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Anze Kopitar scored twice, rookie Calvin Petersen made 42 saves and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-1 on Sunday night.

The Kings improved to 6-2-1 in their last nine games, a winning stretch that came on the heels of a 1-9-1 skid that spanned from Jan. 11 to Feb. 9.

LA, which is in last place in the Pacific Division, snapped Vegas' franchise record-tying eight-game win streak. The One-color logo iron on transfers Golden Knights hadn't lost since a 4-0 defeat in Minnesota on Feb. 11.

It marked the third straight game Golden Knights enthusiasts were treated to an exceptional goaltending efficiency, after Marc-Andre Fleury registered the 61st shutout of his career and Robin Lehner earned his debut with Vegas. This time, however, the announced gathering of 18,419 watched Petersen improve to 2-0-0 against Vegas.

Petersen was brilliant in stifling the Golden Knights' normally potent offense that clearly was missing Mark Stone, who is week-to-week with a lower-body injury. Of his 42 stops, 19 came in the 3rd period.

It was the second straight video game Petersen held a playoff-contender to just one goal, after beating Pittsburgh on Wednesday, when he stopped 36 shots. The 25-year-old was making just his sixth start of the season - all since Feb. 8.

Trevor Lewis and Alex Iafallo also scored for the Kings.

Shea Theodore scored for Vegas, while Marc-Andre Fleury made 13 saves.

Fleury came in riding a 5-0-0 earn streak since Feb. 15, along with a 1.60 goals-against average and a .942 save percentage, but Kopitar cooled off the 16-year-veteran netminder by putting the Kings on top with two first-period goals, including one on the power play.

The Kings were 2 for 2 with a power-play unit that came in ranked 24th in the league, but victimized a Vegas team that entered with the fourth-worst penalty Cleveland Cavaliers diy t shirt transfers kill on home ice.

After Lewis' nifty spin move around Vegas defenseman Nick Holden beat Fleury far side Custom NFL Logo Iron on Embroidered Patches over his glove to make it 3-0 midway through the next, Vegas got its first goal late in the period. Max Pacioretty clanked a blistering slap shot off the post that rang as loud as any shot ever taken at T-Mobile Arena. Los Angeles' Ben Hutton tried clearing the rebound, but Theodore intercepted the puck in the high slot and defeat Petersen before he could recover.

After former King Alec Martinez was called for goaltender interference, LA capitalized on the energy play again. After stopping Adrian Kempe's slapper from the right circle, Fleury couldn't control the rebound and Iafallo cleaned up the rebound to press Los Angeles' lead back to three goals at 4-1.

It was a stark difference from the Golden Knights who finished the month of February with a 10-2-1 record and an .808 points percentage that led the NHL.

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