined for 4 goals. Marchessault capped the scoring flurry astatine 11:09 erstwhile helium enactment location a rebound for a 3-1 lead.

Chandler Stephenson and Mattias Janmark scored aboriginal successful the 2nd play to enactment the Knights connected apical 5-1 and pursuit Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick.

Smith and Stephenson each finished with 2 points.

The Knights played without skipper Mark Stone, who is time to time with an undisclosed wounded and was placed connected injured reserve earlier the game. Assistant Steve Spott took implicit coaching duties with Pete DeBoer successful COVID-19 protocol.

Laurent Brossoit started successful spot of Robin Lehner, who remained sidelined with a lower-body injury. He made 2 cardinal saves precocious successful the 2nd play connected a Los Angeles powerfulness play to support the Kings from climbing backmost into the game.

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