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Los Angeles Kings 1, Dallas Stars 4 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Los Angeles Kings 1, Dallas Stars 4. Shots on goal: LAK 28, DAL 26. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 LAK 0-0 DAL; P2 LAK 1-1 DAL; P3 LAK 0-3 DAL.

Scoring plays: P2 11:03 Andrei Kuzmenko to make it LAK 1-0 DAL; P2 15:42 Matt Duchene (assists: Mikko Rantanen, Wyatt Johnston) to make it LAK 1-1 DAL; P3 06:12 Oskar Bäck (assists: Radek Faksa, Colin Blackwell) to make it LAK 1-2 DAL; P3 16:11 Mikko Rantanen (assists: Thomas Harley) to make it LAK 1-3 DAL; P3 19:28 Wyatt Johnston (assists: Matt Duchene) to make it LAK 1-4 DAL. Top skaters: Matt Duchene (DAL) 1 G, 1 A; Mikko Rantanen (DAL) 1 G, 1 A; Wyatt Johnston (DAL) 1 G, 1 A; Oskar Bäck (DAL) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Darcy Kuemper (LAK) 5 saves on 5; Anton Forsberg (LAK) 17 saves on 20, decision L; Casey DeSmith (DAL) 27 saves on 28, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · DAL
Mikko Rantanen
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG · 19:34 TOI
Goals · DAL
Matt Duchene
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 2 SOG · 14:13 TOI
Goaltending · DAL
Casey DeSmith
27 saves on 28 shots (.964) · W

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

LAK 1 largest lead P2 11:03 (LAK 1, DAL 0)
DAL 3 largest lead P3 19:28 (LAK 1, DAL 4) · 4-0 run, P2 15:42–P3 19:28
Swings 1 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P2 11:03 Andrei Kuzmenko LAK · Power play · snap shot · LAK 1, DAL 0
  • P2 15:42 Matt Duchene (Mikko Rantanen, Wyatt Johnston) DAL · snap shot · LAK 1, DAL 1
  • P3 6:12 Oskar Bäck (Radek Faksa, Colin Blackwell) DAL · tip-in shot · LAK 1, DAL 2
  • P3 16:11 Mikko Rantanen (Thomas Harley) DAL · snap shot · LAK 1, DAL 3
  • P3 19:28 Wyatt Johnston (Matt Duchene) DAL · Empty net · snap shot · LAK 1, DAL 4

Linescore

123 T
LAK 010 1
DAL 013 4

Shots on goal: LAK 28, DAL 26

Biggest Period

The Dallas Stars scored 3 goals in P3 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

LAKDAL
28Shots on goal26
60Shot attempts54
34Faceoff wins34
30Hits19
15Blocked shots18
1Power-play goals0
4Takeaways2
20Giveaways14
6Penalty minutes8
88.0%Save %96.4%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
LAK1113428
DAL591226

🎯 Shot Map

Los Angeles Kings1 G · 44 attempts
Cody Ceci: missed the netMikey Anderson: saved (slap)Alex Laferriere: saved (snap)Warren Foegele: saved (snap)Mikey Anderson: missed the netKevin Fiala: saved (snap)Brian Dumoulin: saved (snap)Brandt Clarke: saved (snap)Trevor Moore: saved (snap)Brian Dumoulin: saved (snap)Adrian Kempe: missed the netMikey Anderson: saved (snap)Mikey Anderson: missed the netJoel Edmundson: saved (snap)Jeff Malott: missed the netJeff Malott: saved (tip-in)Drew Doughty: missed the netKevin Fiala: saved (slap)Drew Doughty: saved (slap)Corey Perry: saved (snap)Joel Armia: missed the netBrian Dumoulin: saved (snap)Cody Ceci: saved (wrist)Warren Foegele: saved (snap)Adrian Kempe: saved (snap)Alex Turcotte: saved (snap)Alex Turcotte: missed the netAlex Turcotte: missed the netAndrei Kuzmenko: goal (snap)Andrei Kuzmenko: missed the netAnze Kopitar: missed the netDrew Doughty: saved (slap)Andrei Kuzmenko: saved (snap)Jeff Malott: saved (snap)Alex Laferriere: saved (backhand)Andrei Kuzmenko: missed the netAlex Laferriere: saved (snap)Joel Edmundson: saved (snap)Joel Edmundson: saved (slap)Andrei Kuzmenko: missed the netMikey Anderson: missed the netTrevor Moore: missed the netAlex Turcotte: missed the netKevin Fiala: saved (snap)
  • 1Goals2% of attempts
  • 27Saved61% of attempts
  • 16Missed the net36% of attempts
Dallas Stars4 G · 36 attempts
Nils Lundkvist: saved (slap)Mikko Rantanen: saved (wrist)Colin Blackwell: saved (snap)Miro Heiskanen: missed the netColin Blackwell: saved (snap)Jamie Benn: missed the netMavrik Bourque: missed the netMikko Rantanen: saved (wrist)Matt Duchene: missed the netMikko Rantanen: missed the netMiro Heiskanen: saved (wrist)Mikko Rantanen: missed the netMatt Duchene: saved (wrist)Sam Steel: saved (snap)Esa Lindell: missed the netThomas Harley: saved (snap)Radek Faksa: saved (deflected)Roope Hintz: missed the netMavrik Bourque: saved (snap)Jamie Benn: saved (snap)Matt Duchene: goal (snap)Jason Robertson: saved (snap)Mavrik Bourque: saved (backhand)Sam Steel: saved (backhand)Colin Blackwell: saved (snap)Radek Faksa: saved (snap)Oskar Bäck: missed the netThomas Harley: saved (snap)Oskar Bäck: goal (tip-in)Colin Blackwell: saved (snap)Roope Hintz: missed the netJamie Benn: saved (slap)Mikko Rantanen: goal (snap)Justin Hryckowian: saved (snap)Esa Lindell: saved (snap)Wyatt Johnston: goal (snap)
  • 4Goals11% of attempts
  • 22Saved61% of attempts
  • 10Missed the net28% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

LAK skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Andrei Kuzmenko L 101-121017:18
Drew Doughty D 000-221123:21
Brandt Clarke D 000-112320:16
Anze Kopitar C 000-200220:04
Joel Edmundson D 000-132119:09
Mikey Anderson D 000-121218:16
Kevin Fiala L 000-331117:44
Alex Laferriere R 000033017:34
Adrian Kempe R 000-213016:58
Brian Dumoulin D 000-130016:41
Cody Ceci D 000-110115:33
Corey Perry R 000-212015:25
Warren Foegele L 000021115:10
Joel Armia R 000001114:42
Trevor Moore L 000-111014:41
Alex Turcotte C 000-110113:11
Samuel Helenius C 000-106010:51
Jeff Malott L 000-125110:26
LAK goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Darcy Kuemper — 55100.0016:00
Anton Forsberg L 172085.0342:40
DAL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Mikko Rantanen R 112+231019:34
Wyatt Johnston C 112+310016:59
Matt Duchene C 112+320014:13
Oskar Bäck C 101+110109:39
Thomas Harley D 011+121520:48
Colin Blackwell C 011+141113:51
Radek Faksa C 011+122011:07
Miro Heiskanen D 000+110326:43
Esa Lindell D 000+110224:07
Jason Robertson L 000010019:32
Roope Hintz C 000001017:27
Alexander Petrovic D 000+102116:43
Sam Steel C 000020015:09
Jamie Benn L 000+121114:42
Ilya Lyubushkin D 000+203114:38
Nils Lundkvist D 000+211213:33
Justin Hryckowian C 000016113:26
Mavrik Bourque C 000020012:28
DAL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Casey DeSmith W 272896.4159:42

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series LAK 1 – 1 DAL
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