LOS ANGELES – For one Saturday night, Los Angeles was the city of Devils as the Kings fell 5-2 to the visitors from New Jersey in an interconference clash at Crypto.com Arena.
The Kings have still won 10 of their past 14 games, leaving them in a points tie with Seattle for second place in the Pacific Division. The Devils have come out on top in four straight and have gone 17-2-1 on the road, which represents the best start through 20 away games in league history per NHL.com’s Dan Greenspan.
Winger Kevin Fiala and center Anze Kopitar scored goals for the Kings. Defenseman Drew Doughty assisted on both goals. Jonathan Quick lost his sixth straight decision, making 23 of 27 saves for his ninth loss in his 11 most recent starts.