NHL

Los Angeles Kings at Montreal Canadiens

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Los Angeles Kings
2-1-2
Final
4 - 1
Montreal Canadiens
2-3-0

Rittich, Kings rebound to beat Canadiens 4-1, snap three-game losing streak

Adrian Kempe notches short-handed goal for Los Angeles Kings

Los Angeles improved to 2-1-2 on a season-opening, seven-game trip necessitated by arena renovations.

Rittich rebounded after allowing four goals on 14 shots in a 6-2 loss to the Maple Leafs. Alex Laferriere, Mikey Anderson, Andreas Englund and Adrian Kempe scored.

Justin Barron scored for Montreal (2-3-0). Sam Montembeault stopped 28 shots. He made a save on Kevin Fiala on a penalty shot.

Takeaways Kings: Los Angeles bounced back after allowing a combined 14 goals against Ottawa and Toronto in its last two outings.

Canadiens: The Canadiens played with five defensemen for 40 minutes after Mike Matheson exited the game because of an upper-body injury, with Lane Hutson logging 30:05 in ice-time.

Key moment Laferriere deflected a point shot from Jordan Spencer 1:37 into the second period for his third goal of the season. Alex Turcotte assisted on the goal. Turcotte’s father, Alfie, played 85 games with the Canadiens between 1983 and 1986.

Key stat Los Angeles beat the Canadiens for the seventh consecutive time, including four straight in Montreal.

Up next Kings: At Anaheim on Sunday.

Canadiens: At the New York Islanders on Saturday night.

Regular Season Series

LA leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 7:02 Justin Barron Goal (1) Wrap-around, assists: Cole Caufield (1), Nick Suzuki (4)
Goal 1st Period 18:20 Mikey Anderson Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: Vladislav Gavrikov (1), Adrian Kempe (3)
Goal 2nd Period 1:37 Alex Laferriere Goal (3) Tip-In, assists: Jordan Spence (2), Alex Turcotte (2)
Goal 3rd Period 17:02 Andreas Englund Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Quinton Byfield (3)
Goal 3rd Period 19:12 Adrian Kempe Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Vladislav Gavrikov (2), Anze Kopitar (4)

Statistics

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12 Blocked Shots 19
25 Hits 34
6 Takeaways 9
32 Shots 27
0 Power Play Goals 0
2 Power Play Opportunities 5
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
1 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
22 Faceoffs Won 32
40.7 Faceoff Win Percent 59.3
12 Giveaways 13
5 Total Penalties 2
10 Penalty Minutes 4
Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Alexandre Texier, LW Day-To-Day Mar 27
Kirby Dach, C Out Mar 17
Patrik Laine, RW Injured Reserve Jan 10
Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Andrei Kuzmenko, LW Injured Reserve Mar 6
Kevin Fiala, LW Injured Reserve Mar 6

Game Information

Bell Centre

Location: Montreal, QC
Attendance: 21,105 | Capacity:

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Anaheim 41 27 86 4
Edmonton 36 28 81 9
Vegas 32 26 79 15
Los Angeles 29 25 76 18
Seattle 32 29 74 10
San Jose 32 31 71 7
Calgary 30 34 68 8
Vancouver 21 42 50 8

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Buffalo 44 21 96 8
Tampa Bay 44 21 94 6
Montreal 40 21 90 10
Boston 40 24 88 8
Ottawa 38 24 86 10
Detroit 39 25 86 8
Toronto 31 29 75 13
Florida 35 33 73 3
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