Sidney Crosby scores 498th goal but Penguins fall to Kings

Trevor Moore and the Los Angeles Kings weren’t rattled after the Pittsburgh Penguins rallied from a two-goal deficit to tie the sport within the third interval.

Moore’s second objective broke a tie within the third interval and despatched the Kings over the Penguins 4-3 on Sunday.

“The bench was optimistic,” Moore mentioned. “We saved going … saved doing our factor. We didn’t change something and I believed that might result in success.”

Sidney Crosby scored his 498th profession objective for the Penguins, who noticed an eight-game level streak finish.

“We’ve had moments the place we’ve been higher, however it hasn’t been constant,” Penguins coach Mike Sullivan mentioned. “We want a extra constant effort all through.”

Moore took a lead go from Blake Lizotte and beat goaltender Tristan Jarry on a breakaway at 13:21 of the third. Moore’s seventh objective of the season helped the Kings win for the third time in 5 video games following a three-game skid.

Drew Doughty, who performed in his 1,000th NHL recreation on Thursday, scored his fifth and Alex Iafallo obtained his 14th for the Kings.

Los Angeles, which misplaced in extra time at Philadelphia on Saturday, is unbeaten in regulation throughout its final 5 video games. Cal Petersen, who has six wins in his final seven begins, made 24 saves.

“Once we play an excellent, structured recreation, after we’re checking properly and we’re not giving an excessive amount of to the crew throughout from us, it results in offensive success,” Moore mentioned.

Bryan Rust had a pair of third-period targets for the Penguins, who’ve misplaced three in a row for the primary time since late November. The Penguins final misplaced in regulation Jan. 13 at Los Angeles. They final misplaced in regulation at house Nov. 27 in opposition to Montreal.

Jarry stopped 34 pictures for Pittsburgh, which is 17-3-2 since Dec. 4.

Rust obtained Pittsburgh inside 3-2 at 6:17 of the third interval on a turning shot from the underside of the left circle. He tied it with the Penguins’ second power-play objective of the sport, scoring at 10:02.

Pittsburgh has 14 power-play targets in its final 15 video games. The Penguins have scored power-play targets in seven of their final eight video games general.

“They’re clearly scoring numerous targets,” Sullivan mentioned of his power-play unit. “They’re dynamic.”

Pittsburgh failed to attain a first-period objective for the fifth consecutive recreation.

Iafallo opened the scoring for Los Angeles at 1:17 of the second interval. He took a go from Anze Kopitar and lifted a slap shot over Jarry’s shoulder.

Crosby made it 1-all at 8:29 of the second with a power-play objective, however Moore helped the Kings regain the lead at 10:35 of the second. Jacob Moverare earned his first NHL level with a deep stretch go to Moore, who beat Jarry over the shoulder with a backhander.

Doughty made it 3-1 at 13:49 of the second interval.

CROSBY CLOSES IN ON 500

Crosby is 2 targets from changing into the second energetic participant and forty sixth in NHL historical past to attain 500 profession regular-season targets.

Crosby can be seeking to be a part of Mario Lemieux as the one gamers in Penguins’ historical past to attain 500 targets with the crew. Crosby, at the moment in his seventeenth NHL season, has led the Penguins’ in targets 9 occasions, a feat solely Lemieux (10) has completed extra.

Crosby, a two-time Rocket Richard winner, has scored 30 targets 9 occasions, reached 40 twice and 50 through the 2009-10 season. He has seven targets and 14 factors in his final 9 video games general.

GUENTZEL HITS 300 POINTS

Pittsburgh’s Jake Guentzel turned the twenty sixth participant in crew historical past to document 300 NHL factors on Rust’s second objective.

Guentzel, who was drafted No. 77 general in 2013, turned the seventh member of his draft class, and the primary one chosen outdoors the top-10 to achieve 300 factors.

Guentzel turned the seventh-fastest participant in crew historical past – and the quickest in his draft class – to attain 300 factors, conducting the feat in 338 video games.

STREAKS AND SUCH

Kopitar has one objective and 5 factors throughout a four-game level streak. He has 5 targets and 12 factors in his final 11 video games general.

Moore has 4 targets and 16 factors this month for the Kings. Kopitar, in March 2018, was the final Kings’ participant to attain greater than 15 factors in a month.

Evgeni Malkin has two targets and 9 factors throughout a season-long eight-game level streak for Pittsburgh. He has 12 factors in 11 video games since making his season debut on Jan. 11. Malkin has factors in all six house video games he’s performed and 15 of his final 17 relationship again to final season.

Kris Letang turned the primary Penguins’ defenseman to attain at the least 19 factors in a calendar month since Larry Murphy in February 1992. He has 4 targets and 20 factors in 15 video games. The crew document of 28 factors in a month was established by Paul Coffey in February 1990.

UP NEXT

Kings: Shut a six-game highway journey Wednesday at Detroit.

Penguins: Shut a six-game homestand Tuesday in opposition to Washington.