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NHL: Los Angeles 4, Nashville 1

NASHVILLE, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- Rookie Anze Kopitar scored two goals and Sean Burke stopped 21 shots Saturday night, as the Los Angeles Kings beat Nashville, 4-1.

Michael Cammalleri had a goal and an assist for the Kings, who won for the first time in their last three games -- and just the third time in their last 15.

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Dan Hamhuis scored and Tomas Vokoun let in four goals on 31 shots for the Predators, who lost for the second time in their last three games.

Kopitar opened the scoring on a power-play goal 29 seconds into the second period. Brian Willsie made it 2-0 just 34 seconds later on a feed from Jamie Lundmark.

Kopitar's second goal of the night at 11:55 of the second made it 3-0, and the Kings went up, 4-0, at 6:29 of the third on Cammalleri's 23rd goal of the season.

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