LOS ANGELES -- Max Domi and the Arizona Coyotes began a new chapter with a 4-1 win against the Los Angeles Kings at Staples Center on Friday.
Domi had a goal and an assist in his NHL debut, and goalie Mike Smith made 40 saves in Arizona's season opener.
Domi, 20, the 12th player taken in the 2013 NHL Draft and the son of former NHL player Tie Domi, beat Kings goalie Jonathan Quick to the glove side with a wrist shot at 4:43 of the second period that gave Arizona a 3-0 lead. Kings rookie Jordan Weal got knocked off the puck and Connor Murphy set up Domi for his first goal.
Tobias Rieder made it 4-0 with a wrist shot from the left circle at 6:36 of the second after the Kings again could not get the puck out of their zone. Smith made 14 saves in the third period.
Arizona scored four goals on its first 10 shots on an unusually off-night for Quick, who received some sarcastic cheers when he gloved a harmless shot midway through the game. He finished with 18 saves.
The Kings were coming off a disappointing 5-1 loss to the San Jose Sharks in their opener Wednesday and have been outscored 9-2 in their first two games. Tyler Toffoli scored shorthanded at 19:03 of the second for the Kings' goal.
Domi got his first NHL point in the first period when he fed Oliver Ekman-Larsson for a one-timer that beat Quick five-hole at 19:12, just after an Arizona power play expired. Ekman-Larsson was left unguarded, and Domi's pass was facilitated by Martin Hanzal's excellent work to keep the puck in.
Zbynek Michalek's put-it-on-the net wrist shot near the boards was deflected by the Kings' Nick Shore past Quick 2:00 into the game.
Weal also made his NHL debut.
The Coyotes play their home opener against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday. The Kings are off until the Vancouver Canucks come to Staples Center on Tuesday.
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