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Recap - Kings Defeat St. Louis 4-1

The Kings earned a 4-1 victory over the Blues on Wednesday at Staples Center.

Los Angeles won as a +129 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 5.5 were rewarded at the payout window.

Los Angeles got goals from Carl Grundstrom, Anze Kopitar, Trevor Moore, and Drew Doughty in the victory. Doughty opened the scoring at 3:21 of the first period.

Calvin Petersen stopped 19 of 20 St. Louis shots in the victory.

Mike Hoffman scored for the Blues, finding the net behind Calvin Petersen.

St. Louis got a 20-stop effort from Jordan Binnington in the loss.

On the power play, Los Angeles went 1-for-2, while the Blues were 0-for-1 with the man advantage.

St. Louis lost the shots on goal battle to Los Angeles by a margin of 24-20.

Los Angeles heads into a battle against the Golden Knights. St. Louis, meanwhile, will have their next action against San Jose.