Glendale, AZ (Sports Network) - Lee Stempniak netted his first career hat trick, boosting Phoenix to a 4-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings. Andrew Ebbett scored shorthanded for the Coyotes, who snapped a three-game skid. Ilya Bryzgalov made 28 saves for Phoenix, which won despite playing without captain Shane Doan. He started serving a three-game suspension Thursday for his hit on Anaheim forward Dan Sexton in the Coyotes' 3-2 loss to the Ducks on Sunday.
Ed Jovanovski added three assists in the win.
Wayne Simmonds had the two goals for the Kings, who had a three-game winning streak broken. Jonathan Quick made 23 saves.
The Coyotes scored 4 1/2 minutes into the game as Stempniak was in front to deflect Jovanovski's left point shot past Quick.
It became 2-0 just 2:54 later as Stempniak deposited a loose puck from in front by the LA goaltender.
Ebbett scored shorthanded 5:49 into the second before Simmonds broke the shutout less than three minutes later on a backhand try. A rebound of a Brad Richardson shot went off the skate of Simmonds and past Bryzgalov with 2:41 remaining.
Stempniak completed his hat trick with an empty-net goal with 34.6 seconds left.
Los Angeles has lost 10 of its last 14 at Phoenix...Bryzgalov is 12-4-2 in his career against Los Angeles...The teams combined to go 0-for-5 on the power play.
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