Kovalchuk's two points helped Los Angeles get the upper hand over Nashville in the NHL

The meeting was held in Los Angeles and ended with a score of 7: 4 in favor of the hosts.

Kings included Michael Amadio, Angers Kopitar, Kyle Clifford, Ilya Kovalchuk, Alex Iafallo, Dustin Brown and Drew Doughty. The visitors were scored by Michael Granlund, Victor Arvidsson, Matt Duchein and Colton Sissons.

Kovalchuk also scored with an assist, thus gaining two points.

In the next match, Los Angeles will play with the Vegas Golden Knights.

Earlier it was reported that the goals of Alexander Ovechkin and Evgeny Kuznetsov helped the Washington Capitals beat the Dallas Stars in the NHL.