Vegas Golden Knights at Los Angeles Kings
· National Hockey LeagueAnze Kopitar has 3 points, picks up 800th career assist in Kings' 6-3 victory over Golden Knights
Adrian Kempe and Kevin Fiala each had a goal and an assist, and Warren Foegele, Alex Laferriere and Joel Edmundson also scored for Los Angeles, which has won three of its last four. Brandt Clarke added three assists and Mikey Anderson had two assists, and Darcy Kuemper made 23 saves.
Kopitar's assist on Fiala's power-play goal at 6:23 of the third period made him the fifth player born outside of North America to reach 800 assists, joining Jaromir Jagr (1,155), Evgeni Malkin (809), Nicklas Lidstrom (878) and Henrik Sedin (830). Kopitar also joins Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby (1,013) and Malkin along with Detroit's Patrick Kane (818) as active skaters to reach the milestone.
Pavel Dorofeyev had two goals and Tanner Pearson also scored for Vegas. Ilya Samsonov stopped 20 shots.
Kings: Fiala saw 15 minutes of ice time and was motivated after being a healthy scratch Tuesday night due to missing a team meeting.
Series tied 1-1
Scoring Summary
Goal | 1st Period 13:58 | Warren Foegele Goal (4) Backhand, assists: none | |
Goal | 1st Period 14:40 | Adrian Kempe Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Anze Kopitar (7), Mikey Anderson (3) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 10:11 | Alex Laferriere Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Mikey Anderson (4), Quinton Byfield (5) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 10:55 | Anze Kopitar Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Brandt Clarke (8), Adrian Kempe (6) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 14:58 | Tanner Pearson Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Alexander Holtz (4), William Karlsson (3) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 6:23 | Kevin Fiala Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Anze Kopitar (8), Brandt Clarke (9) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 8:03 | Joel Edmundson Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Brandt Clarke (10), Kevin Fiala (3) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 11:04 | Pavel Dorofeyev Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Mark Stone (14), Shea Theodore (8) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 17:03 | Pavel Dorofeyev Goal (6) Backhand, assists: Kaedan Korczak (2), Tomas Hertl (7) |
Statistics
VGK | LA | |
---|---|---|
7 | Blocked Shots | 10 |
21 | Hits | 27 |
11 | Takeaways | 6 |
26 | Shots | 27 |
1 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
3 | Power Play Opportunities | 1 |
33.3 | Power Play Percentage | 100.0 |
0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
28 | Faceoffs Won | 28 |
50.0 | Faceoff Win Percent | 50.0 |
16 | Giveaways | 8 |
3 | Total Penalties | 5 |
9 | Penalty Minutes | 13 |
Game Information
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 15,007 | Capacity:
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 15,007 | Capacity:
2024-25 Pacific Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
---|---|---|---|---|
Vegas | 10 | 4 | 22 | 2 |
Los Angeles | 9 | 6 | 21 | 3 |
Vancouver | 8 | 3 | 19 | 3 |
Calgary | 8 | 6 | 19 | 3 |
Edmonton | 8 | 7 | 17 | 1 |
Seattle | 7 | 8 | 15 | 1 |
San Jose | 5 | 9 | 13 | 3 |
Anaheim | 5 | 8 | 12 | 2 |