Kings 4, Coyotes 3 (OT)
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- The Los Angeles Kings had seen enough of Arizona's southern California dominance this season, but it took extra time to finally break through against the Coyotes when center Anze Kopitar scored on a partial breakaway 36 seconds into overtime for a 4-3 victory on Saturday night at Gila River Arena.
The win was L.A.'s first against the Coyotes (16-15-3) in three meetings this season and handed Arizona its first loss in six games against southern California teams Anaheim and L.A.
Defenseman Drew Doughty, left winger Trevor Lewis and right winger Dustin Brown had goals in a third-period flurry that rallied the Kings from a 1-0 deficit into a 3-1 lead in a 6:23 span.
Defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson had two goals and center Antoine Vermette scored one for Arizona, which got 28 saves from goalie Louis Domingue.
Jonathan Quick made 23 stops for the Kings (21-11-2), who had allowed five goals in three of their last four games.
Los Angeles defenseman Jake Muzzin nearly cost his a team the game when he took a match penalty for a hit to the head of Arizona center Boyd Gordon late in the third period. Shortly after the major penalty was assessed, Kings defenseman Alec Martinez flipped a puck over the glass, giving the Coyotes a five-on-three power play for two minutes.
Vermette drew the Coyotes within 3-2 when he deflected defenseman Michael Stone's shot from the point at 16:07. Ekman-Larsson got the equalizer thru traffic 30 seconds later to given the Coyotes a point.
Los Angeles left winger Milan Lucic gave the Coyotes a power play early in the game when he cross-checked Arizona defenseman Connor Murphy in retaliation for a clean hit that Murphy laid on him along the boards.
The Coyotes cashed in on the first of three first-period power plays when Ekman-Larsson's wrist shot through traffic eluded Quick and found the upper corner of the net for a 1-0 lead at 9:43.
Los Angeles wasn't able to muster many quality chances through two periods, but the Kings evened the score early in the third period on their fourth power play of the game. Doughty took a feed from Martinez at the left circle and rifled a one-timer of Domingue's glove hand just 37 seconds into the third period.
The goal seemed to open the floodgates for Los Angeles. Lewis centered a pass that deflected off Domingue and in to give Los Angeles a 2-1 lead at 4:17 of the third.
Brown added the Kings' second power-play goal of the night on a one-timer from the left circle for a 3-1 lead at 6:23.
NOTES: Coyotes C Martin Hanzal missed his second straight game and eighth of the season with a lower-body injury. Hanzal played more than 65 games in a full season since 2009-10. ... Coyotes D Zbynek Michalek returned to the lineup after missing the past four games with a lower-body injury. ... Los Angeles recalled LW Michael Mersch from Ontario of the AHL on Saturday and he was in the lineup. ... Coyotes prospect Christian Dvorak had an assist to help Team USA defeat Team Canada 4-2 on Saturday in a preliminary-round game of the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship in Helsinki, Finland. Coyotes prospect Dylan Strome scored Canada's second goal. The Coyotes and Philadelphia Flyers are tied for the most NHL prospects (7) participating in the tournament. ... Scouts from 11 teams were scheduled to attend Saturday's game. ... Veteran Kings D Christian Ehrhoff was a healthy scratch.