Kings center Anze Kopitar was as excited as a little kid as he held out his All-Star jersey to get the autograph of next-locker neighbor Tomas Hertl of San Jose. They’re enemies during the NHL season but became buddies this weekend, a friendship cemented by their excellence in leading the Pacific Division to a 5-4 victory over the Atlantic in the finale of the three-on-three All-Star tournament at Enterprise Center. Hertl had four goals in the first game, three set up by Kopitar. Advertisement“If you don’t know him you can’t really like him because he’s in San Jose, which now is definitely not the case,” Kopitar said. “I think guys have fun three-on-three,” scoring leader Connor McDavid said, “especially when you put a couple bucks on the line.”Sharks forward Tomas Hertl (48) talks with Canucks defenseman Quinn Hughes (43) and Kings forward Anze Kopitar (11) after the Pacific Division won the All-Star three-on-three tournament.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 26, 2020 06:22 UTC