Quinton Byfield extends his goal streak, lifting Kings to their fifth consecutive win
Kings forward Quinton Byfield celebrates after scoring in overtime of a 1-0 victory over the Nashville Predators on Saturday at Crypto.com Arena.
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Quinton Byfield scored at 3:20 of overtime and Darcy Kuemper made 24 saves for his second straight shutout as the Kings beat the Nashville Predators 1-0 on Saturday night for their fifth victory in a row.
Byfield ran his goals streak to six games, beating goalie Justus Annunen off a cross-crease pass from Adrian Kempe for his 17th goal this season.
Kuemper backstopped the Kings to a 3-0 home victory over Washington on Thursday night. He has four shutouts this season and 35 overall. The Kings moved ahead of the Edmonton Oilers for second in the Pacific Division.
Annunen stopped 20 shots.
The Kings won after having a season-low six shots on goal in the first 40 minutes. They improved to 9-0-3 in their past 12 games at Crypto.com Arena.
