Edmundson scores twice, Kings hold off Utah Hockey Club
Kempe, Clarke each gets 2 points for Los Angeles; Utah drops 3rd in row
UTA@LAK: Edmundson connects off the pass from Byfield and nets the beautiful goal to put the Kings up 2-0
LOS ANGELES — Joel Edmundson scored his first two goals for the Los Angeles Kings in a 3-2 win against the Utah Hockey Club at Crypto.com Arena on Saturday.
Brandt Clarke had a goal and an assist, Adrien Kempe had two assists, and Darcy Kuemper made 23 saves in his first start for the Kings (5-2-2) after missing the past four games with a lower-body injury sustained against the Ottawa Senators on Oct. 14.
Clayton Keller and Logan Cooley also scored for Utah (4-4-1), which has lost three straight games. Connor Ingram allowed three goals on 23 shots.
Clarke put the Kings ahead 1-0 at 7:51 of the second period with a power-play goal. His shot from the blue line deflected in off the stick of Utah defenseman Mikhail Sergachev.
Edmundson made it 2-0 at 13:10 with a one-timer from below the left circle as he slid on one knee.
Keller cut it to 2-1 at 15:55 on the power play with a one-timer from the right circle set up by Sergachev.
Edmundson pushed the lead back to 3-1 just 1:09 into the third period with a one-timer from the left point through traffic.
Cooley cut it to 3-2 at 9:47, tapping in a centering pass from Michael Kesselring at the top of the crease.