Overview
- Utah overpowered Los Angeles 6-2 on Saturday in LA as Alexander Kerfoot and Logan Cooley scored twice, Mikhail Sergachev posted four assists, and Karel Vejmelka made 29 saves.
- The victory pushed Utah five points ahead of Nashville for the West’s first wild-card spot, and the Kings remained one point shy of a playoff berth with nine games left.
- Kings starter Darcy Kuemper allowed five goals on 16 shots and was replaced by Anton Forsberg to open the third period.
- Utah’s power play went 2-for-3, with Cooley producing after moving to the top unit following Barrett Hayton’s injury, a recent tweak that has lifted special-teams results.
- Los Angeles opened a seven-game homestand despite a 10-16-8 home mark, while Utah began a short road trip that starts in Seattle and continues to Vancouver.