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Filip Hallander's first NHL goal proved to be the game-winner as the Pittsburgh Penguins rallied to double up the host Los Angeles Kings 4-2 on Thursday night.

Evgeni Malkin, Connor Dewar and Sidney Crosby also scored for the Penguins, who snapped a two-game skid and won for the third time this season.Arturs Silvos made 30 saves to improve to 2-1-0 this season in three starts.Warren Foegele and Kevin Fiala scored for the Kings, who have just one win through the first five games of the season (1-3-1).Anton Forsberg, making his second start of the season, stopped 22 shots.

Hallander gave Pittsburgh its first lead, scoring short-handed at 6:50 of the third by jamming home the rebound off Rickard Rakell's shot.The Penguins added an empty-netter with 31 seconds remaining as Crosby netted his second of the season.Trailing 2-0, the Penguins netted a pair of goals 41 seconds apart to tie it 2-2 after 40 minutes.

Malkin put Pittsburgh on the board on a power play, snapping a five-hole shot past Forsberg at 6:37 of the middle frame.

The Penguins tied it 2-2 when Dewar banged home a loose puck between the pads of Forsberg at 7:18.

Los Angeles scored twice in 4:40 to jump out to an early 2-0 lead.

Foegele opened the scoring at 4:24 of the first period, putting home his own rebound past Silvos.

The Kings doubled its lead at 9:04 of the opening frame as Fiala tapped in a cross-ice feed from Quinton Byfield.

Kings goaltender Darcy Kuemper missed his first game with a lower-body injury.

On Thursday, Los Angeles reacquired Pheonix Copley from the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for future considerations. Copley, who backed up Forsberg on Thursday, was claimed off waivers by the Lightning from the Kings on Oct. 2.

Anze Kopitar missed his first game due to a lower-body injury. The Kings' captain did not practice on Wednesday or Thursday.

--Field Level Media