Kings beat Winnipeg 6-5 as Kopitar nets four

Anze Kopitar scored four goals as the Los Angeles Kings rallied to beat the Winnipeg Jets 6-5 on Tuesday night.

Kopitar netted a natural hat trick in the second period, which was his sixth career hat trick and second time he has scored four times in an NHL game.

Gabriel Vilardi also scored and Drew Doughty had a pair of assists for the Kings for their final score as Pheonix Copley made 26 saves.

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Josh Morrissey had his first four-point game, finishing with two goals and two assists for Winnipeg, which is mired in its first four-game skid of the season.

Kevin Stenlund had a pair of goals and Kyle Connor also scored for the Jets.