Nick Blankenburg helped the Nashville Predators defeat the Los Angeles Kings 3-2 on Saturday by scoring at 1:03 of overtime.
Nashville, which is 2-0-1 in its past three games, also had goals from Zachary L’Heureux and Jonathan Marchessault and made 22 saves thanks to Justus Annunen.
For the Kings, who are 8-1-2 in their previous 11 games, Quinton Byfield and Alex Laferriere scored goals, and Darcy Kuemper recorded 23 saves.
Blankenburg scored his first goal as a Predators player in overtime after converting the rebound of a Filip Forsberg shot.
Annunen improved to 2-1-0 in his first three games with the Predators after being acquired from Colorado in a trade on November 30.
With 5:44 left in the first half, L’Heureux scored the first goal of the match.
Roman Josi found Marchessault in front for his third goal in as many games after driving down the left side and using a toe drag to beat Kings defenseman Kyle Burroughs.
After missing the previous four games because of a lower-body ailment, Josi made his comeback to the Nashville lineup.
Takeaways
Kings: After trailing by two goals in the sixth game of a seven-game journey, the Kings managed to tie the match.
Predators: When it comes to games that have gone to OT this season, Nashville is 2-7.
Key moment
At 8:31 of the second, Marchessault appeared to have scored, but a hooking penalty disallowed the goal. At 14:00 on the second, he doubled Nashville’s lead after serving that minor. He has a six-game points streak with five goals and three assists.
Key stat
On Saturday, the Kings’ power play went 0 for 1. Los Angeles is 0 for 10 in their last six games without scoring a goal with a man-advantage.
Up next
In the penultimate game of their seven-game tour, the Kings go to the Washington Capitals on Sunday, while the Predators play the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday.
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