Kevin Lankinen made 26 saves and stopped all three attempts in a shootout to help the visiting Nashville Predators to a 2–1 victory against the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night, March 11.
Tommy Novak scored in regulation and Matt Duchene had the lone goal in the shootout for the Predators, who improved to 6–2–1 in their past nine games.
Mikey Anderson scored and Pheonix Copley made 29 saves for the Kings, who had their season-long, five-game winning streak snapped in the opener of a seven-game homestand.
The Kings took a 1–0 lead at 9:32 of the first period.
Los Angeles Kings defenseman Mikey Anderson (44) scores past Nashville Predators goaltender Kevin Lankinen during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Los Angeles on March 11, 2023. (Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP Photo)
Gabriel Vilardi won a faceoff in the Nashville zone and the puck was briefly pinned against the wall before Alex Iafallo sprung it loose with a short pass to Vilardi in the right circle….