Los Angeles Kings' Andreas Athanasiou (22) celebrates his team's win over the Ottawa Senators with goaltender Jonathan Quick (32) as Senators' Tyler Ennis (63) skates away at the end of the third period of an NHL hockey game in Ottawa, Ontario, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)
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OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) - Jonathan Quick made 34 saves and the Los Angeles Kings beat the short-handed Ottawa Senators 2-0 on Thursday night to extend their winning streak to seven games.
Ottawa has nine players and an assistant coach in the NHL's COVID-19 protocol.
On Thursday, goalie Matt Murray, defenseman Nikita Zaitsev and winger Alex Formenton were placed in the protocol. They joined defensemen Josh Brown, Victor Mete and Nick Holden, as well as forwards Austin Watson, Connor Brown and Dylan Gambrell, and associate coach Jack Capuano.
Anze Kopitar and Andreas Athanasiou scored for the Kings. They improved to 8-5-1.
Filip Gustavsson stopped 32 shots for Ottawa. The Senators have lost six straight games at home and are 0-5-1 overall in their last six.
The undermanned Senators also lost defenseman Artem Zub to an upper-body injury midway through the first period. Defenseman Lassi Thompson made his NHL debut for Ottawa and Dilon Heatherington and forward Andrew Agozzino also were recalled from Belleville of the American Hockey League.
Kopitar opened the scoring on a power play with 4:32 left in the second. Athanasiou made it 2-0 with just over three minutes remaining, tipping a point shot.
UP NEXT
Kings: At Winnipeg on Saturday night.
Senators: Host Pittsburgh on Saturday night.
The puck goes under the arm of Ottawa Senators' goaltender Filip Gustavsson (32) for a goal by Los Angeles Kings' Andreas Athanasiou (22), not shown, during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Ottawa, Ontario, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Ottawa Senators' Egor Sokolov (75) falls over Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick (32) during second-period NHL hockey game action in Ottawa, Ontario, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Los Angeles Kings' Anze Kopitar (11) gets knocked off his feet by Ottawa Senators' Tyler Ennis (63) during second-period NHL hockey game action in Ottawa, Ontario, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick (32) reaches for the save during second-period NHL hockey game action against the Ottawa Senators in Ottawa, Ontario, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Los Angeles Kings' Phillip Danault (24) dives to try and take the puck from Ottawa Senators' Tyler Ennis (63) during second-period NHL hockey game action in Ottawa, Ontario, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick (32) watches the puck go wide of the net as he sprawls in the crease during second-period NHL hockey game action against the Ottawa Senators in Ottawa, Ontario, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)
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