{"id":537353,"date":"2026-03-15T05:14:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T05:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/537353\/"},"modified":"2026-03-15T05:14:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T05:14:12","slug":"kings-kopitar-sets-franchise-points-record-with-2-goals-against-devils-winnipeg-free-press","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/537353\/","title":{"rendered":"Kings\u2019 Kopitar sets franchise points record with 2 goals against Devils \u2013 Winnipeg Free Press"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) \u2014 Anze Kopitar moved past Marcel Dionne and into the top spot on the Los Angeles Kings career points list with two goals in a 6-4 loss to the New Jersey Devils on Saturday night.<\/p>\n

The 38-year-old Slovenian forward\u2019s second goal of the game and 450th of his career against Jake Allen with 6:18 to play tied the contest at 4-4 and gave him 1,308 career points, one more than Dionne. New Jersey\u2019s Jack Hughes scored four minutes later on the power-play to put the Devils ahead to stay.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt would have felt a lot better if we finished it off and won the game,\u201d Kopitar said.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLos Angeles Kings center Anze Kopitar skates during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Islanders, Thursday, March 5, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo\/Mark J. Terrill)<\/p>\n

Kopitar was mobbed by his teammates after the record-setting goal.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think everyone on this team will remember the moment regardless where they were on the ice,\u201d said Kings defenseman Brandt Clarke, who assisted on the record-setting goal. \u201cThat was awesome. We are so happy for him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Devils players also lined up at center ice to shake Kopitar\u2019s hand at the game\u2019s conclusion.<\/p>\n

\u201cI appreciate all the battles we\u2019ve gone through with the guys \u2014 with Jersey or another team,\u201d Kopitar added. \u201dIt\u2019s been an honor.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kopitar, who has played his entire 20-year career with the Kings, has 858 career assists, the most in team history. Dionne scored 550 goals with Los Angeles. Luc Robitaille leads the franchise with 557 career goals.<\/p>\n

The Kings captain and a two-time Stanley Cup winner said he will retire after this season. Meanwhile, the Kings are in a tight battle to make the playoffs for the fifth straight season.<\/p>\n

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Kopitar isn\u2019t focused on retirement quite yet.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNew Jersey Devils goaltender Jake Allen (34) reacts after goal by Los Angeles Kings center Anze Kopitar, left, during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, March 14, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo\/Noah K. Murray)<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re right in the thick of things right now so there\u2019s not a whole lot of time to think about that,\u201d Kopitar added. \u201dIt\u2019s been a good run.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kopitar scored to tie Dionne\u2019s record at 4:14 of the second period. He had an earlier chance to set the record at the 14-minute mark of the second when his one-timer beat Allen but hit the crossbar.<\/p>\n

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AP NHL: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/nhl<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWARK, N.J. (AP) \u2014 Anze Kopitar moved past Marcel Dionne and into the top spot on the Los…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":537354,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194296],"tags":[49,48,22073],"class_list":["post-537353","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-winnipeg","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-winnipeg"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/537353","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=537353"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/537353\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/537354"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=537353"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=537353"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=537353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}