NHL

Los Angeles Kings at Pittsburgh Penguins

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Los Angeles Kings
18-9-4
Final
2 - 3
Pittsburgh Penguins
14-14-5

Rickard Rakell's OT goal pushes Penguins past Kings 3-2

Rickard Rakell nets OT winner for Penguins vs. Kings

Rakell deflected Erik Karlsson’s point shot behind Darcy Kuemper for the game-winner.

Evgeni Malkin scored, while Matt Grzelcyk forced overtime with 5:35 left in the third period with his first goal as a Penguin. Michael Bunting had two assists in his 300th NHL game.

Alex Nedeljkovic made 29 saves.

Adrian Kempe scored 33 seconds into the game for Los Angeles, and Alex Turcotte also scored. Vladislav Gavrikov added two assists.

Kuemper stopped 28 shots.

Takeaways Kings: Los Angeles has lost two of three following a six-game winning streak.

Penguins: Pittsburgh has won seven of their last 10. Pittsburgh lost eight of 10 before its current 10-game run.

Key moment In the third period, Sidney Crosby sent a cross-ice pass to Grzelcyk, who ripped a wrist shot behind Kuemper to tie the game and force overtime.

Key stat The Penguins are 12-3-2 in games where they score at least three goals. Pittsburgh has points in eight of its last 10 home games against Los Angeles dating back to Oct. 30, 2014.

Up next Both teams are away on Thursday. Pittsburgh is at Nashville, while Los Angeles continues a season-long, seven-game, 15-day road trip.

Regular Season Series

PIT leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 0:33 Adrian Kempe Goal (16) Wrist Shot, assists: Anze Kopitar (27), Vladislav Gavrikov (10)
Goal 2nd Period 6:22 Evgeni Malkin Goal (7) Backhand, assists: Michael Bunting (8), Bryan Rust (9)
Goal 2nd Period 11:38 Alex Turcotte Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Vladislav Gavrikov (11), Jordan Spence (6)
Goal 3rd Period 14:25 Matt Grzelcyk Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Sidney Crosby (23), Rickard Rakell (10)
Goal 4th Period 1:44 Rickard Rakell Goal (14) Tip-In, assists: Erik Karlsson (18), Michael Bunting (9)

Statistics

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14 Blocked Shots 17
15 Hits 18
3 Takeaways 6
31 Shots 31
0 Power Play Goals 0
3 Power Play Opportunities 3
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
32 Faceoffs Won 27
54.2 Faceoff Win Percent 45.8
11 Giveaways 13
3 Total Penalties 3
6 Penalty Minutes 6
Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Anthony Mantha, RW Injured Reserve Jul 11
Rafael Harvey-Pinard, LW Out Jul 2
Bokondji Imama, LW Out Jun 13
Tanner Howe, LW Out Apr 24
Kevin Hayes, RW Out Apr 17
Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE

Game Information

PPG Paints Arena

Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Attendance: 15,011 | 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

2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Washington 51 22 111 9
Carolina 47 30 99 5
New Jersey 42 33 91 7
Columbus 40 33 89 9
NY Rangers 39 36 85 7
NY Islanders 35 35 82 12
Pittsburgh 34 36 80 12
Philadelphia 33 39 76 10
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