The Kings’ Blake Lizotte, right, chases down the puck against the Philadelphia Flyers’ Cam York (45), Travis Konecny (11) and Owen Tippett (74) during the first period on Tuesday night in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
The Philadelphia Flyers’ Nick Seeler, left, and the Kings’ Jaret Anderson-Dolan collide during the first period on Tuesday night in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
The Philadelphia Flyers’ James van Riemsdyk (25) celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal during the first period of their game against the Kings on Tuesday night in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
The Kings’ Anze Kopitar, right, scores a goal past Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Carter Hart, left, during the first period on Tuesday night in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
The Kings’ Anze Kopitar, bottom, scores a goal past Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Carter Hart, center, and James van Riemsdyk during the first period on Tuesday night in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
The Kings’ Anze Kopitar, left, celebrates after scoring a goal during the first period of their game against the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
The Kings’ Anze Kopitar celebrates after scoring a goal against the Philadelphia Flyers during the first period on Tuesday night in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
The Philadelphia Flyers’ Wade Allison, left, and Cam York (45) celebrate in front of the Kings’ Kevin Fiala (22) and Kings goaltender Pheonix Copley, right, after Allison’s goal during the first period on Tuesday night in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
The Philadelphia Flyers’ Nick Seeler, left, and the Kings’ Phillip Danault battle for the puck during the first period on Tuesday night in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
The Philadelphia Flyers’ Travis Konecny, left, and the Kings’ Drew Doughty collide during the second period on Tuesday night in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
The Philadelphia Flyers’ Wade Allison, left, and the Kings’ Mikey Anderson collide during the second period on Tuesday night in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Kings goaltender Pheonix Copley cannot stop a goal by the Philadelphia Flyers’ Rasmus Ristolainen, right, during the second period on Tuesday night in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
The Philadelphia Flyers’ Rasmus Ristolainen, left, scores a goal past Kings goaltender Pheonix Copley, center, and Samuel Fagemo during the second period on Tuesday night in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
The Philadelphia Flyers’ Rasmus Ristolainen, left, celebrates in front of the Kings’ Samuel Fagemo after scoring a goal during the second period on Tuesday night in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
The Philadelphia Flyers’ Travis Konecny, left, and the Kings’ Mikey Anderson collide during the second period on Tuesday night in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
The Kings’ Sean Walker, left, tries to keep the puck away from the Philadelphia Flyers’ Owen Tippett during the second period on Tuesday night in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
The Philadelphia Flyers’ James van Riemsdyk, left, collides with the Kings’ Samuel Fagemo during the second period on Tuesday night in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
The Philadelphia Flyers’ Scott Laughton, left, and Rasmus Ristolainen, right, collide with the Kings’ Blake Lizotte during the second period on Tuesday night in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
The Kings’ Adrian Kempe, center, skates against the Philadelphia Flyers’ Tony DeAngelo, right, and Travis Sanheim, left, during the third period on Tuesday night in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
The Philadelphia Flyers’ Rasmus Ristolainen, left, and the Kings’ Jaret Anderson-Dolan battle for the puck during the third period on Tuesday night in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
The Philadelphia Flyers’ Wade Allison, left, and the Kings’ Samuel Fagemo scuffle during the third period on Tuesday night in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
The Kings’ Alex Iafallo, bottom, collides with the Philadelphia Flyers’ Tony DeAngelo (77) as goaltender Carter Hart looks on during the third period on Tuesday night in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
The Kings’ Alex Iafallo, left, collides with the Philadelphia Flyers’ Tony DeAngelo, center, and goaltender Carter Hart during the third period on Tuesday night in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
The Kings’ Anze Kopitar, left, and the Philadelphia Flyers’ Travis Konecny collide during the third period on Tuesday night in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
The Kings’ Kevin Fiala, left, scores the game-winning goal in front of the Philadelphia Flyers’ Travis Sanheim (6), Travis Konecny (11) and goaltender Carter Hart during overtime on Tuesday night in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Kings goaltender Pheonix Copley, left, and defenseman Sean Durzi celebrate in front of the Philadelphia Flyers’ Tony DeAngelo after the Kings won, 4-3, in overtime on Tuesday night in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Kings goaltender Pheonix Copley waits to warm up before their game against the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
PHILADELPHIA — The Kings never let the Philadelphia Flyers pull ahead by more than a goal on Tuesday night, tying the score three times before Kevin Fiala scored 1:09 into overtime to lead the Kings to a 4-3 victory.
Anze Kopitar scored two goals and Samuel Fagemo added one for the Kings, who improved to 2-1-0 on their season-long six-game road trip.
James van Riemsdyk, Wade Allison and Rasmus Ristolainen scored for the Flyers.
The Kings dominated the third period but couldn’t find the tiebreaking goal until the extra session. Fiala took the puck the length of the ice and elected to shoot on a 2-on-1, firing a wrist shot under the left arm of goalie Carter Hart for his 17th goal and team-leading 50th point.
Fiala lobbied to play in the final 30 seconds of regulation, but Kings coach Todd McLellan held him back for overtime.
“He loves to be on the ice,” McLellan said. “Thank goodness we had him out there fresh and he was able to finish.”
Pheonix Copley made 28 saves to earn his 14th victory of the season for the Kings. Hart stopped 34 shots.
“I thought Philly played a really hard game,” McLellan said. “No freebies. We stuck with it and found a way to win a game probably not with our ‘A’ game.”
Flyers coach John Tortorella usually is feisty after a loss, but he wasn’t after this one. He was concerned after the Kings came out blazing on the first few shifts but felt like the Flyers responded to the challenge.
“We stuck right there with them,” he said. “We got our legs going and played a really good hockey game.”
The teams each scored a pair of goals in an entertaining first period.
Van Riemsdyk put Philadelphia ahead 1-0 early by finishing a 2-on-1 with Owen Tippett. A great zone entry and pass by Tippett set up van Riemsdyk for his eighth goal of the season.
Kopitar tied it with his first goal, a slap shot from the point just four seconds into a power play after van Riemsdyk was whistled for tripping.
“We’re trending in the right direction,” Kopitar said.
Philadelphia went back in front just over a minute after the Kings’ goal on Allison’s outstanding second-effort play with 9:33 left in the period. Allison beat defenseman Sean Durzi at the blue line, got in all alone on Copley and then stayed with the play after Copley’s initial save with a rebound goal.
“It didn’t go in, so I just kept hammering away,” Allison said.
Kopitar evened the score again 1:13 later on a wrist shot from close range after Adrian Kempe set him up from behind the goal line.
The Flyers went ahead 3-2 midway through the second on Ristolainen’s backhander. The Kings weren’t able to even get a shot off during two consecutive power plays early in the period, but they scored the tying goal with 1:24 left before the intermission when Fagemo fired a hard wrist shot from the slot past Hart’s glove.
The second period ended with Travis Konecny and Mikey Anderson battling along the boards after a hard hit by Anderson. Both were given roughing minors in a penalty-filled period that saw four Flyers penalties and two for the Kings.
Fans roared when an image of Eagles center Jason Kelce was shown on the video board, followed by the club’s fight song. The Eagles host the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship Game on Sunday. … Philadelphia dropped to 10-12-2 at home while the Kings improved to 13-8-4 on the road.
UP NEXT
The Kings continue their road trip at Florida on Friday at 4 p.m. PT.
