Kempe scores twice, Kings top Canucks
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Kempe's two-goal night puts Kings back in playoff position
Adrian Kempe scores twice as the Los Angeles Kings beat the Vancouver Canucks 4–1, reclaiming a Western Conference wild-card spot with four games remaining.
This is the third year in a row he's crossed the 70-point mark. He's surged with eight goals and four assists over his last seven outings, and that momentum puts him in a good spot to challenge his career high of 75 points from the 2023-24 regular season.
The Nashville Predators lost 3-2 to the Los Angeles Kings at Crypto.com Arena on April 6, once again dropping out of wild-card positioning in the Western Conference. Adrian Kempe scored the winning goal in the shootout for Los Angeles (36-21-19,
LOS ANGELES — Adrian Kempe scored the only goal of the shootout in the second round, and the Los Angeles Kings tightened the Western Conference playoff race with a 3-2 win over the Nashville Predators on Monday night. Los Angeles has played extra time in seven of its last 10 games — and 32 this season.
Kempe has six goals on a four-game goal streak and 10 points, including four assists, on a five-game scoring streak. He has 17 shots in those five games. Kempe is on verge of his third consecutive 70-point campaign. He has 32 goals, 37 assists and 209 shots in 75 games.
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Kings break overtime record, get critical win over Maple Leafs
The Los Angeles Kings outlast the Toronto Maple Leafs 7-6 in OT as Adrian Kempe and Quinton Byfield lead a wild comeback to keep LA’s playoff hopes alive.
Quinton Byfield scored 2:33 into overtime, Adrian Kempe had two goals and two assists, and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 7-6 on Saturday night. Byfield finished off Artemi Panarin’s pass for his second goal of the game,
Adrian Kempe scored the only goal of the shootout in the second round, and the Los Angeles Kings tightened the Western Conference playoff race with a 3-2 win over the Nashville Predators on Monday night.