NHL

Philadelphia Flyers at Los Angeles Kings

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Philadelphia Flyers
33-23-12
Final
4 - 3
Los Angeles Kings
28-24-16

Flyers outlast Kings 4-3 in shootout for their 4th victory in 5 games

Philadelphia Flyers vs. Los Angeles Kings: Game Highlights

Noah Cates had a goal and an assist, Travis Konecny and Travis Sanheim also scored, and Samuel Ersson made 22 saves. The Flyers remained six points behind Boston and Detroit for the two Eastern Conference wild-card spots.

On Wednesday night at Anaheim, Cates scored in overtime in the Flyers' 3-2 victory over the Ducks.

Adrian Kempe and Artemi Panarin failed on their shootout attempts for Los Angeles, though the Kings still moved into the second wild card in the Western Conference.

Artemi Panarin had a goal and an assist for Los Angeles. Quinton Byfield and Anze Kopitar also scored, and Darcy Kuemper made 17 saves.

Panarin ensured the Kings picked up a point in the standings with a blistering wrist shot on a power play that tied it at 3 with 9:32 remaining.

The Flyers were without forwards Sean Couturier (upper body), Luke Glendening (lower body) and Denver Barkey (upper body), leaving them to play with 11 forwards and seven defensemen.

Up Next Flyers: At San Jose on Saturday.

Kings: Host Buffalo on Saturday.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 19:31 Quinton Byfield Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: Trevor Moore (12), Alex Laferriere (16)
Goal 2nd Period 0:26 Travis Konecny Goal (25) Wrist Shot, assists: Rasmus Ristolainen (6), Alex Bump (2)
Goal 2nd Period 0:47 Anze Kopitar Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Brandt Clarke (30), Artemi Panarin (49)
Goal 2nd Period 4:12 Noah Cates Goal (14) Backhand, assists: Matvei Michkov (19), Rasmus Ristolainen (7)
Goal 2nd Period 6:59 Travis Sanheim Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Noah Cates (23), Matvei Michkov (20)
Goal 3rd Period 10:28 Artemi Panarin Goal (23) Snap Shot, assists: Scott Laughton (6)
Goal 5 0:00 Trevor Zegras Goal Wrist Shot
Goal 5 0:00 Matvei Michkov Goal Wrist Shot

Statistics

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22 Blocked Shots 17
20 Hits 18
7 Takeaways 3
20 Shots 25
0 Power Play Goals 1
2 Power Play Opportunities 4
0.0 Power Play Percentage 25.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
19 Faceoffs Won 37
33.9 Faceoff Win Percent 66.1
16 Giveaways 13
4 Total Penalties 2
8 Penalty Minutes 4
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
Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Flyers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Luke Glendening, C Out Mar 21
Denver Barkey, C Out Mar 21
Sean Couturier, C Out Mar 21
Ty Murchison, D Out Feb 3
Rodrigo Abols, C Injured Reserve Jan 21

Game Information

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

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 44 19 94 6
Pittsburgh 35 18 86 16
Columbus 37 21 85 11
NY Islanders 39 26 83 5
Philadelphia 34 23 80 12
Washington 35 27 78 8
New Jersey 35 32 72 2
NY Rangers 28 33 64 8

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Anaheim 38 27 80 4
Edmonton 34 27 77 9
Vegas 31 25 76 14
Los Angeles 28 25 72 16
Seattle 31 29 71 9
San Jose 32 30 70 6
Calgary 28 34 63 7
Vancouver 21 40 50 8
Full Standings