LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Kings failed to keep pace with the Pacific Division-leading Vegas Golden Knights Saturday when they fell to the Nashville Predators 2-1 at Crypto.com Arena Saturday in a shootout.
The Kings, who played their first of seven straight home games Saturday, finished the night trailing the Golden Knights by one point, with Vegas holding a game in hand after they shut out the Carolina Hurricanes 4-0 Saturday. The Kings had won a season-best five straight games heading into the showdown.
Defenseman Mikey Anderson scored the Kings’ only goal through 65 minutes. Pheonix Copley made 29 saves.