Lias Andersson scored his first goal of the season to break a tie early in the third period as the visiting Los Angeles Kings defeated the Seattle Kraken 5-3 Wednesday night.

Gabriel Vilardi, Phillip Danault, Trevor Moore and Andreas Athanasiou also scored for the Kings (44-27-10, 98 points), who clinched a playoff berth the previous night when Dallas defeated Vegas. Goaltender Jonathan Quick made 37 saves.

Jared McCann, Ryan Donato and Jordan Eberle scored for the Kraken (26-48-6, 58 points), who blew a 2-0 lead for the third time in their past four games, all losses. Philipp Grubauer stopped 23 of 27 shots.

Andersson scored the go-ahead goal at 2:39 of the third. Brendan Lemieux got the puck along the end boards and made a blind backhanded pass to a wide-open Andersson out front.

Athanasiou added an empty-netter with 1:06 left to clinch the victory.

McCann scored the lone goal of the first period at 18:59. He won a faceoff in the offensive end and got the puck back from Yanni Gourde for a one-timer from the top of the left circle.

The Kraken made it 2-0 at 2:24 of the second as Donato collected the puck along the right-wing boards at the blue line, cut between two defenders on his way to the net and skated across the top of the crease before lifting a forehander over the glove of Quick, who twisted like a pretzel in an effort to make a backhanded stop.

The Kings got on the board at 10:11 of the second. After winning a battle for the puck in the left-wing corner, they got the puck back to Andersson at the point. He found Blake Lizotte along the side boards and he quickly passed to Vilardi for a one-timer from the inside hashmarks of the left faceoff circle.

The Kings tied it at 13:41 as Viktor Arvidsson took the puck behind the net before setting up Danault out front for a tap-in.

The Kraken regained the lead just 48 seconds later as Eberle took a drop pass from Matty Beniers, skated down the slot unmarked and lifted a shot over Quick.

The Kings pulled even again at 17:15 of the second when Moore tipped in Matt Roy’s shot.

–Field Level Media

The Dallas Stars clinched the final spot in the Stanley Cup playoffs by earning a point for a 4-3 overtime loss to the visiting Arizona Coyotes on Wednesday.

Travis Boyd scored from in front at 1:43 of the extra frame for the Coyotes (24-50-7, 55 points), who erased a 3-0, third-period deficit to force overtime.

Anton Stralman, Shayne Gostisbehere and Barrett Hayton scored while Harri Sateri made 26 saves for Arizona, which posted its second straight victory. Hayton also had two assists while Gostisbehere contributed one helper.

Tyler Seguin had a goal and an assist, Jani Hakanpaa and Miro Heiskanen scored and Joe Pavelski logged two assists for the Stars (45-30-6, 96 points). Scott Wedgewood made 33 saves.

Hakanpaa struck on the Stars’ first shot of the game to give the hosts a 1-0 lead at 4:42 of the first period. Seguin won the faceoff back to defenseman Esa Lindell, who fed Hakanpaa for a one-timer from the blue line that hit a Coyotes player on its way to net.

Arizona had the first four shots of the game at that point.

Seguin scored at 13:48 of the first to make it 2-0. After a Coyotes turnover allowed the Stars to maintain pressure in the offensive zone, Sateri stopped Jason Robertson’s shot from the top of the left circle, but the puck rolled behind him to the other side of the crease. Seguin, in a battle with Stralman, pushed the puck into the net.

Heiskanen extended the gap to 3-0 on the power play at 2:58 of the second period. With Dallas on a five-on-three advantage, John Klingberg dished off to Heiskanen, who wired a forceful one-timer from the top of the right circle that exited the net as quickly as it entered as it beat Sateri top shelf.

Stralman got the Coyotes on the board at 3:43 of the third period, taking a pass from Nick Schmaltz inside the blue line and skating to the low slot, firing a wrister to make it 3-1.

Gostisbehere narrowed the deficit to 3-2 at 7:20 when his shot from the left point deflected off Robertson and pinballed its way far side past Wedgewood.

Hayton tied it 3-3 at 11:58 with a one-timer on the backdoor on a two-man advantage.

The winning play started with Arizona’s Kyle Capobianco bringing the puck from his own end to the attacking zone. Capobianco skated past the right circle, then backhanded a pass to Boyd in front, and Boyd’s forehand shot beat Wedgewood.

–Field Level Media

Tyler Johnson scored the winner in the seventh round of the shootout and Taylor Raddysh scored two goals as the Chicago Blackhawks ended the playoff hopes of the visiting Vegas Golden Knights with a 4-3 shootout victory on Wednesday night.

Johnson circled in from the left side and then fired a wrist shot top corner past Vegas goaltender Logan Thompson’s stick side to start the seventh round. Michael Amadio had a chance to force an eighth round but his backhand try was stopped by Chicago goaltender Kevin Lankinen, who made 37 saves and proved flawless against all seven shootout tries.

The loss was the third consecutive defeat by shootout for Vegas, which failed to convert on all 17 of its attempts in those losses.

It marked the first time in the franchise’s five seasons that the Golden Knights failed to make the playoffs. The Dallas Stars clinched the final Western Conference playoff berth by garnering a point in a 4-3 overtime loss to visiting Arizona.

It was the first two-goal game of the rookie Raddysh’s career. Caleb Jones also scored for Chicago (28-42-11, 67 points), which was playing its final home game of the season. Sam Lafferty added two assists.

Max Pacioretty, Amadio and Alec Martinez scored goals and Chandler Stephenson had three assists for Vegas (42-31-8, 92 points), which lost for the fifth time in six games (1-2-3). It was the third career three-assist game for Stephenson. Thompson finished with 37 saves.

Chicago took a 1-0 lead at the 16:01 mark of the first period when Raddysh stole the puck from Shea Theodore along the right boards and drove in and banked in a shot off Thompson’s right leg.

Vegas tied just 1:38 later when Amadio one-timed a Theodore setup from the bottom of the left circle past Lankinen’s stick side for his 11th goal of the season.

Raddysh put the Blackhawks back ahead 2-1 with just 2.8 seconds left in the period when he put in his own rebound for his 11th goal of the season.

The Golden Knights tied it early in the second when Martinez fired a wrist shot from the point over Lankinen’s glove and into the top right corner for his third goal of the season.

Jones put Chicago past ahead just 66 seconds later when he intercepted a Jack Eichel pass in his own zone and then ripped a shot from the hashes past Thompson’s blocker side for his fifth of the season.

Pacioretty tied it 3-3 at the 17:12 mark of the period when he deflected Brayden McNabb’s shot from the left point past Lankinen for his 18th goal of the season.

–Field Level Media

Pittsburgh Penguins president/chief executive officer David Morehouse left his post Wednesday after 16 years with the club.

During Morehouse’s time in charge, the Penguins won three Stanley Cups. His exit comes less than a year after previous owners Ron Burkle and Mario Lemieux sold the team to Fenway Sports Group.

“I want to thank Ron Burkle and Mario Lemieux for taking a chance on me in 2007 and giving this Pittsburgh kid the dream of a lifetime to run his hometown hockey team,” Morehouse said in a statement. “During those 16 years I’ve been lucky enough that this never felt like a ‘job.’ It always felt like a partnership — with ownership, players, coaches, staff, and Pittsburgh fans. We had some incredible times together, including three Stanley Cups and watching Pittsburgh turn into a true hockey town.”

Morehouse added, “I’m confident that the Penguins’ future is in good hands with Fenway Sports Group. The new ownership group prioritizes winning and that has always been the philosophy of the Pittsburgh Penguins. They have experience running successful franchises and we have some of the best staff in sports already in place. Together, the legacy of the Penguins is sure to continue.”

Fenway Sports Group principal owner John Henry and chairman Tom Werner said in a joint statement, “As a leader of the Penguins franchise for nearly a decade and a half, David presided over an era that is formidable in every way. We are grateful for the leadership he has provided throughout this remarkable period, overseeing the construction of a new arena, record sell-outs, and Stanley Cup championships.

“David has been instrumental in making the Penguins one of the most successful franchises in the NHL and we are thankful for the immense time, energy, and love he has poured into the organization.”

Morehouse first joined the Penguins in 2004 as a consultant regarding their new arena. He became club president three years later, ahead of the team’s championship runs in 2009, 2016 and 2017, and he added the CEO title in 2010.

The Penguins have sold out all 633 of their home games since February 2007, and they are headed to the postseason for the 16th consecutive year, the longest current run among teams in the NHL, NBA, NHL and MLB.

With Morehouse’s exit, Brian Burke and Kevin Acklin will run the Penguins’ front office.

–Field Level Media