NHL

Los Angeles Kings at Vegas Golden Knights

· National Hockey League
Los Angeles Kings
33-20-9
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6 - 5
Vegas Golden Knights
38-19-6

Adrian Kempe scores to lead Kings past Golden Knights 6-5

Quinton Byfield, Warren Foegele, Anze Kopitar, Trevor Moore and Brandt Clarke also scored for the Kings. David Rittich stopped 27 shots in the win.

Tomas Hertl scored a hat trick, and Nicolas Roy and Brandon Saad also scored for the Golden Knights. Adin Hill had 29 saves.

The Kings won their second straight and ended the Golden Knights’ four-game winning streak that started after a 5-2 loss in Los Angeles on Feb. 24.

Los Angeles went 3-1 against the Golden Knights this season, having won three in a row.

Takeaways Kings defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov and forward Warren Foegele both earned their 100th career assists.

Golden Knights forward Reilly Smith played in his 900th career game and assisted on Roy's goal.

Key moment Byfield's goal 1:56 into the second period extended his goal streak to three games and put the Kings ahead 3-0

Key stat Kopitar scored his 16th goal of the season and his 16th career goal against the Vegas Golden Knights.

Up next The Kings start a three-game home stand against the Islanders on Tuesday. The Golden Knights kick off a four-game road trip in Pittsburgh the same night.

Regular Season Series

LA wins series 3-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 11:22 Anze Kopitar Goal (16) Tip-In, assists: Joel Edmundson (10), Brandt Clarke (22)
Goal 1st Period 18:29 Brandt Clarke Goal (5) Backhand, assists: Adrian Kempe (26), Joel Edmundson (11)
Goal 2nd Period 1:56 Quinton Byfield Goal (14) Deflected, assists: Kevin Fiala (17), Alex Laferriere (17)
Goal 2nd Period 5:00 Nicolas Roy Goal (8) Backhand, assists: Brayden McNabb (11), Reilly Smith (20)
Goal 2nd Period 9:47 Tomas Hertl Goal (25) Wrist Shot, assists: Kaedan Korczak (7), Pavel Dorofeyev (15)
Goal 2nd Period 18:51 Warren Foegele Goal (18) Wrist Shot, assists: Phillip Danault (27), Vladislav Gavrikov (19)
Goal 3rd Period 4:02 Trevor Moore Goal (13) Snap Shot, assists: Phillip Danault (28), Warren Foegele (17)
Goal 3rd Period 8:28 Tomas Hertl Goal (26) Wrist Shot, assists: Mark Stone (38), Jack Eichel (56)
Goal 3rd Period 10:57 Adrian Kempe Goal (27) Snap Shot, assists: Anze Kopitar (35), Kevin Fiala (18)
Goal 3rd Period 11:33 Brandon Saad Goal (11) Slap Shot, assists: none
Goal 3rd Period 17:48 Tomas Hertl Goal (27) Wrist Shot, assists: Mark Stone (39), Jack Eichel (57)

Statistics

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17 Blocked Shots 18
29 Hits 17
3 Takeaways 2
35 Shots 32
1 Power Play Goals 1
1 Power Play Opportunities 1
100.0 Power Play Percentage 100.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
24 Faceoffs Won 38
38.7 Faceoff Win Percent 61.3
23 Giveaways 21
2 Total Penalties 2
7 Penalty Minutes 7
Vegas Golden Knights Vegas Golden Knights Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Kevin Fiala, LW Injured Reserve Mar 6

Game Information

T-Mobile Arena

Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 18,019 | Capacity:

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/vgk.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Vegas 39 26 95 17
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/edm.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Edmonton 41 30 93 11
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/ana.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Anaheim 43 33 92 6
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/la.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Los Angeles 35 27 90 20
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/sj.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">San Jose 39 35 86 8
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/sea.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Seattle 34 37 79 11
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/cgy.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Calgary 34 39 77 9
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/van.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Vancouver 25 49 58 8
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