Kings Remain NHL's Last Winless Club After Boston Defeat
Los Angeles dropped to 0-4-2 after a 4-1 home loss to Boston, extending its season-opening skid to six games. Alex Laferriere scored early, but the Bruins answered with four unanswered goals, including Marat Khusnutdinov's late winner. Coach Peter Laviolette and forward Alex Laferriere said the team's work ethic and battle level need to improve.
Los Angeles sits at 0-4-2, its sixth consecutive game without a victory, and became the NHL’s only winless club after Philadelphia beat Ottawa. Alex Laferriere opened the scoring 31 seconds in, assisted by Adrian Kempe, after joining Kempe and Artemi Panarin on the top line.
Boston then scored four straight. David Pastrnak tied it early in the second; Marat Khusnutdinov netted the decisive goal with 6:24 remaining after Anton Forsberg couldn’t secure a rebound; Elias Lindholm and JJ Peterka added empty-netters. The Kings have one goal in each of four games and remain without Kevin Fiala. Laviolette coached his 1,600th NHL game, eighth all-time, still seeking his first Kings win. Next: Tuesday at Washington.
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