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Los Angeles Kings at Nashville Predators

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Nick Blankenburg scores in overtime as the Predators beat the Kings 3-2

Los Angeles Kings vs. Nashville Predators: Game Highlights

Zachary L’Heureux and Jonathan Marchessault also scored, and Justus Annunen made 22 saves for Nashville, which is 2-0-1 in its last three games.

Quinton Byfield and Alex Laferriere scored, and Darcy Kuemper made 23 saves for the Kings, who are 8-1-2 in their last 11 games.

In overtime, Blankenburg converted the rebound of a shot by Filip Forsberg for his first goal as a member of the Predators.

Annunen, who was acquired from Colorado in a Nov. 30 trade, improved to 2-1-0 in three games with the Predators.

L’Heureux scored the game’s first goal with 5:44 remaining in the first.

Roman Josi drove down the left side and beat Kings defenseman Kyle Burroughs with a toe drag before finding Marchessault in front for his third goal in as many games.

Josi returned to the Nashville lineup after missing the last four games due to a lower-body injury.

Takeaways Kings: Playing the sixth game of a seven-game trip, the Kings found a way to tie the game after falling behind by two goals.

Predators: Nashville is 2-7 this season in games that have gone to overtime.

Key moment Marchessault had an apparent goal at 8:31 of the second negated by a hooking penalty. And, after serving that minor, he doubled Nashville’s lead at 14:00 of the second. He has five goals and three assists in a six-game points streak.

Key stat The Kings went 0 for 1 on the power play Saturday. Los Angeles has not scored a man-advantage goal in six games, going 0 for 10 in that stretch.

Up next The Kings visit the Washington Capitals on Sunday in the finale of their seven-game trip, while the Predators host the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 14:16 Zachary L'Heureux Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Gustav Nyquist (7), Ryan O'Reilly (12)
Goal 2nd Period 14:00 Jonathan Marchessault Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Roman Josi (17), Filip Forsberg (16)
Goal 3rd Period 9:24 Quinton Byfield Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Warren Foegele (9), Vladislav Gavrikov (14)
Goal 3rd Period 13:23 Alex Laferriere Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: Phillip Danault (14), Joel Edmundson (6)
Goal 4th Period 1:03 Nick Blankenburg Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Filip Forsberg (17)

Statistics

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9 Blocked Shots 9
12 Hits 24
1 Takeaways 2
24 Shots 26
0 Power Play Goals 0
1 Power Play Opportunities 2
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
22 Faceoffs Won 24
47.8 Faceoff Win Percent 52.2
13 Giveaways 12
2 Total Penalties 1
4 Penalty Minutes 2

Game Information

Bridgestone Arena

Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 17,159 | Capacity:

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 28 9 59 3
Edmonton 25 12 53 3
Los Angeles 23 10 51 5
Vancouver 18 12 45 9
Calgary 19 14 45 7
Anaheim 17 18 39 5
Seattle 17 21 37 3
San Jose 13 24 32 6

2024-25 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Winnipeg 28 12 58 2
Minnesota 26 11 56 4
Dallas 25 13 51 1
Colorado 25 16 51 1
St. Louis 19 19 42 4
Utah 17 15 41 7
Nashville 13 21 33 7
Chicago 14 25 30 2
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