LAS VEGAS — Mark Stone had a goal and two assists and the Vegas Golden Knights took control early Thursday night by scoring four times on their first six shots for a 4-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings.<\/p>\n
Vegas heads into the Olympic break with back-to-back victories after losing seven of eight games. The Kings have lost four of five.<\/p>\n
Jack Eichel and Pavel Dorofeyev each had a goal and an assist for the Golden Knights. Mitch Marner scored a goal for his 799th career point and Ivan Barbashev extended his points streak to five games with two assists.<\/p>\n
Barbashev’s four-game goal streak, however, ended. Eichel extended his points streak to four games and now has 200 assists in a Golden Knights uniform.<\/p>\n
Vegas’ Adin Hill made 32 saves for his 100th career victory, his most stops since having 34 on March 15, 2025, against Buffalo.<\/p>\n
Trevor Moore scored for the Kings and Anton Forsberg stopped 18 shots. Adrian Kempe’s eight-game points streak ended.<\/p>\n
The Golden Knights won despite taking six penalties, though one was a fighting major shared by both teams. Los Angeles didn’t make Vegas pay, going 0 of 5 on the power play. The last time the Golden Knights committed six penalties was Nov. 20 against Utah, also a 4-1 victory.<\/p>\n
Kings forward Andrei Kuzmenko took a puck in the face with 1:42 left in the first period and was taken to the locker room. He returned, however, in the second.<\/p>\n
Artemi Panarin, acquired by the Kings on Wednesday in a trade with the Rangers<\/a>, as expected was not in the lineup. He had 57 points in 52 games for New York, but hadn’t played or practiced in about a week.<\/p>\n Kings: Host the Golden Knights on Feb. 25.<\/p>\n Golden Knights: Visit the Kings on Feb. 25.<\/p>\n ___<\/p>\n