Drew Doughty had a goal and two assists for Los Angeles Kings in their 5-3 victory against the visiting Utah Hockey Club on Saturday night.
Kevin Fiala had a goal and an assist, Alex Laferriere, Trevor Lewis and Mikey Anderson also did, Joel Edmundson and Phillip Danault each had two assists, and Darcy Kuemper made 25 rescues for the kings, which improved to a league master 18-3 – 2 at home.
Barrett Hayton had the first hat trick in the Utah Club history, Nick Schmaltz had two assists and Connor Ingram made 21 rescues. Utah had won three out of four on his way into a two-week break for the Face of the Four Nations.
Utah went to the game’s first Power game after Quinton Byfield was whistled for stumbled Hayton, and Hayton capitalized 18 seconds later. He redirected a backhand pass from Schmaltz past Kuemper for a 1-0 lead at 7:54 of the first period.
Doughty, who helped Canada to victory in the 4 Nations Championship game on Thursday, scored its first goal of the season 28 seconds later on a one-hour from over the circles to bind it 1-1.
Hayton again made at 5:50 of the second period to move Utah back forward 2-1.
Kuemper made a left-wing rescue on a one-hour by Schmaltz from the track, but rebound came out diagonally to Hayton, which had a wide open side of the net.
Los Angeles was on its first Power game when Fiala made a one-hour from the right circle to bind it 2-2 at 7:59 of the other.
Laferriere gave Kings his first lead when he came behind the defense for a break and made a backhand to do it 3-2 at 16:10 by the other.
Lewis backhanded a recovery past Ingram to stretch the lead to 4-2 at 9:41 in the third.
Hayton finished his first NHL hate trick as he swept a recovery into the net to cut the lead to 4-3 on the 11-minute mark.
Anderson sealed the victory with an empty Neter who made it 5-3 with 1:30 left.
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