Kopitar plays hero as Kings rally to stun Rangers
LOS ANGELES - Anze Kopitar scored the tying goal with 4:10 to play and tipped home the winner at 1:34 of overtime, propelling the Los Angeles Kings to a 4-3 victory over the New York Rangers on Thursday night.
#LAKings record NHL-high 11th OT win of the season with a comeback 4-3 decision over the #NYRangers. Anze Kopitar gets tying & winning goals
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Kopitar deflected a slap shot by Jake Muzzin to end it in dramatic fashion for the Pacific Division-leading Kings, who rallied from a two-goal deficit for their third straight win over a certain playoff team. Los Angeles won after trailing to start the third period for the NHL-best eighth time this season.
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After tipping home a shot by Milan Lucic to force OT, Kopitar got his first multi-goal game since his hat trick against the Rangers last month.
Anze Kopitar gets 28th career multi-goal effort, passes Dustin Brown for 5th (1 behind Ziggy Palffy for 4th) most on #LAKings since 1987-88
- StatsCentre (@StatsCentre) March 18, 2016
J.T. Miller had a goal and an assist for the Rangers, who haven't won back-to-back games in March.
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