SALT LAKE CITY -- Joel Armia scored twice, and the Los Angeles Kings defeated the Utah Mammoth 4-2 at Delta Center on Monday.
Adrian Kempe had a goal and an assist, and Anze Kopitar also scored for the Kings (14-8-7), who were coming off a 6-0 win against the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday. Kevin Fiala had two assists, and Darcy Kuemper made 19 saves.
Clayton Keller had a goal and an assist, and Karel Vejmelka made 23 saves for the Mammoth (14-14-3), who have lost two in a row and six of their past eight.
Kempe gave the Kings a 1-0 lead at 7:50 of the first period. He took a pass from Fiala on a 3-on-2 rush, got the puck around Nate Schmidt just inside the zone, and drove down the slot before making a move and tucking a backhand past the left pad of Vejmelka.
Armia made it 2-

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