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Pittsburgh Penguins vs Los Angeles Kings Recap - Penguins Win 3-1

Patric Hornqvist scored a pair of goals against the Kings as Pittsburgh handed Los Angeles a 3-1 defeat on Thursday at STAPLES Center.

Pittsburgh won as a +126 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 5.5 were rewarded at the payout window.

Pittsburgh got goals from Patric Hornqvist(2), and Evgeni Malkin in the victory. Hornqvist opened the scoring at 0:43 of the first period.

Casey DeSmith stopped 28 of 29 Los Angeles shots in the victory.

Los Angeles got a goal from Adrian Kempe in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Los Angeles got a 28-stop effort from Jonathan Quick in the loss.

On the power play, Pittsburgh went 1-for-5, while the Kings were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.

Pittsburgh outshot Los Angeles 31-29 in the game.

Pittsburgh heads into a battle against the Sharks. Los Angeles, meanwhile, will have their next action against Anaheim.