Los Angeles Skates Past Dallas 5-2 - Recap

Los Angeles Skates Past Dallas 5-2 - Recap

The Kings earned a 5-2 victory over the Stars on Thursday at American Airlines Center.

Los Angeles won as a +105 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 5.5 were rewarded at the payout window.

Los Angeles got goals from Willie Mitchell, Justin Williams, Alexei Ponikarovsky, Dustin Brown, and Wayne Simmonds in the victory. Brown opened the scoring at 3:30 of the first period.

Jonathan Quick turned in a 30-save effort for the Kings.

Brad Richards and Brandon Segal scored for the Stars, finding the net behind Jonathan Quick.

Dallas got an 11-stop effort from Kari Lehtonen in the loss.

On the power play, Los Angeles went 1-for-3, while the Stars were 1-for-6 with the man advantage.

Los Angeles lost the shots on goal battle to Dallas by a margin of 32-24.

Next game, Los Angeles takes its act home to face New Jersey looking for another win. For Dallas, they head home to face Buffalo.