NEWARK, N.J. — Ilya Kovalchuk scored in his return to Prudential Center to highlight a four-goal third period for the Los Angeles Kings in a 5-1 win against the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday.
Tyler Toffoli scored two goals, Dion Phaneuf and Adrian Kempe scored, and Anze Kopitar had three assists for the Kings (22-27-4). Jack Campbell made 29 saves.
It was Kovalchuk’s first game in New Jersey since returning to the NHL. He played four seasons for the Devils and helped them reach the Stanley Cup Final in 2012. He retired from the NHL on July 11, 2013, and after five seasons with SKA St. Petersburg in the Kontinental Hockey League, signed a three-year, $18.75 million contract with the Kings on July 1.
Pavel Zacha scored, and Keith Kinkaid made 20 saves for the Devils (20-25-7), who have lost five of their past seven games.
Toffoli scored a power-play goal 32 seconds into the third off a one-timer from the high slot to make it 2-1, and an even-strength goal 35 seconds later off a pass from Michael Amadio for a 3-1 lead.
Phaneuf scored his first goal of the season off a slap shot from the point at 1:52 to make it 4-1.
Kovalchuk scored off a shot from the slot at 17:36 to give the Kings a 5-1 lead.
Zacha scored his NHL career-high ninth goal of the season off snap shot at the left post after taking backhand pass from Jesper Bratt 3:31 into the second period for a 1-1 tie.
Kempe scored his third goal in two games off a wrist shot from between the face-off circles 6:21 into the first period to give the Kings a 1-0 lead.
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