Anze Kopitar scores twice as Kings rally to beat Coyotes

Last updated Dec 5, 2022 Edit Source

• News post

• Andrew Knoll

Kopitar’s third-period goal puts them ahead to stay in a 5-3 win. Trevor Moore, Carl Grundstrom and Kevin Fiala also score for L.A., which had lost five of its previous six games

• Anze Kopitar
• Cal Petersen
• Rasmus Kupari
• Jordan Spence
• Tobias Bjornfot
• Samuel Fagemo
• Drew Doughty

• Rob Blake

# Anze Kopitar

I don’t know about a statement game, but I thought our energy was there right off the start. It was a bit of a test in the second period the way we went down two goals, you know, we came back Kopitar said.

Going into the third period with the game tied, and being able to play the hockey that we want to play, stingy and tight, not giving up a whole lot, that was a great third period.

We’re all pros. We know what we’ve got to do, and, ultimately, this business comes down to wins and losses, and it’s a lot more fun when you win games.

# Todd McLellan

[Anze Kopitar] was tremendous tonight. He’s been good all along, sometimes the goals coming off his tape aren’t there, but he’s done really good things this year.

I thought there was a missed call on the faceoff, for interference on Mooresy. Then Edler loses his steel in the corner, we’re down a player and can’t recover. So, strange scenarios that, right now, with our team, could push us one way or the other, and I thought the end of the second, coming back, set up for the third.