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Los Angeles Kings 2, Florida Panthers 3 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Los Angeles Kings 2, Florida Panthers 3. Shots on goal: LAK 29, FLA 29. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 LAK 1-0 FLA; P2 LAK 0-2 FLA; P3 LAK 1-1 FLA.

Scoring plays: P1 13:39 Joel Armia (assists: Brandt Clarke, Alex Laferriere) to make it LAK 1-0 FLA; P2 02:14 Anton Lundell (assists: Aaron Ekblad, Mackie Samoskevich) to make it LAK 1-1 FLA; P2 07:04 Carter Verhaeghe (assists: Jeff Petry, Brad Marchand) to make it LAK 1-2 FLA; P3 00:10 Sam Bennett (assists: Brad Marchand) to make it LAK 1-3 FLA; P3 04:48 Kevin Fiala to make it LAK 2-3 FLA. Top skaters: Brad Marchand (FLA) 0 G, 2 A; Joel Armia (LAK) 1 G, 0 A; Carter Verhaeghe (FLA) 1 G, 0 A; Sam Bennett (FLA) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Anton Forsberg (LAK) 25 saves on 28, decision L; Daniil Tarasov (FLA) 27 saves on 29, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · FLA
Brad Marchand
0 G, 2 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG · 18:26 TOI
Goals · FLA
Carter Verhaeghe
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 4 SOG · 17:09 TOI
Goaltending · FLA
Daniil Tarasov
27 saves on 29 shots (.931) · W
Season highs
Alex Turcotte · Season-high 6 shots on goal

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

📊 Game Flow

LAK 1 largest lead P1 13:39 (LAK 1, FLA 0)
FLA 2 largest lead P3 0:10 (LAK 1, FLA 3) · 3-0 run, P2 2:14–P3 0:10
Swings 1 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P1 13:39 Joel Armia (Brandt Clarke, Alex Laferriere) LAK · Power play · tip-in shot · LAK 1, FLA 0
  • P2 2:14 Anton Lundell (Aaron Ekblad, Mackie Samoskevich) FLA · Power play · tip-in shot · LAK 1, FLA 1
  • P2 7:04 Carter Verhaeghe (Jeff Petry, Brad Marchand) FLA · wrist shot · LAK 1, FLA 2
  • P3 0:10 Sam Bennett (Brad Marchand) FLA · deflected shot · LAK 1, FLA 3
  • P3 4:48 Kevin Fiala LAK · deflected shot · LAK 2, FLA 3

Linescore

123 T
LAK 101 2
FLA 021 3

Shots on goal: LAK 29, FLA 28

Biggest Period

The Florida Panthers scored 2 goals in P2 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

LAKFLA
29Shots on goal29
60Shot attempts63
31Faceoff wins27
16Hits28
16Blocked shots21
1Power-play goals1
5Takeaways5
12Giveaways10
8Penalty minutes8
89.3%Save %93.1%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
LAK8101129
FLA813829

🎯 Shot Map

Los Angeles Kings2 G · 43 attempts
Alex Laferriere: saved (wrap-around)Cody Ceci: saved (slap)Alex Turcotte: saved (snap)Joel Edmundson: missed the netCorey Perry: saved (backhand)Corey Perry: saved (backhand)Joel Armia: saved (poke)Joel Armia: goal (tip-in)Alex Laferriere: saved (backhand)Brandt Clarke: saved (slap)Alex Laferriere: saved (wrist)Kevin Fiala: missed the netTrevor Moore: saved (snap)Alex Turcotte: saved (tip-in)Alex Turcotte: saved (poke)Corey Perry: missed the netMikey Anderson: saved (wrist)Alex Laferriere: missed the netMikey Anderson: saved (snap)Quinton Byfield: missed the netJoel Edmundson: missed the netAlex Laferriere: saved (backhand)Adrian Kempe: saved (snap)Kevin Fiala: saved (wrist)Adrian Kempe: missed the netAlex Laferriere: saved (tip-in)Brian Dumoulin: saved (snap)Alex Turcotte: saved (wrist)Alex Turcotte: saved (snap)Andrei Kuzmenko: missed the netJoel Edmundson: missed the netDrew Doughty: saved (slap)Kevin Fiala: goal (deflected)Warren Foegele: missed the netKevin Fiala: missed the netAlex Laferriere: missed the netAlex Turcotte: saved (tip-in)Joel Edmundson: saved (slap)Warren Foegele: missed the netKevin Fiala: missed the netTrevor Moore: saved (snap)Adrian Kempe: saved (snap)Kevin Fiala: saved (snap)
  • 2Goals5% of attempts
  • 27Saved63% of attempts
  • 14Missed the net33% of attempts
Florida Panthers3 G · 40 attempts
Evan Rodrigues: saved (snap)Mackie Samoskevich: missed the netAnton Lundell: saved (wrist)Gustav Forsling: missed the netSam Bennett: saved (snap)Sam Reinhart: missed the netCarter Verhaeghe: saved (snap)Jeff Petry: saved (snap)Eetu Luostarinen: saved (snap)Mackie Samoskevich: saved (snap)Mackie Samoskevich: saved (snap)Brad Marchand: missed the netEvan Rodrigues: saved (snap)Anton Lundell: goal (tip-in)Carter Verhaeghe: saved (snap)Brad Marchand: saved (snap)Carter Verhaeghe: saved (snap)Jeff Petry: missed the netCarter Verhaeghe: goal (wrist)Brad Marchand: saved (snap)Jeff Petry: saved (slap)Sam Reinhart: saved (tip-in)Niko Mikkola: missed the netCarter Verhaeghe: missed the netLuke Kunin: saved (snap)Jesper Boqvist: saved (snap)Jesper Boqvist: saved (snap)Sam Bennett: saved (backhand)Sam Bennett: goal (deflected)Uvis Balinskis: saved (snap)Evan Rodrigues: saved (snap)Sam Bennett: missed the netSam Bennett: saved (snap)Brad Marchand: missed the netBrad Marchand: missed the netBrad Marchand: saved (wrist)Anton Lundell: saved (snap)Aaron Ekblad: saved (snap)Jesper Boqvist: saved (wrist)Sam Bennett: missed the net
  • 3Goals8% of attempts
  • 26Saved65% of attempts
  • 11Missed 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
Kevin Fiala L 101031118:20
Joel Armia R 101020010:39
Brandt Clarke D 011-210418:24
Alex Laferriere R 011055017:19
Drew Doughty D 000010125:21
Anze Kopitar C 000000121:05
Adrian Kempe R 000022121:00
Mikey Anderson D 000022119:21
Quinton Byfield R 000000218:38
Joel Edmundson D 000-211017:17
Brian Dumoulin D 000+113216:38
Cody Ceci D 000+110016:35
Corey Perry R 000-120115:02
Andrei Kuzmenko L 000-100014:48
Trevor Moore L 000020114:38
Warren Foegele L 000000014:28
Alex Turcotte C 000-160109:29
Samuel Helenius C 000002006:22
LAK goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Anton Forsberg L 252889.3357:43
FLA skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Brad Marchand L 022+131118:26
Sam Bennett C 101+132220:30
Anton Lundell C 101031017:20
Carter Verhaeghe C 101+142117:09
Aaron Ekblad D 011011121:30
Jeff Petry D 011+122215:54
Mackie Samoskevich R 011022113:26
Seth Jones D 000000223:42
Sam Reinhart C 000010021:53
Niko Mikkola D 000002121:33
Gustav Forsling D 000000319:44
Eetu Luostarinen C 000011218:41
Uvis Balinskis D 000+111314:23
A.J. Greer L 000003113:07
Evan Rodrigues C 000033012:03
Jesper Boqvist C 000033010:43
Noah Gregor L 000002006:56
Luke Kunin C 000012106:14
FLA goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Daniil Tarasov W 272993.1260:00

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series LAK 0 – 2 FLA
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