Where: Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, Ontario
Referees: Beau Halkidis, Chris Rooney
Linesmen: Caleb Apperson, Kilian McNamara
Attendance: 16216
Phillip Danault, Carl Grundstrom and Anze Kopitar scored for the visiting Los Angeles Kings, who held on for a 3-2 win over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday.
The Kings have a perfect 5-0-0 record in road games this season and are 4-0-1 in their last five games overall.
Adrian Kempe had two assists to help Los Angeles build a 3-0 lead that lasted until almost the end of the second period.
However, Dominik Kubalik's power-play tally put Ottawa on the board 21 seconds before the second intermission. At 4:09 of the third period, Josh Norris' tip-in effort brought the Senators within a goal and increased the late-game pressure.
Kings goalie Cam Talbot stopped 24 of 26 shots to earn his fifth win of the season.
Kempe has eight points (two goals, six assists) over the course of a five-game points streak.
The Senators are 1-4-0 in their last five games.
Beyond the defeat, Ottawa also lost Ridly Greig and Mark Kastelic to apparent lower-body injuries. An awkward body-check attempt on Kempe early in the first period left Greig with a right leg injury, forcing the rookie off the ice. Early in the second period, Kastelic was also favoring his right leg after slipping and crashing into the boards.
Los Angeles got a quick start on Danault's power-play goal 3:11 into the first period. Danault's first shot was stopped, but the forward deposited his own rebound for his third goal of the season.
At the 5:00 mark of the second frame, a Senators turnover led to a 3-on-2 rush for the Kings. Grundstrom finished off the play with a perfectly placed wrist shot under the crossbar.
Kopitar extended the lead less than four minutes later. Senators defenseman Travis Hamonic blocked Jordan Spence's initial shot, and Kopitar was in position to convert the rebound for his fifth goal of the season.
Senators goalie Joonas Korpisalo stopped 35 of 38 shots, delivering a strong performance to keep Ottawa in the game.
Thursday marked Ottawa's first game under interim general manager Steve Staios, after former GM Pierre Dorion was fired on Wednesday.
--Field Level Media
| Los Angeles | Ottawa | |
| Adrian Kempe 2 | Points | Dominik Kubalik 1 |
| Phillip Danault 1 | Goals | Dominik Kubalik 1 |
| Adrian Kempe 2 | Assists | Jacob Bernard-Docker 1 |
| Phillip Danault 1 | Power Play Goals | Dominik Kubalik 1 |
| N/A | Short Handed Goals | N/A |
| Cam Talbot .923 | Save Percentage | Joonas Korpisalo .921 |
| Cam Talbot 24 | Saves | Joonas Korpisalo 35 |
| Team | Shots | Goals | Power Play | Penalty Kill | Penalty Mins | Face Offs Won |
| Los Angeles | 38 | 3 | 1-4 | 2-3 | 6 | 23 |
| Ottawa | 26 | 2 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 8 | 33 |
- Ottawa will play their next game at home against Tampa Bay. The Senators have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .400 after a loss.
- Los Angeles will play their next game on the road against Philadelphia. The Kings have a W/L % of .600 after a win and .600 after a loss.