Game 40: Los Angeles vs Nashville

Nashville Predators 7, Los Angeles Kings 6
Final-overtime

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SOG: LAK – 30; NSH – 25
PP: LAK – 0/3; NSH – 1/2

First Period
1) LAK – Matt Greene (3) (Mike Richards), 0:32
2) NSH – Mike Fisher (5) (Roman Josi, Shea Weber), 4:54
3) NSH – Colin Wilson (11) (Viktor Stalberg), 6:16
4) NSH – Ryan Ellis (4) (Mike Ribeiro, Seth Jones), 9:43

Second Period
5) NSH – Mattias Ekholm (2) (Craig Smith, Ryan Ellis), 2:16
6) NSH – Mark Arcobello (8) (Colin Wilson, Anton Volchenkov), 3:57
7) LAK – Alec Martinez (4) (Dustin Brown, Jamie McBain), 6:29
8) LAK – Dwight King (6) (Jake Muzzin, Anze Kopitar), 15:05

Third Period
9) NSH – Olli Jokinen (3) (Gabriel Bourque, Paul Gaustad), 8:38
10) LAK – Dwight King (7) (Jake Muzzin, Anze Kopitar), 17:59
11) LAK – Alec Martinez (5) (Drew Doughty, Jeff Carter), 18:56
12) LAK – Jeff Carter (11) (Anze Kopitar, Alec Martinez), 19:26

Overtime
13) NSH – Roman Josi (6) (Filip Forsberg, Mike Ribeiro), 0:18

Los Angeles Kings (19-12-8) vs Nashville Predators (24-9-3)
Saturday, January 3, 2015, 1:00 p.m. PT
Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA
Referees: #13 Dan O’Halloran, #20 Tim Peel
Linesmen: #63 Trent Knorr, #79 Kiel Murchison
FOX Sports West, KABC 790 AM

LAK starters: G Jonathan Quick, D Jake Muzzin, D Drew Doughty, LW Dustin Brown, C Jarret Stoll, RW Trevor Lewis
LAK scratches: D Brayden McNabb, F Andy Andreoff, F Jordan Nolan

NSH starters: G Pekka Rinne, D Roman Josi, D Shea Weber, LW Colin Wilson, C Mike Fisher, RW Viktor Stalberg
NSH scratches: F James Neal, D Victor Bartley, F Miikka Salomaki

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