Kempe Rattles Off a Hat Trick as Kings Bury Sharks 7-2
A power-play goal and helper round out the night as Los Angeles pulls away from a San Jose club that lost its third straight.
Adrian Kempe scored three goals and added an assist in the Kings' 7-2 win over the Sharks, a four-point night in 17:23 of ice time. That was ninth among the 18 Los Angeles skaters and third among the team's 12 forwards.
He put four shots on goal across 21 shifts and finished plus 2. Two of his goals came at even strength, and the third came on the power play, where he also picked up an assist. His goals arrived at 1:23 and 16:09 of the first period and 15:51 of the second. He took two penalty minutes and recorded no hits or blocks.
The season numbers show how big a night this was. Counting this game, he now has 6 goals and 6 assists in 13 games, and the data lists his season power-play total at 2 goals and 5 points. Three goals on four shots is well above his season shooting rate of 13.33 percent.
For San Jose, now 7-9-1, it was a third straight loss.