Stone's OT Goal Lifts Knights Over Kings 3-2

LOS ANGELES — Mark Stone scored 25 seconds into overtime to lift the Vegas Golden Knights to a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday night at Crypto.com Arena.

The Pacific Division rivals traded leads twice in regulation before Stone's quick strike ended the contest. Jack Eichel collected three assists, including the primary one on Stone's winner, where he centered a pass from a two-on-one rush for Stone to tap in at the side of the net. The win marked Vegas's season-best fifth consecutive victory and extended their points streak to six games.

The Kings dominated the first period, firing nine shots to Vegas's five while controlling much of the play. Los Angeles generated six high-danger chances but could not solve Golden Knights goaltender Akira Schmid, who made key stops to keep the score 0-0 after 20 minutes.

Vegas turned the tide in the second period, tripling its shot total to outshoot the Kings 15-8. The Golden Knights broke through at 3:56 when Eichel found Braeden Bowman alone in front of the crease for his first goal in 18 games. Bowman snapped a Shea Theodore shot out of midair and beat Kings netminder Darcy Kuemper.

Los Angeles responded early in the third,...