Arvidsson's breakaway lifts Predators by Kings
LOS ANGELES -- Viktor Arvidsson scored on a breakaway goal with 19.7 remaining in overtime as the Nashville Predators defeated the Los Angeles Kings, 4-3 on Saturday night.
Nashville (7-5-2) won its second straight game after blowing a 3-0 lead when Arvidsson scored his fifth goal of the season.
After a turnover in the Los Angeles offensive zone, Calle Jarnkrok threw a lead pass that found Arvidsson and his wrist shot beat Kuemper cleanly.
Juuse Saros made 36 saves to record his first victory of the season in four starts.
Miikka Salomaki, P.K. Subban and Craig Smith registered the other Nashville goals.
Los Angeles (10-3-1) received goals from Alex Iafallo, Christian Folin and Alec Martinez. Darcy Kuemper made 27 saves in dropping his first decision of the season in three games.
The Kings staged a three-goal third-period rally to make it even in regulation at 3-3.
Iafallo's first NHL goal 16 seconds into the third from a feed by Anze Kopitar started the comeback.
Christian Folin scored his first goal of the season when his shot from the neutral zone was misplayed by Saros at 5:20 with Derek Forbort and Tanner Pearson registering assists.
Alec Martinez evened the game at 3 on a power-play goal at 12:16 with Drew Doughty and Kopitar drawing assists.
Nashville took a 2-0 lead on two goals in the span of 54 seconds in the first period.
Salomaki's first goal of the season at 9:12 of the first period. Salomaki got behind the Los Angeles defense took a long lead pass from Yannick Weber to break in alone on Kuemper and beat him with a wrist shot to the glove side with Calle Jarnkrok earning the secondary assist.
Subban doubled the lead with his third goal of the season at 10:06 when his wrist shot from the point deflected off Kings defenseman Jake Muzzin and skipped past Kuemper as Arvidsson was screened the goaltender.
Scott Hartnell and Ryan Johansen registered assists.
The Predators took a 3-0 lead on Smith's fourth goal of the season at 4:47 of the second period on a wrist shot from 23 feet that beat Kuemper cleanly.
NOTES: Nashville scratched D Anthony Bitetto, LW Pontus Aberg and D Samuel Girard. ... The Predators conclude their four-game road trip on Tuesday in Columbus. ... Los Angeles did not dress D Oscar Fantenberg and C Nic Dowd. ... The Kings play their lone road game over the next two weeks against the Anaheim Ducks at Honda Center on Tuesday.