Kevin Fiala and Andrei Kuzmenko scored for the Kings (15-12-9), who are 1-4-2 in their past seven games. Pheonix Copley made 25 saves in his first NHL start since Dec. 10, 2023.
Seattle went up 1-0 on a power play 1:10 into the second period on Eberle’s 13th goal of the season. He got the puck alone just outside the crease and beat Copley with a wrist shot over his left shoulder.
It was the Kraken’s fifth power-play goal in the past six games. They are 5-for-14 (35.7 percent) with the man-advantage in that span.
Los Angeles has given up a power-play goal in four straight games. The Kings are 21st in the NHL on the penalty kill (78.0 percent).
“There’s always discussion, and you’re always thinking about what can we do differently?” Kings head coach Jim Hiller said. “Or sometimes it’s not even different, it’s just better. And so we have to make sure, we have to understand, is it different, or is it just doing it better?”
Gaudreau made it 2-0 at 7:26 when Kings defenseman Brian Dumoulin broke up his shot, sending the puck fluttering towards net, but Copley couldn’t catch it and it went off his glove and in through the five-hole.
“Like (head coach) Lane (Lambert) says, it’s a low-event match (against the Kings),” Seattle center Matty Beniers said. “And you know every play, every battle, every mistake matters against a team like that. … It’s kind of like playoff hockey when we play against them.”