Helenius gets 1st career goal, Kempe scores for 4th straight as Kings rally to beat Panthers 2-1
— Samuel Helenius and Adrian Kempe scored in the third period, and the Los Angeles Kings rallied to beat the Florida Panthers 2-1 on Wednesday night.
National Hockey League
FINAL
Florida Panthers
1
Los Angeles Kings
2
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| LA | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/30/26 | vs Winnipeg Jets | W 5-2 | NHL |
| 10/27/26 | @ Winnipeg Jets | W 5-1 | NHL |
| 10/25/26 | @ Chicago Blackhawks | W 3-2 | NHL |
| 10/22/26 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins | L 0-4 | NHL |
| 10/21/26 | @ Ottawa Senators | L 1-5 | NHL |
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Play by Play
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Missed 19:35 1-2
Warren Foegele Snap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 19:32 1-2
Nate Schmidt Slap Shot Short
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Missed 17:49 1-2
Matthew Tkachuk Backhand Wide Right
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Missed 17:27 1-2
Anze Kopitar Backhand Wide Right
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Missed 15:35 1-2
Trevor Moore Snap Shot High and Wide Left
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Goal 13:12 1-2
Adrian Kempe Goal (24) Tip-In, assists: Kevin Fiala (11), Brandt Clarke (21)
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Goal 6:41 1-1
Samuel Helenius Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Tanner Jeannot (4), Jordan Spence (13)
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Missed 2:59 1-0
Sam Bennett Tip-In Wide Left
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Missed 2:26 1-0
Trevor Lewis Tip-In Wide Right
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Missed 14:49 1-0
Mackie Samoskevich Snap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 11:35 1-0
Nate Schmidt Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
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Goal 7:27 1-0
Evan Rodrigues Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Anton Lundell (20), Mackie Samoskevich (9)
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Missed 7:24 0-0
Mackie Samoskevich Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 6:56 0-0
Aleksander Barkov Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 5:58 0-0
Matthew Tkachuk Tip-In Wide Right
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Penalty 5:50 0-0
Phillip Danault Hooking against Anton Lundell
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Missed 5:37 0-0
Kevin Fiala Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 4:43 0-0
Aleksander Barkov Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 0:53 0-0
Gustav Forsling Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 0:47 0-0
Sam Reinhart Backhand Short
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Missed 17:16 0-0
Sam Reinhart Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 17:07 0-0
Aleksander Barkov Tip-In Wide Left
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Penalty 17:03 0-0
Warren Foegele Tripping against Sam Reinhart
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Missed 15:24 0-0
Uvis Balinskis Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Penalty 12:15 0-0
Matthew Tkachuk Tripping against Quinton Byfield
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Missed 10:08 0-0
Anze Kopitar Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Penalty 9:52 0-0
Aleksander Barkov High-sticking against Quinton Byfield
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Missed 9:09 0-0
Nate Schmidt Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 7:27 0-0
Adrian Kempe Slap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 7:23 0-0
Jordan Spence Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
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Missed 6:10 0-0
Adrian Kempe Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
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Missed 5:43 0-0
Mikey Anderson Slap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 3:51 0-0
Warren Foegele Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 3:34 0-0
Trevor Moore Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 0:22 0-0
Mackie Samoskevich Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
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End of Game 20:00 1-2
Game End
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Period End 20:00 1-2
End of 3rd Period
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Shot 19:52 1-2
Sam Reinhart Snap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
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Shot 19:50 1-2
Sam Bennett Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
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Shot 19:48 1-2
Matthew Tkachuk Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
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Blocked 19:46 1-2
Carter Verhaeghe shot blocked by Adrian Kempe
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Missed 19:35 1-2
Warren Foegele Snap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 19:32 1-2
Nate Schmidt Slap Shot Short
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Face Off 19:16 1-2
Phillip Danault faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov
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Stoppage 19:16 1-2
Icing
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Blocked 19:05 1-2
Sam Bennett shot blocked by Mikey Anderson
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Giveaway 19:01 1-2
Giveaway by Phillip Danault
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Face Off 19:00 1-2
Phillip Danault faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov
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Stoppage 19:00 1-2
Timeout - Visitor
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Stoppage 19:00 1-2
Icing
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Giveaway 18:50 1-2
Giveaway by Mikey Anderson
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Missed 17:49 1-2
Matthew Tkachuk Backhand Wide Right
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Missed 17:27 1-2
Anze Kopitar Backhand Wide Right
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Hit 17:02 1-2
Eetu Luostarinen hit Anze Kopitar
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Giveaway 16:29 1-2
Giveaway by Eetu Luostarinen
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Shot 15:55 1-2
Tanner Jeannot Snap Shot saved by Spencer Knight
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Missed 15:35 1-2
Trevor Moore Snap Shot High and Wide Left
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Shot 15:23 1-2
Gustav Forsling Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
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Blocked 15:07 1-2
Matthew Tkachuk shot blocked by Mikey Anderson
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Face Off 15:05 1-2
Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Phillip Danault
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Stoppage 15:05 1-2
Goalie Stopped
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Shot 15:03 1-2
Aleksander Barkov Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
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Face Off 14:53 1-2
Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Quinton Byfield
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Stoppage 14:53 1-2
Net Dislodged Offensive Skater
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Shot 14:50 1-2
Adrian Kempe Backhand saved by Spencer Knight
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Hit 14:41 1-2
Mackie Samoskevich hit Kevin Fiala
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Giveaway 13:21 1-2
Giveaway by Jacob Moverare
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Face Off 13:12 1-2
Samuel Helenius faceoff won against Tomas Nosek
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Goal 13:12 1-2
Adrian Kempe Goal (24) Tip-In, assists: Kevin Fiala (11), Brandt Clarke (21)
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Face Off 12:58 1-1
Anton Lundell faceoff won against Anze Kopitar
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Stoppage 12:58 1-1
Goalie Stopped
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Shot 12:56 1-1
Joel Edmundson Tip-In saved by Spencer Knight
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Hit 12:31 1-1
Sam Bennett hit Kevin Fiala
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Hit 12:23 1-1
Mackie Samoskevich hit Quinton Byfield
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Face Off 11:40 1-1
Sam Reinhart faceoff won against Quinton Byfield
Showing the last 40 of 306 events.
Team Stats
FLA
LA
14
Blocked Shots
19
28
Hits
16
4
Takeaways
3
28
Shots
28
1
Power Play Goals
0
2
Power Play Opportunities
2
50.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
26
Faceoffs Won
26
50.0
Faceoff Win Percent
50.0
12
Giveaways
15
2
Total Penalties
2
4
Penalty Minutes
4
Head to Head
LA leads series 1-0
Injuries
Los Angeles Kings
- Adrian Kempe Day-To-Day
- Mats Zuccarello Injured Reserve
- Kevin Fiala Injured Reserve
- Alex Turcotte Injured Reserve
- Jakub Dvorak Injured Reserve
Florida Panthers
- Brad Marchand Injured Reserve
- Aleksander Barkov Injured Reserve
- Jonah Gadjovich Injured Reserve
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