Kempe scores 200th NHL goal, Doughty sets Kings record for defenseman in 3-0 win over Jets

LOS ANGELES AP Adrian Kempe scored his th NHL career goal Drew Doughty broke the Los Angeles record for goals by a defenseman and the Kings beat the Winnipeg Jets - on Tuesday night Darcy Kuemper made saves and Kevin Fiala added a late power-play goal to help the Kings get their first home win of the season in six games Connor Hellebuyck made saves for the Jets who dropped their first road tournament in five tries Kempe scored late in the first period to put the Kings in front getting his sixth goal of the season by attacking the crease to put in Joel Armia s centering pass from the trapezoid Kempe is the ninth member of the draft class to reach goals getting there in games Doughty passed franchise stalwart Rob Blake with his nd goal in games with an empty-netter with seconds remaining The Kings made changes by moving Armia to the top line and reuniting Mikey Anderson with longtime partner Doughty on the first defensive pair and there were immediate returns as Armia and Anderson had the assists on Kempe s goal Kings forward Corey Perry played in his th career event becoming the th performer in NHL history to do so and joining Brent Burns Alex Ovechkin and Anze Kopitar among operational players that have appeared in that multiple games Jets captain Adam Lowry made his season debut after undergoing hip surgery in late May centering the third line Lowry had a career-high goals last season Up Next Jets At San Jose on Friday night Kings Host Florida on Thursday night AP NHL https apnews com hub nhl Source