Radim Vrbata scored two goals Saturday, leading the Phoenix Coyotes to a season-opening 6-3 win over the Los Angeles Kings. He scored once in each of the first two periods, with the second giving Phoenix a 4-1 lead at 14:08 of the second. Matthew Lombardi, Daniel Winnik, Scottie Upshall (unassisted),

Henrik Sedin scored twice in a span of 30 seconds in the third period Friday, vaulting the Vancouver Canucks to a 4-2 victory over Los Angeles. The Canucks won on home ice for the eighth straight time. They have not dropped a game at home since Jan.

Erik Christensen scored in the fourth round of a shootout Monday night and the Atlanta Thrashers withstood a furious third-period rally to beat Los Angeles 7-6. Ilya Kovalchuk -- who had a hat trick Sunday in an 8-4 win at Anaheim -- had two goals and an assist Monday night in the Thrashers' fourth straight road victory.

Jack Johnson's shootout goal Tuesday gave the Los Angeles Kings a 4-3 victory over the New York Islanders. Johnson scored against goalie Yann Danis after five other players failed to convert in the shootout. Alexander Frolov, Wayne Simmonds and Anze Kopitar each scored for the Kings in regulation.

The Los Angeles Kings, led by Anze Kopitar's two goals and one assist Thursday, skated to a 5-4 win over the Washington Capitals. With just 13 seconds gone in the second period, Kopitar's 14th goal of the season -- the first of three second-period goals against Washington goalie Jose Theodore -- gave LA a 2-1 lead.