Williams scores twice as Kings beat Predators

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Justin Williams scored twice to lead the Los Angeles Kings to a 5-4 victory over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night. Drew Doughty, Matt Greene, and Trevor Lewis also scored to help Los Angeles win its third straight. Patric Hornqvist scored twice and Martin Erat and Sergei Kostitsyn had the other goals for Nashville, loser of two of its last three. With the score tied 3-3 after two periods, Greene put the Kings ahead at 1:15 of the third on a slap shot from the right point. Lewis had a tap in from just off the left post at 3:00 to make it 5-3. Hornqvist's 20th of the season pulled the Predators within one with 5:18 to go. Williams has 15 goals on the season, and three in his last three games. He has five points in three games against Nashville this season. Predators goalie Pekka Rinne was removed after Lewis scored. The NHL's leader in goaltending victories gave up five goals on the 24 shots he faced and was replaced by backup Anders Lindback. Erat tied the score at 2 at 9:16 of the second with a wrist shot from the top of the right circle that beat Kings goalie Jonathan Quick on the short side. Mike Fisher had an assist on the goal for his 400th career point. Doughty put the Kings ahead with 7:39 to go in the period and Kostitsyn tied it 3-3 with 5:55 remaining. Williams scored the game's first goal at 6:16 of the opening period. From just below the goal line to the right of the Nashville goal, he sent the puck toward an out-of-position Rinne and the puck bounced off the goalie's right skate and then tricked across the line. Hornqvist tied it with 1:19 left in the period with a wrist shot from the high slot that beat Quick high to the glove side. Williams put Los Angeles back ahead 12 seconds later. Driving toward the Nashville net on the left side, he got just enough of Slava Voynov's pass from above the right circle to put it over Rinne's right pad. It was the first time since Feb. 7 the Predators allowed more than one goal in the first period. NOTES: Los Angeles D Rob Scuderi played in his 200th consecutive game. ... Kings D Willie Mitchell had two assists Tuesday, his second multipoint game of this season. ... Nashville LW Andrei Kostitsyn has three points in his last two games. ... The Predators have not scored a power-play goal in their last four games.