LAS VEGAS – Quinton Byfield and Andrei Kuzmenko each had a goal and an assist to help the Los Angeles Kings rally to a 6-5 shootout victory against the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena on Wednesday.
Trevor Moore and Adrian Kempe scored in the shootout for Los Angeles.
The Kings scored twice in a 2:41 span in the third period to rally from a two-goal deficit.
Moore cut the Vegas lead to 5-4 at 11:39 with a short-handed goal, beating Hill on a breakaway. Brandt Clarke tied the game 5-5 at 14:00 when he put in a pass from Byfield as he crashed the net.
Jeff Malott also scored, and Anton Forsberg made 30 saves for the Kings (1-1-0).
Pavel Dorofeyev had a hat trick, and Jack Eichel had a goal and three assists for the Golden Knights in their season opener. Ivan Barbashev had a g