Philadelphia Flyers at Los Angeles Kings
· National Hockey League
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Flyers outlast Kings 4-3 in shootout for their 4th victory in 5 games
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.
Kings: Host Buffalo on Saturday.
Regular Season SeriesSeries tied 1-1
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 19:31 | Quinton Byfield Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: Trevor Moore (12), Alex Laferriere (16) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 0:26 | Travis Konecny Goal (25) Wrist Shot, assists: Rasmus Ristolainen (6), Alex Bump (2) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 0:47 | Anze Kopitar Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Brandt Clarke (30), Artemi Panarin (49) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 4:12 | Noah Cates Goal (14) Backhand, assists: Matvei Michkov (19), Rasmus Ristolainen (7) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 6:59 | Travis Sanheim Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Noah Cates (23), Matvei Michkov (20) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 10:28 | Artemi Panarin Goal (23) Snap Shot, assists: Scott Laughton (6) |
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Goal | 5 0:00 | Trevor Zegras Goal Wrist Shot |
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Goal | 5 0:00 | Matvei Michkov Goal Wrist Shot |
Statistics
 PHI |
 LA |
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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 Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Fiala, LW | Injured Reserve | Mar 6 |
Philadelphia Flyers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Noah Cates, LW | Out | May 12 |
| Owen Tippett, RW | Out | May 11 |
| Rodrigo Abols, C | Injured Reserve | May 9 |
| Nikita Grebenkin, RW | Out | May 9 |
| Ty Murchison, D | Out | Feb 3 |
Game Information
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Attendance: 18,145 | Capacity:
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2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/car.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Carolina | 53 | 22 | 113 | 7 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/pit.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Pittsburgh | 41 | 25 | 98 | 16 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/phi.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Philadelphia | 43 | 27 | 98 | 12 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/wsh.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Washington | 43 | 30 | 95 | 9 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/cbj.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Columbus | 40 | 30 | 92 | 12 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/nyi.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">NY Islanders | 43 | 34 | 91 | 5 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/nj.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">New Jersey | 42 | 37 | 87 | 3 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/nyr.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">NY Rangers | 34 | 39 | 77 | 9 |
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 |