Penguins snap losing streak with a road win over Kings

The Pittsburgh Penguins were ailing as they flew west for a three-game road trip. They had lost four straight games, including an embarrassing home defeat Thursday. But the California air seemed to lift their spirits. The Penguins rode two goals each from Tommy Novak and Sidney Crosby to a 5-2 victory against the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday at Crypto.com Arena. kAm#@@<:6 8@2=:6 $6C86: |FC2D9@G A:4<65 FA 9:D 7:CDE H:? @7 E96 D62D@?] w6 H2D D92CA[ 2D E96 z:?8D C24<65 FA 2 D:8?:7:42?E D9@ED 25G2?E286]k^Am kAmp?5 rC@D3J 4@?E:?F65 9:D >2C49 FA E96 }w{’D 2==\E:>6 D4@C:?8 =:DE[ >@G:?8 A2DE |2C46= s:@??6 7@C D@=6 A@DD6DD:@? @7 D:IE9 A=246 H:E9 2 =2E6 D64@?5\A6C:@5 8@2=] rC@D3J 25565 2? 6>AEJ\?6EE6C E@ D62= :E]k^Am kAms64=2? r2C=:=6’D C646?E DECF88=6D 92G6 366? ?@ D64C6E] qFE 96 96=A65 E96 !6?8F:?D E2==J E96 @A6?:?8 8@2= H:E9 2 72?E2DE:4 7:CDE D9:7E] w6 A:?4965 2=@?8 E96 3@2C5D E@ <66A E96 AF4< :? E96 z:?8D’ K@?6] |@>6?ED =2E6C[ 96 E@@< 2 A2DD 7C@> zC:D {6E2?8 2?5 7:C65 2 D9@E @? ?6E]k^Am kAms2C4J zF6>A6C DE@AA65 :E[ 3FE }@G2< 4@==64E65 E96 C63@F?5 2?5 H:C65 :E A2DE E96 {@D p?86=6D ?6E>:?56C]k^Am kAmp?5 :E 5:5?’E E2<6 =@?8 7@C }@G2< E@ DEC:<6 282:?] w6 42CC:65 E96 AF4< :?E@ E96 K@?6 2?5 E2AA65 :E @77 E96 3@2C5D E@ 2 EC2:=:?8 q6? z:?56=] %96 !6?8F:?D J@F?8DE6C 5C@G6 E96 ?6E 2?5 7:C65 2 D9@E 2E zF6>A6C] }@G2< 282:? A@F?465 @? E96 C63@F?5 7@C 9:D D6G6?E9 8@2= @7 E96 D62D@?]k^Am kAmr2C=:=6 ?62C=J AFE E96 !6?8F:?D :? 7C@?E 3J E9C66[ 3FE 9:D D9@E @? E96 CFD9 A:?865 @77 E96 A@DE] p?5 D9@CE=J 27E6C[ E96 z:?8D 4FE E96 567:4:E :? 92=7]k^Am kAmpE E96 6?5 @7 2 =@?8 D9:7E :? E96 !6?8F:?D’ K@?6[ |:<6J p?56CD@? D6?E 2 D9@E @77 E96 8=2DD] xE A@AA65 :?E@ E96 2:C[ 2?5 r@C6J !6CCJ H2D E96C6 E@ 2<6 D@>6 E@F89 D2G6D E@ <66A E96 z:?8D 2E 32J]k^Am kAmp?5 27E6C <:==:?8 @77 E96 A6?2=EJ[ E96 !6?8F:?D E@@< 25G2?E286 @7 E96 =628F6’D H@CDE A6?2=EJ <:== F?:E] {2E6 :? 2 A@H6C A=2J[ t8@C r9:?2<9@G 4@==64E65 2 7665 7C@> ':==6 z@:GF?6? 2?5 C:7=65 :E :? 7@C 2 b\` !:EED3FC89 =625 2E E96 7:CDE :?E6C>:DD:@?]k^Am kAmqFE E96 !6?8F:?D 4@F=5?’E 9@=5 @77 E96 z:?8D’ D64@?5 A@H6C A=2J] p=6I {276CC:6C6’D D9@E 567=64E65 @77 z2652? z@C4K2<’D D<2E6 2?5 E9C@F89 |FC2D9@G E@ 3C:?8 E96 z:?8D H:E9:? @?6]k^Am kAm%96 24E:@? H6?E 324<\2?5\7@CE9 E9C@F89 E96 C6DE @7 E96 D64@?5 A6C:@5] w6?5C:I {2A:6CC6 925 2 ?62C=J @A6? ?6E 3FE D6?E 2 D9@E 5:C64E=J E@ E96 @?6 A=246 zF6>A6C 925 4@G6C65] {@D p?86=6D 2AA62C65 E@ 7:?5 2? 6BF2=:K6C =2E6 :? E96 7C2>6[ 3FE !6?8F:?D 4@249 s2? |FD6 DF446DD7F==J 492==6?865 7@C @77D:56 @? E96 A=2J]k^Am kAm%92E AC@G65 E@ 36 2 >2DD:G6 >@>6?EF> DH:?8[ 2D !:EED3FC89 >@G65 324< 29625 3J EH@ 367@C6 E96 6?5 @7 E96 A6C:@5] tG86?: |2=<:? F?=62D965 2 @?6\E:>6C @77 2 3C:==:2?E tC:< z2C=DD@? A2DD E92E 567=64E65 @77 rC@D3J’D 3@5J 2?5 A2DE zF6>A6C]k^Am kAmrC@D3J E@@< 2 A6?2=EJ 62C=J :? E96 E9:C5 A6C:@5] qFE $@FE96C? r2=:7@C?:2 ?2E:G6 }:4< #@36CED@? 5C6H 2 z:?8D A6?2=EJ H9:=6 D9@CE92?565 E@ =:>:E E96 52?86C] |FC2D9@G 56?:65 {276CC:6C6 7C@> A@:?E\3=2?< C2?86 5FC:?8 E96 c\@?\c 24E:@?]k^Am k9bmpC@F?5 E96 3@2C5Dk^9bm kAm— rC@D3J :D ;FDE ad A@:?ED 369:?5 #@? uC2?4:D 7@C 7:7E9 @? E96 }w{ 2==\E:>6 A@:?ED =:DE]k^Am kAm— |2=<:? >@G65 FA E@ E96 E@A =:?6 @? rC@D3J’D H:?8] }@G2< 3F>A65 5@H? E@ E96 D64@?5 =:?6 H:E9 z:?56= 2?5 r9:?2<9@G]k^Am kAm— |2=<:? =65 E96 E62> H:E9 E9C66 A@:?ED $2EFC52J[ 2== 2DD:DED]k^Am kAm— |FD6 BF:4<=J 232?5@?65 E96 z2C=DD@?\$2> v:C2C5 6IA6C:>6?E :? E96 E@A A2:C] $A6?46C $E2DE?6J >@G65 324< E@ E96 7:CDE A2:C H:E9 z2C=DD@?] v:C2C5 C6;@:?65 z@C4K2< @? E96 D64@?5 A2:C]k^Am kAm— }@G2< :D E:65 7@C D64@?5 @? E96 E62> H:E9 `c A@:?ED] %96 E9C66\J62C 6IE6?D:@? zJ=6 sF32D >2J 6?5 FA =@@<:?8 =:<6 2 32C82:?]k^Am k9bm&A ?6IEk^9bm kAm%96 !6?8F:?D 4@>A=6E6 2 $@FE96C? r2=:7@C?:2 H66<6?5 324<\E@\324< H:E9 2 C@25 E:=E 282:?DE E96 p?296:> sF4] t% $F?52J]k^Am kAm0000k^Am