Pittsburgh’s Sidney Crosby not only saw his nine-game points streak snapped, but he picked up a game misconduct midway through the third period following an altercation with Mikey Anderson near the Kings’ net. Kempe got his second power-play goal on a one-timer at 15:09 of the third. Kempe then completed his third career hat trick at 14:27 on the power play when he put in a loose puck in front of the net. He gave Los Angeles a 3-0 lead 1:58 into the second period when he beat DeSmith on his glove side with a shot from the left faceoff circle.Īt 5:18, Kempe took a cross-ice pass from Kopitar and put in a snap shot that went under Tolarski’s blocker. Kempe, who leads the Kings with 26 goals, had his hat trick during a 13-minute span. Ironically, Carter was on the ice Saturday with the Penguins. Kempe had all three goals during the second period, making him the first Los Angeles skater since Jeff Carter on March 4, 2013, against Nashville to have a natural hat trick. It got away from us as the game went on,“ Pittsburgh coach Mike Sullivan said. “We had some really good looks early and could have got a lead right away but I thought their goalie made some big saves for them. They were rested, fresh and executed well.”Ĭasey DeSmith allowed three goals in 18 shots before being pulled early in the second, and Dustin Tokarski gave up three goals in 16 shots for the Penguins, who had 59 shots on goal in Friday night’s 6-3 victory over the Ducks.
“I think that after watching the Dustin Brown ceremony and having the Stanley Cup come out, if you didn’t have a spark to play already, it put a little more into the game,“ Los Angeles coach Todd McLellan said. Los Angeles also got goals from Jaret Anderson-Dolan and Alex Iafallo while Rasmus Kupari, Kevin Fiala and Drew Doughty each added two assists. TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun reported prior to July 1 that the Toronto Maple Leafs, Carolina Hurricanes and Seattle Kraken were also believed to have spoken to the Sharks about a potential Karlsson trade.“The first game coming off a break can always be kind of a toss up on how we’re feeling, so it was good to get back into the groove and get our legs under us and get a win with it,” he said.Īnze Kopitar had three assists for the Kings, who were playing their first game since Jan. His 101 points was the 11th best point total in the NHL and first among defenceman, 25 points better than Winnipeg Jets blueliner Josh Morrissey, who ranked second in the category. Karlsson put together a career season in 2022-23, recording 25 goals and 76 assists over 82 games. The team has reportedly been looking to move Jeff Petry this off-season and Yohe notes the veteran blueliner, who's signed for two more seasons at a $6.25 million cap hit, would have to be involved in a deal to acquire Karlsson.
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He’s a special player who drives offence like not many others in this league.”Īccording to CapFriendly, the Penguins are currently $1.5 million over the salary cap with restricted free agent Drew O'Connor still to sign. I think he proved he was healthy last year. “He’s on the path to being a Hall of Fame player. "Why? Because it’s a lot of money?” Grier said. Sharks general manager Mike Grier said last week he would not be willing to retain the max 50 per cent of Karlsson's cap hit to move him. The Sharks are working with Karlsson on finding a potential trade, but his $11.5 million cap hit for the next four seasons is a road block as contenders look for San Jose to retain a significant portion. Penguins president and interim general manager Kyle Dubas previously acknowledged he'd spoken to the Sharks about the reigning Norris Trophy winner and Josh Yohe of The Athletic cites numerous sources telling him "that Dubas remains intrigued by the idea of adding Karlsson, that the Penguins are still involved in talks with the Sharks." As the NHL drifts further into the off-season, it appears the Pittsburgh Penguins remain a suitor for Erik Karlsson as he looks for a trade from the San Jose Sharks.
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