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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
Evgeni Malkin, C Out Mar 24
Blake Lizotte, C Out Mar 17
Filip Hallander, C Injured Reserve Feb 27
Caleb Jones, D Injured Reserve Feb 4
Peyton Kettles, D Out Nov 24
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

PPG Paints Arena

Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Attendance: 15,011 | Capacity:

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Anaheim 39 27 82 4
Vegas 32 25 78 14
Edmonton 34 28 77 9
Los Angeles 28 25 73 17
Seattle 31 29 71 9
San Jose 32 30 70 6
Calgary 29 34 65 7
Vancouver 21 40 50 8

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 45 19 96 6
Pittsburgh 35 19 86 16
Columbus 37 22 85 11
NY Islanders 40 26 85 5
Philadelphia 34 23 80 12
Washington 35 27 79 9
New Jersey 35 32 72 2
NY Rangers 28 34 65 9
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