Akil Thomas scored his first NHL goal and David Rittich stopped 15 shots as the Kings beat the San José Sharks 2-1 on Thursday night to improve their playoff position. Adrian Kempe also scored for the Kings, who are 7-0-1 in their last eight games against San José. The Kings moved seven points ahead of St. Louis for the second Western Conference wild card with six games remaining.
Kempe scored his 25th goal on a breakaway midway through the first period to give the Kings an early lead. Thomas scored 18 seconds later to make it 2-0. The 24-year-old center was playing his second NHL game. He had 22 goals in 61 games this season for Ontario in the American Hockey League. Kostin put the Sharks on the board with 1:52 left and Blackwood pulled for an extra skater. The Kings outshot the Sharks 27-16.
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