Los Angeles Kings at Calgary Flames
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Flames beat the playoff-bound Kings 3-1 to end the season
The Kings learned during the game that they’d be the second wild-card in the Western Conference and face NHL regular-season champion Colorado in the first round — with Game 1 on Sunday in Denver.
Los Angeles finished 35-27-20. Earlier Thursday, Edmonton took second place in the Pacific Division with a 6-1 home victory over Vancouver, and Anaheim won 5-4 at Nashville to finish third.
Morgan Frost and Joel Farabee also scored for Calgary. The Flames finished 34-39-9.
Kings star Anze Kopitar appeared in his final regular-season game, finishing with the seventh-most career points by a born and trained European player with 1,316. The leader of the category is Jaromir Jagr with 1,921.
Quinton Byfield scored for Los Angeles, and Anton Forsberg made 18 saves.
Frost opened the scoring at 5:21 of the second period on a power play with his 22nd of the season. Byfield tied it less than two minutes later with his 24th.
Farabee scored into an empty net to reach 20 goals.
Regular Season SeriesCGY wins series 3-1
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 2nd Period 5:21 | Morgan Frost Goal (22) Tip-In, assists: Matvei Gridin (14), Matt Coronato (27) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 6:43 | Quinton Byfield Goal (24) Wrist Shot, assists: Trevor Moore (19), Alex Laferriere (23) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 6:08 | Zayne Parekh Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Zach Whitecloud (14), Ryan Strome (13) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 19:20 | Joel Farabee Goal (20) Backhand, assists: Zach Whitecloud (15) |
Statistics
 LA |
 CGY |
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|---|---|---|
| 17 | Blocked Shots | 22 |
| 12 | Hits | 16 |
| 6 | Takeaways | 3 |
| 28 | Shots | 20 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
| 2 | Power Play Opportunities | 3 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 33.3 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 26 | Faceoffs Won | 32 |
| 44.8 | Faceoff Win Percent | 55.2 |
| 13 | Giveaways | 26 |
| 4 | Total Penalties | 3 |
| 8 | Penalty Minutes | 6 |
Calgary Flames Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Bahl, D | Out | Apr 16 |
| Connor Zary, C | Out | Apr 16 |
| Yan Kuznetsov, D | Out | Apr 14 |
Los Angeles Kings Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Game Information
Scotiabank Saddledome
Location: Calgary, AB
Attendance: 18,711 | Capacity:
Location: Calgary, AB
Attendance: 18,711 | 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 |