Coyotes 3, Kings 2
LOS ANGELES -- Right winger Brad Richardson scored the go-ahead goal in the third period, lifting the Arizona Coyotes to a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday night at Staples Center.
Richardson scored with 8:13 remaining. He delivered his second goal of the season after receiving an excellent pass from left winger Jordan Martinook just outside the crease.
Center Martin Hanzal scored his first two goals of the season for the Coyotes, who were playing the second end of back-to-back contests. Arizona (8-6-1) earned a 4-3 overtime victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Monday night.
Goaltender Mike Smith stopped 33 of 35 shots for the Coyotes, who won for the third time in four games. Arizona beat Los Angeles at Staples for the second time this season.
Goalie Jonathan Quick recorded 22 saves for the Kings, who lost for only the third time in 12 contests.
The Kings (9-6-0) grabbed a 2-1 advantage on center Tyler Toffoli's second-period goal before Hanzal scored his second of the night at the game's midpoint.
Arizona right winger Shane Doan, who had an assist in the win, tied Paul Coffey for 32nd place on the NHL's all-time games played list.
Right winger Dustin Brown put the Kings up 1-0 at 5:54 of the first period. The Los Angeles captain gathered the puck in front of the Coyotes' net after Smith was unable to field a shot by defenseman Drew Doughty, and he punched it in for his first goal of the season.
The assist pushed Doughty past Lubomir Visnovsky for third all time on the Kings' list for defenseman assists at 210.
Hanzal tied the score, picking off a pass by Los Angeles defenseman Brayden McNabb and converting at 11:37 of the first.
Toffoli gave the Kings the lead again with a power-play goal on an assist by defenseman Jamie McBain five minutes into the second period. Toffoli has a club-high 10 goals.
Hanzal scored again at 9:59 of the second, corralling a loose puck in the slot and flinging a backhand shot past Quick for a goal to knot the score 2-2.
NOTES: One day after receiving the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award in recognition for his outstanding work as a hockey broadcaster, longtime radio play-by-play announcer Nick Nickson was honored by the Kings as part of its "Legends Night" series. ... Coyotes G Mike Smith, who played his 400th career game, had a 12-6-1 mark with a 2.13 goals-against average and a .931 save percentage in 20 previous contests against the Kings. ... Darryl Sutter passed Terry Murray for fourth on the franchise's all-time games coached list with 276. ... The Coyotes scratched RW Stevie Downie, D Philip Samuelsson and C Dustin Jeffrey. D Christian Ehrhoff and C Jordan Weal were unavailable for the Kings. ... Both teams resume play at home Thursday, when Arizona meets the Edmonton Oilers while Los Angeles plays the New York Islanders. ... An announced crowd of 18,230 attended.