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San Jose Sharks at Los Angeles Kings

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San Jose Sharks
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Los Angeles Kings
41-23-9

Kings rout Sharks 8-1 to set franchise record for home wins in a season with 27

San Jose Sharks vs. Los Angeles Kings: Game Highlights

Phillip Danault, Trevor Moore and Trevor Lewis also scored, and the Kings picked up their 27th home victory. They previously had 26 victories on home ice four times, with the most recent instance coming in 2022-23. David Rittich made 22 saves.

The Kings moved two points ahead of Edmonton for second place in the Pacific Division as they jockey for home-ice advantage ahead of a probable fourth straight meeting in the first round of the playoffs.

Cam Lund scored for the second straight game and the Sharks were held to one goal for the fourth time in their past six games. Georgi Romanov made 28 saves.

Staring down a three-game losing skid for the first time since a poor Midwest trip at the end of February and start of March, the Kings responded emphatically with goals in the first period from Danault and Kempe and never let up from there.

Takeaways Sharks: San Jose has given up at least five goals 20 times this season, including 13 games where the opponent had six or more.

Kings: Foegele set a career high with 22 goals after notching 20 last season for Edmonton. Coincidentally, he broke the tie with his first special teams goal of the season.

Key moment Foegele and Kempe scored 33 seconds apart in the final minute of the second period to turn it into a laugher.

Key stat Kempe passed the 30-goal mark for the third time in nine NHL seasons. He is the 12th Kings player with three or more 30-goal seasons.

Up next Both teams play Tuesday night. The Sharks are at Anaheim, and the Kings host NHL-leading Winnipeg.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 5:35 Phillip Danault Goal (8) Slap Shot, assists: Quinton Byfield (26), Trevor Moore (19)
Goal 1st Period 15:13 Adrian Kempe Goal (30) Snap Shot, assists: Anze Kopitar (40), Drew Doughty (10)
Goal 2nd Period 4:52 Cam Lund Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Mario Ferraro (9)
Goal 2nd Period 6:57 Trevor Moore Goal (16) Wrist Shot, assists: Anze Kopitar (41), Andrei Kuzmenko (17)
Goal 2nd Period 13:31 Warren Foegele Goal (21) Deflected, assists: Brandt Clarke (26), Quinton Byfield (27)
Goal 2nd Period 19:03 Warren Foegele Goal (22) Tip-In, assists: Mikey Anderson (14), Drew Doughty (11)
Goal 2nd Period 19:38 Adrian Kempe Goal (31) Slap Shot, assists: Vladislav Gavrikov (22), Andrei Kuzmenko (18)
Goal 3rd Period 14:49 Andrei Kuzmenko Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Anze Kopitar (42), Vladislav Gavrikov (23)
Goal 3rd Period 15:22 Trevor Lewis Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Jacob Moverare (6), Jordan Spence (21)

Statistics

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25 Blocked Shots 8
16 Hits 18
1 Takeaways 3
23 Shots 36
0 Power Play Goals 2
3 Power Play Opportunities 5
0.0 Power Play Percentage 40.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
27 Faceoffs Won 40
40.3 Faceoff Win Percent 59.7
14 Giveaways 30
6 Total Penalties 4
12 Penalty Minutes 8
Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Tanner Jeannot, LW Out Apr 20
San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Shakir Mukhamadullin, D Out Apr 17
Thomas Bordeleau, C Out Apr 16
Vincent Desharnais, D Out Apr 15
Logan Couture, C Injured Reserve Apr 14
Klim Kostin, C Out Apr 13

Game Information

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Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 18,145 | Capacity:

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 50 22 110 10
Los Angeles 48 25 105 9
Edmonton 48 29 101 5
Calgary 41 27 96 14
Vancouver 38 30 90 14
Anaheim 35 37 80 10
Seattle 35 41 76 6
San Jose 20 50 52 12
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