Moore's second goal helps Kings recover against Penguins

PITTSBURGH --Trevor Moore scored his second of the game with 6:39 remaining in the third period, and the Los Angeles Kings ended the Pittsburgh Penguins' eight-game point streak with a 4-3 win at PPG Paints Arena on Sunday.

The forward hopped off the bench and received a pass from Blake Lizotte before beating Tristan Jarry glove side on a breakaway. The goal came after Los Angeles let a 3-1 lead slip in the third.
"Bench was positive," Moore said. "Keep going. Keep doing our thing. Don't change anything. I thought that would lead to success."
Cal Petersen made 23 saves, and Anze Kopitar had two assists for the Kings (23-16-7), who are 3-0-2 on a six-game road trip.
Sidney Crosby scored his 498th NHL goal, and Bryan Rust scored twice for the Penguins (27-11-7), who are 0-1-2 since winning six straight. Jarry made 34 saves.
"We've had moments where we've been better, but it hasn't been consistent," Pittsburgh coach Mike Sullivan said. "That's the game that we have to bring is a consistent game. Right now, it's just not as consistent. … Part of it is on the execution side. When the play is there to be made, we have to make them. When they're not, we can't be stubborn.
"We have to be willing to put pucks deep and create offense different ways. So those recognition skills on when to make simple plays are really important. But also, the execution side is really important."

Rust cut it to 3-2 at 6:17 of third with a spinning wrist shot that Crosby jumped over. He then tied it 3-3 at 10:02 when his cross-crease pass redirected in off Los Angeles defenseman Drew Doughty on the power play.
"I think over the course of the year, you go through times where it seems like everything is falling in and everything is going right offensively," Rust said. "Then you go through times of the year where you have to grind it out a little bit more.
"I think that applies both as an individual, but also as a team. I think that might be the case right now. I think we might need to simplify the game a little bit."
Alex Iafallo put the Kings ahead 1-0 at 1:17 of the second period. Kopitar sent a backhand pass from below the goal line to the left face-off circle, where Iafallo scored on a one-timer from a sharp angle.
"We got back to what we needed to do today," Los Angeles coach Todd McLellan said. "They are a very good first-period team. They get out of the gate quick, especially at home. They can be a wall of momentum that can come at you. I thought we handled the first period well and settled in after that."
Crosby tied it 1-1 on a power play at 8:29. He took a pass from Evgeni Malkin while driving to the net and shot blocker side from the low slot.

Moore made it 2-1 at 10:35, corralling a stretch pass from Jacob Moverare before scoring on a backhand from in tight. The assist was Moverare's first NHL point.
"It was fun to play against top players," Moverare said. "Really hard. They're very good, obviously. It was really fun."
Doughty pushed it to 3-1 at 13:49. He jammed in a backhand in the crease after Kopitar's pass hit his shin on a 2-on-1.
"When we're at our best, everybody's contributing both offensively and defensively," Penguins defenseman Marcus Pettersson said. "I think we have to get back to that, for sure. We haven't these past couple games. So that's a huge part of this."
NOTES:Kings defenseman Mikey Anderson was placed on injured reserve retroactive to Jan. 29. He sustained an upper-body injury in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday. … Los Angeles defenseman Matt Roy entered NHL COVID-19 protocol on Sunday. … Penguins forward Danton Heinen was a late scratch because of an upper-body injury sustained in warmups. Sullivan said Heinen would continue to be evaluated after the game. Radim Zohorna had seven hits in 14:32 of ice time playing in Heinen's place at right wing on the third line. … Pittsburgh didn't score a first-period goal for the fifth straight game. … Penguins forward Jake Guentzel had the secondary assist on Rust's second goal. It was his 300th point in the NHL.