New Jersey Devils defeat Los Angeles Kings, 4-2

That brings us to the end of a first period — Los Angeles Kings 1, New Jersey Devils 1. New Jersey Devils edged the shot clock 11-6, and they controlled most of the territorial pressure.

Pavel Zacha opened the scoring for New Jersey Devils at 4:21, then Brandt Clarke tied it for Los Angeles Kings at 14:14.

Jeremy Swayman was under siege with 10 highlighted stops.

On the power play, New Jersey Devils went 0-for-3.

New Jersey Devils owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.

That brings us to the end of a second period — Los Angeles Kings 0, New Jersey Devils 2. New Jersey Devils edged the shot clock 16-10, and they controlled most of the territorial pressure.

Emil Heineman put New Jersey Devils in front at 10:23, then Dawson Mercer extended the lead for New Jersey Devils at 14:48.

Jeremy Swayman was under siege with 14 highlighted stops.

New Jersey Devils owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.

That brings us to the end of a third period — Los Angeles Kings 1, New Jersey Devils 1. New Jersey Devils edged the shot clock 16-11, with territorial pressure staying roughly even.

Luke Hughes extended the lead for New Jersey Devils on the power play at 4:09, then Adrian Kempe cut the deficit for Los Angeles Kings on the power play at 7:36.

Jeremy Swayman was under siege with 15 highlighted stops.

On the power play, Los Angeles Kings went 1-for-2 while New Jersey Devils went 1-for-2.

Los Angeles Kings owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.