With 7:41 left in the second period, the Kings went ahead off their first power-play goal. вЂњThat was probably the shot of my life so far,вЂќ Kupari said, stopping short of saying the goal was better than his slick breakaway marker Thursday against Winnipeg. It was KupariвЂ™s second goal in as many games. Roy and Iafallo moved the puck high, controlling possession and freeing Kupari for a rising shot from the top of the right circle that smacked the crossbar as it entered the net. Less than two minutes into the closing stanza, the Kings had extended their lead with a second power-play goal, this time from their second unit. I think we did that tonight and took a good step forward,вЂќ Iafallo said. вЂњWeвЂ™ve got to learn from our mistakes in the third period. They had won just one of the four previous games this season in which they held a lead after two periods. The Kings also reversed a trend of blowing late leads. вЂњSome units arenвЂ™t hot, then you switch it around, and all of a sudden it starts going in.вЂќ вЂњDifferent players play differently, sometimes they can make extra passes, thatвЂ™s just how it works sometimes,вЂќ Iafallo said of the KingsвЂ™ shuffling of players on the power play. Iafallo scored twice in the third period, a putback goal 5:37 into the third period and a close-range, power-play tally off the rush with 5:44 to play.

Goalie Jake Allen was touched up for five goals on 38 shots. Montreal winger Josh Anderson had a goal and set up defenseman Ben ChariotвЂ™s academic goal with 2:20 remaining in the game. Center Anze Kopitar and defenseman Matt Roy chipped in two assists apiece. Winger Viktor Arvidsson, rookie winger Arthur Kaliyev, and rookie forward Rasmus Kupari also scored goals for the Kings. Winger Alex Iafallo paced the Kings with two goals and an assist.

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