Johansen's Goal, 2 Assists Lead Predators Over Kings, 5-2

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Ryan Johansen had a goal and two assists to lead the Nashville Predators to a 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Monday night.

James Neal added a goal and an assist for the Predators, winners in three of their last four. Mike Fisher, Filip Forsberg and Roman Josi also scored.

Kings defensemen Drew Doughty and Alec Martinez each contributed a goal, but Los Angeles had its four-game winning streak snapped. Anze Kopitar had two assists.

Neal scored the game's first goal at 7:37 of the second period.

In the left circle inside the Los Angeles zone, Johansen won a faceoff back to Neal at the top of the circle, where he immediately fired a shot low to the far side that just slid past the outstretched left leg of Kings goalie Jonathan Quick.

Fisher doubled the Nashville lead at 13:17 of the second.

With the Predators on a power play after the Kings were called for too many men on the ice, Fisher's initial shot from the slot was denied by Quick. But the rebound fell in the crease, where a diving Fisher poked it into the net for his 12th goal of the season.

Before the opening faceoff, Fisher was honored for reaching 1,000 games played on March 3. Fisher's parents, wife Carrie Underwood, and son Isaiah were part of the on-ice ceremony.

Neal had the primary assist on Fisher's goal, giving him his 400th NHL point.

Forsberg tapped home the rebound of Craig Smith's shot at 15:23 of the second period to make it 3-0.

The goal was the 30th of the season for Forsberg. He became the fifth player in Predators history to score 30 or more in a season, joining Jason Arnott, Paul Kariya, Steve Sullivan and Patric Hornqvist.

Quick was lifted in favor of Jhonas Enroth, who began the third period in net for the Kings. Quick stopped 24 of the 27 shots he faced through 40 minutes.

Los Angeles scored 32 seconds into the third when Doughty's shot from the blue line beat goalie Pekka Rinne, who finished with 28 saves.

Martinez scored at the 8-minute mark with a wrist shot from the left point through traffic, but Nashville regained its two-goal advantage at 11:45 when Johansen redirected Shea Weber's shot from the right side.

Josi added an empty-net goal in the final minute.

NOTES: Nashville LW Eric Nystrom returned to the lineup after missing 23 games with a broken foot. . Nashville is 25-1-3 when leading after two periods. ... The Kings are 10-5-2 against the Central Division this season. ... Quick is 4-8-2 in his career against Nashville.

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