LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anze Kopitar, Trevor Moore and Kevin Fiala each had a goal and an assist, and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Ottawa Senators 5-2 on Saturday night for their season-high third consecutive win.
Alex Laferriere and Adrian Kempe also scored for Los Angeles, and David Rittich made 20 saves.
Kopitar snapped a tie 1:37 into the third period, finding himself alone at the top of the crease before finishing for his eighth goal of the season.
Kempe added a power-play goal with 3:46 remaining after Ottawa was called for its second too many men penalty. Moore closed it out with an empty-netter.
Ottawa's Adam Gaudette scored for the third straight game. Tim Stutzle also scored, and Anton Forsberg made 22 saves.
Senators: Gaudette is up to 12 goals in 22 games, matching his career high in 59 games with the Vancouver Canucks in 2019-20.
Kings: Moore returned after sitting out a 2-1 win at Anaheim on Friday because of an illness. But veteran fourth-liner Trevor Lewis was sidelined by a lower-body injury in the first period.
Kopitar swatted in Moore’s rebound early in the third. The captain added a late assist to break a tie with Peter Stastný (1,239) for 42nd on the NHL career points list.
Stutzle (three goals, five assists) and Senators winger Drake Batherson (two goals, six assists) are each on six-game point streaks.
The Senators finish a three-game California trip on Sunday at Anaheim, and the Kings host Dallas on Wednesday.
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Ottawa Senators center Tim Stützle, top, scores on Los Angeles Kings goaltender David Rittich during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Los Angeles Kings center Phillip Danault, right celebrates a goal by left wing Kevin Fiala as Ottawa Senators goaltender Anton Forsberg, second from left, and defenseman Nick Jensen, second from right react during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Los Angeles Kings defenseman Mikey Anderson, right, dives to stop a shot by Ottawa Senators left wing Brady Tkachuk during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Los Angeles Kings left wing Kevin Fiala, center, celebrates his goal with defenseman Brandt Clarke, left, as center Phillip Danault skates in during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Ottawa Senators, Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Andres Reyes scored two minutes into the second half and Carlos Coronel made it stand up for first-year coach Sandro Schwarz as the New York Red Bulls beat Orlando City 1-0 in an Eastern Conference final on Saturday at Inter&Co Stadium to advance to their second MLS Cup final.
The Red Bulls are the first No. 7 seed to play for the championship after joining the 1998 Chicago Fire as the only teams to win three straight playoff matches on the road.
Schwarz, who left Germany's Hertha BSC to coach the Red Bulls, led his team past second-seeded and defending-champion Columbus in the first round, winning the rubber match on the road. The Red Bulls beat No. 6 seed New York City FC 2-0 at Citi Field in a semifinal.
Coronel saved three shots in his ninth playoff appearance — all with the Red Bulls. Coronel has all three of his postseason clean sheets this season.
The Red Bulls grabbed the lead in the 47th minute when Reyes scored with a header off a free kick by fellow defender John Tolkin. It was Reyes' first goal in his ninth postseason appearance. Tolkin's assist was his third in nine playoff appearances with after notching his first two and his only goal last season.
Pedro Gallese finished without a save in his 11th career playoff start — all with Orlando City. He allowed one goal in four starts this postseason entering play.
The Red Bulls have made the playoffs every season since 2010. They advanced to the final just once — losing 3-1 to the Columbus Crew in 2008. The club played in the conference final for the sixth time and first since 2018.
Oscar Pareja, who became Orlando City's manager in 2019, led the club to its first conference championship match.
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New York Red Bulls midfielder Emil Forsberg, left, is defended by Orlando City midfielder César Araújo, middle, and Orlando City midfielder Dagur Dan Þórhallsson, right, during the first half of an MLS Eastern Conference final soccer match, Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Kevin Kolczynski)
New York Red Bulls goalkeeper Carlos Miguel Coronel warms up before his team plays Orlando City in an MLS Eastern Conference final soccer match Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Kevin Kolczynski)
New York Red Bulls midfielder Daniel Edelman brings ball down the pitch against Orlando City during the first half of an MLS Eastern Conference final soccer match, Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Kevin Kolczynski)
New York Red Bulls defender John Tolkin (47) gets ball away from Orlando City midfielder Dagur Dan Þórhallsson, right, during the first half of an MLS Eastern Conference final soccer match, Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Kevin Kolczynski)
Orlando City midfielder César Araújo, left, is defended by New York Red Bulls midfielder Lewis Morgan, right, during the first half of an MLS Eastern Conference final soccer match, Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Kevin Kolczynski)
Orlando City forward Ramiro Enrique, left, and New York Red Bulls defender Dylan Nealis, right, head the ball during the first half of an MLS Eastern Conference final soccer match Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Kevin Kolczynski)
Orlando City goalkeeper Pedro Gallese (1) catches the ball on a goal attempt by the New York Red Bulls during the first half of an MLS Eastern Conference final soccer match, Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Kevin Kolczynski)
Orlando City forward Iván Angulo, left, is defended New York Red Bulls midfielder Peter Stroud, middle, and forward Cameron Harper, right, during the first half of an MLS Eastern Conference final soccer match, Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Kevin Kolczynski)
