The Los Angeles franchise won 3-0 in Nashville, where Kings goalkeeper Darcy only had 16 saves to make. Kevin Fiala made it 2-0 after 35 seconds of play in the third period by recovering a rebound awarded by Juuse Saros (24 saves).
The Kings scored their third goal in an empty cage and won their seventh victory in 13 matches, the fourth in their last six outings. The ambitious Predators suffered their eighth defeat in 12 games, the third in their last four matches.
Timo Meier sealed the score for the Devils, 3-0 winners in Edmonton thanks to 31 saves from Jake Allen. The Appenzeller found the fault on the counter-attack, controlling with his hand a lobbed pass from Dawson Mercer before feinting against Oilers goalkeeper Calvin Pickard (13 saves only) to beat him with the backhand in the 50th.
Captain of New Jersey, Nico Hischier also distinguished himself on Monday. The Valais center made the decisive pass on the 2-0 signed Jesper Bratt in numerical superiority in the 37th. He is currently the best Swiss scorer of the season with 16 points, ahead of Meier (13) and Fiala (11).
