Kempe Piles Up the Hat Trick as Kings Bury San Jose 7-2
A three-goal, four-point night at Crypto.com Arena gives Los Angeles a much-needed win over the Sharks.
Adrian Kempe had the kind of night that fills a scoresheet: three goals and an assist for four points in a 7-2 Kings win over the Sharks. He finished plus 2 on four shots on goal.
He played 17:23 over 21 shifts, which ranked eighth among the 18 Kings skaters and third among the team's 12 forwards. It was not a team-high workload, and he did not need one.
Two of the goals came at even strength and one on the power play, where he also added an assist. His even-strength production was two goals on two shots, and his power-play work was one goal and one assist on two shots. He also took two penalty minutes.
The night stands out against his season line. Through 13 games he has six goals and six assists, which includes this game, so three of those six goals came in one night. The Kings, 4-7-2 and 1-4-0 at home, got the kind of finish they have been missing.
San Jose is 7-8-1.