CHICAGO (AP) — Alex Laferriere and Kevin Fiala scored within a 1:25 span early in the second period, and Anton Forsberg stopped 22 shots as the Los Angeles Kings defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 3-1 on Sunday night.
Coming off a 5-4 shootout loss Saturday night in Nashville, the Kings ended a string of four extra-time games to improve their record to 4-3-3. They have one game left on a five-game trip that began with overtime victories in St. Louis and Dallas.
Laferriere tied the game at 1-1 at 3:29 of the second period with a wrist shot on a 2-on-1 break. Shortly after, Fiala scored at 4:54 on a wraparound off a breakaway. Joel Armia added a short-handed, empty-net goal with 1:08 remaining in the game.
Connor Bedard scored for a rested Chicago team, while Arvid Soderblom made 19 saves in the loss. The Blackhawks dropped to 4-3-2, snapping a two-game winning streak and a five-game points streak.
While the Kings played the night before in Tennessee, the Blackhawks were off for two days following a victory in Tampa Bay on Tuesday night.
Bedard opened the scoring on a tip at 7:04 of the first period. The puck hit the post and went in off Forsberg’s skate.
Up next:
– Kings: At San Jose on Tuesday night.
– Blackhawks: Host Ottawa on Tuesday night.
https://wtop.com/sports/2025/10/laferriere-and-fiala-score-in-2nd-period-burst-to-back-forsberg-in-kings-3-1-win-over-blackhawks/
