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
Rickard Rakell, RW Day-To-Day Feb 6
Noel Acciari, C Day-To-Day Feb 6
Blake Lizotte, C Day-To-Day Feb 6
Caleb Jones, D Injured Reserve Feb 4
Kris Letang, D Injured Reserve Jan 31
Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Artemi Panarin, LW Day-To-Day Feb 6
Andrei Kuzmenko, LW Day-To-Day Feb 5
Mikey Anderson, D Injured Reserve Feb 5
Alex Turcotte, C Injured Reserve Jan 31

Game Information

PPG Paints Arena

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

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 27 16 68 14
Edmonton 28 22 64 8
Seattle 27 20 63 9
Anaheim 30 23 63 3
Los Angeles 23 19 60 14
San Jose 27 24 58 4
Calgary 23 27 52 6
Vancouver 18 33 42 6

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 36 15 78 6
Pittsburgh 29 15 70 12
NY Islanders 32 21 69 5
Columbus 29 20 65 7
Washington 29 23 65 7
Philadelphia 25 20 61 11
New Jersey 28 27 58 2
NY Rangers 22 29 50 6
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