NHL

Los Angeles Kings at Vegas Golden Knights

· National Hockey League
Los Angeles Kings
33-20-9
Final
6 - 5
Vegas Golden Knights
38-19-6

Adrian Kempe scores to lead Kings past Golden Knights 6-5

Quinton Byfield, Warren Foegele, Anze Kopitar, Trevor Moore and Brandt Clarke also scored for the Kings. David Rittich stopped 27 shots in the win.

Tomas Hertl scored a hat trick, and Nicolas Roy and Brandon Saad also scored for the Golden Knights. Adin Hill had 29 saves.

The Kings won their second straight and ended the Golden Knights’ four-game winning streak that started after a 5-2 loss in Los Angeles on Feb. 24.

Los Angeles went 3-1 against the Golden Knights this season, having won three in a row.

Takeaways Kings defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov and forward Warren Foegele both earned their 100th career assists.

Golden Knights forward Reilly Smith played in his 900th career game and assisted on Roy's goal.

Key moment Byfield's goal 1:56 into the second period extended his goal streak to three games and put the Kings ahead 3-0

Key stat Kopitar scored his 16th goal of the season and his 16th career goal against the Vegas Golden Knights.

Up next The Kings start a three-game home stand against the Islanders on Tuesday. The Golden Knights kick off a four-game road trip in Pittsburgh the same night.

Regular Season Series

LA wins series 3-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 11:22 Anze Kopitar Goal (16) Tip-In, assists: Joel Edmundson (10), Brandt Clarke (22)
Goal 1st Period 18:29 Brandt Clarke Goal (5) Backhand, assists: Adrian Kempe (26), Joel Edmundson (11)
Goal 2nd Period 1:56 Quinton Byfield Goal (14) Deflected, assists: Kevin Fiala (17), Alex Laferriere (17)
Goal 2nd Period 5:00 Nicolas Roy Goal (8) Backhand, assists: Brayden McNabb (11), Reilly Smith (20)
Goal 2nd Period 9:47 Tomas Hertl Goal (25) Wrist Shot, assists: Kaedan Korczak (7), Pavel Dorofeyev (15)
Goal 2nd Period 18:51 Warren Foegele Goal (18) Wrist Shot, assists: Phillip Danault (27), Vladislav Gavrikov (19)
Goal 3rd Period 4:02 Trevor Moore Goal (13) Snap Shot, assists: Phillip Danault (28), Warren Foegele (17)
Goal 3rd Period 8:28 Tomas Hertl Goal (26) Wrist Shot, assists: Mark Stone (38), Jack Eichel (56)
Goal 3rd Period 10:57 Adrian Kempe Goal (27) Snap Shot, assists: Anze Kopitar (35), Kevin Fiala (18)
Goal 3rd Period 11:33 Brandon Saad Goal (11) Slap Shot, assists: none
Goal 3rd Period 17:48 Tomas Hertl Goal (27) Wrist Shot, assists: Mark Stone (39), Jack Eichel (57)

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/la.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originLA https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/vgk.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originVGK
17 Blocked Shots 18
29 Hits 17
3 Takeaways 2
35 Shots 32
1 Power Play Goals 1
1 Power Play Opportunities 1
100.0 Power Play Percentage 100.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
24 Faceoffs Won 38
38.7 Faceoff Win Percent 61.3
23 Giveaways 21
2 Total Penalties 2
7 Penalty Minutes 7
Vegas Golden Knights Vegas Golden Knights Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Ilya Samsonov, G Day-To-Day Apr 2
Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Tanner Jeannot, LW Out Apr 2
Alex Turcotte, C Out Apr 2

Game Information

T-Mobile Arena

Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 18,019 | Capacity:

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 45 21 98 8
Los Angeles 42 23 93 9
Edmonton 43 26 91 5
Calgary 35 27 82 12
Vancouver 34 27 81 13
Anaheim 33 33 74 8
Seattle 31 38 68 6
San Jose 20 44 50 10
Full Standings