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Nashville Predators at Los Angeles Kings

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Nashville Predators
25-33-8
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Los Angeles Kings
36-20-9

Quinton Byfield scores in OT, Kings beat Predators 1-0 for 5th straight victory

Quinton Byfield scores OT winner for Kings

Byfield ran his goals streak to six games, Justus Annunen off a cross-crease pass from Adrian Kempe.

Kuemper and the Kings were coming off a 3-0 home victory over Washington on Thursday night. He has four shutouts this season and 35 overall.

Annunen stopped 20 shots.

Takeaways Predators: Michael Bunting played his second straight game after making his Nashville debut Friday night in a loss at Anaheim. Acquired from Pittsburgh last week, the forward had an appendectomy Feb. 27.

Kings: Los Angeles is 9-0-2 in its past 11 home games.

Key moment Byfield ended it with his 17th goal of the season.

Key stat Los Angeles won after having a season-low six shots on goal in the first 40 minutes.

Up next The Predators open a three-game homestand Tuesday night against St. Louis. The Kings are at Minnesota on Monday to start a two-game trip.

Regular Season Series

LA wins series 2-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 4th Period 3:20 Quinton Byfield Goal (17) Wrist Shot, assists: Adrian Kempe (27), Brandt Clarke (23)

Statistics

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21 Blocked Shots 9
26 Hits 18
8 Takeaways 5
24 Shots 21
0 Power Play Goals 0
2 Power Play Opportunities 3
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
25 Faceoffs Won 30
45.5 Faceoff Win Percent 54.5
13 Giveaways 17
3 Total Penalties 2
6 Penalty Minutes 4
Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Kevin Fiala, LW Injured Reserve Mar 6
Nashville Predators Nashville Predators Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE

Game Information

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Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 18,145 | Capacity:

2025-26 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/col.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Colorado 55 16 121 11
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/dal.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Dallas 50 20 112 12
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/min.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Minnesota 46 24 104 12
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/uta.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Utah 43 33 92 6
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/stl.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">St. Louis 37 33 86 12
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/nsh.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Nashville 38 34 86 10
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/wpg.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Winnipeg 35 35 82 12
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/chi.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Chicago 29 39 72 14

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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