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Los Angeles Kings 6, Vegas Golden Knights 5 (SO) — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Los Angeles Kings 6, Vegas Golden Knights 5 (shootout). Shots on goal: LAK 26, VGK 35. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 LAK 2-0 VGK; P2 LAK 1-3 VGK; P3 LAK 2-2 VGK; OT LAK 0-0 VGK; shootout won by LAK.

Scoring plays: P1 04:41 Andrei Kuzmenko (assists: Anze Kopitar, Kevin Fiala) to make it LAK 1-0 VGK; P1 11:57 Quinton Byfield to make it LAK 2-0 VGK; P2 02:10 Pavel Dorofeyev to make it LAK 2-1 VGK; P2 13:41 Jeff Malott (assists: Joel Armia, Alex Turcotte) to make it LAK 3-1 VGK; P2 17:32 Pavel Dorofeyev (assists: Mark Stone, Jack Eichel) to make it LAK 3-2 VGK; P2 19:14 Pavel Dorofeyev (assists: Mark Stone, Jack Eichel) to make it LAK 3-3 VGK; P3 05:06 Jack Eichel (assists: Mitch Marner, Ivan Barbashev) to make it LAK 3-4 VGK; P3 08:43 Ivan Barbashev (assists: Jack Eichel, Mitch Marner) to make it LAK 3-5 VGK; P3 11:39 Trevor Moore (assists: Phillip Danault, Drew Doughty) to make it LAK 4-5 VGK; P3 14:00 Brandt Clarke (assists: Quinton Byfield, Andrei Kuzmenko) to make it LAK 5-5 VGK. Top skaters: Jack Eichel (VGK) 1 G, 3 A; Pavel Dorofeyev (VGK) 3 G, 0 A; Ivan Barbashev (VGK) 1 G, 1 A; Quinton Byfield (LAK) 1 G, 1 A. Goaltending (box score): Anton Forsberg (LAK) 30 saves on 35, decision W; Adin Hill (VGK) 21 saves on 26, decision O.

Standouts

Top Scorer · VGK
Jack Eichel
1 G, 3 A, 4 PTS, 5 SOG · 22:04 TOI
Goals · VGK
Pavel Dorofeyev
3 G, 0 A, 3 PTS, 5 SOG · 20:14 TOI
Goaltending · LAK
Anton Forsberg
30 saves on 35 shots (.857) · W

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

📊 Game Flow

LAK 2 largest lead P1 11:57 (LAK 2, VGK 0) · 2-0 run, P1 4:41–P1 11:57
VGK 2 largest lead P3 8:43 (LAK 3, VGK 5) · 4-0 run, P2 17:32–P3 8:43
Swings 1 lead changes Tied 2 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 4:41 Andrei Kuzmenko (Anze Kopitar, Kevin Fiala) LAK · Power play · snap shot · LAK 1, VGK 0
  • P1 11:57 Quinton Byfield LAK · backhand shot · LAK 2, VGK 0
  • P2 2:10 Pavel Dorofeyev VGK · snap shot · LAK 2, VGK 1
  • P2 13:41 Jeff Malott (Joel Armia, Alex Turcotte) LAK · deflected shot · LAK 3, VGK 1
  • P2 17:32 Pavel Dorofeyev (Mark Stone, Jack Eichel) VGK · Power play · snap shot · LAK 3, VGK 2
  • P2 19:14 Pavel Dorofeyev (Mark Stone, Jack Eichel) VGK · Power play · snap shot · LAK 3, VGK 3
  • P3 5:06 Jack Eichel (Mitch Marner, Ivan Barbashev) VGK · slap shot · LAK 3, VGK 4
  • P3 8:43 Ivan Barbashev (Jack Eichel, Mitch Marner) VGK · snap shot · LAK 3, VGK 5
  • P3 11:39 Trevor Moore (Phillip Danault, Drew Doughty) LAK · Shorthanded · wrist shot · LAK 4, VGK 5
  • P3 14:00 Brandt Clarke (Quinton Byfield, Andrei Kuzmenko) LAK · wrist shot · LAK 5, VGK 5

Linescore

123OT SO T
LAK 2120 2 6
VGK 0320 1 5

Shots on goal: LAK 26, VGK 35 · The shootout winner is credited with one goal in the final score.

Biggest Period

The Vegas Golden Knights scored 3 goals in P2 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

LAKVGK
26Shots on goal35
55Shot attempts67
22Faceoff wins36
37Hits36
18Blocked shots14
1Power-play goals2
3Takeaways8
21Giveaways17
13Penalty minutes6
85.7%Save %80.8%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
LAK1068226
VGK7169335

🎯 Shot Map

Los Angeles Kings5 G · 31 attempts
Adrian Kempe: saved (wrist)Cody Ceci: saved (wrist)Drew Doughty: saved (slap)Andrei Kuzmenko: goal (snap)Phillip Danault: saved (snap)Quinton Byfield: goal (backhand)Cody Ceci: saved (snap)Andrei Kuzmenko: saved (snap)Cody Ceci: saved (wrist)Adrian Kempe: saved (snap)Alex Laferriere: missed the netJoel Armia: saved (wrist)Anze Kopitar: missed the netCody Ceci: saved (backhand)Joel Armia: saved (snap)Jeff Malott: goal (deflected)Kevin Fiala: saved (backhand)Brian Dumoulin: saved (snap)Alex Laferriere: saved (wrist)Adrian Kempe: saved (wrist)Adrian Kempe: saved (wrist)Brian Dumoulin: missed the netPhillip Danault: missed the netBrian Dumoulin: saved (snap)Trevor Moore: goal (wrist)Brandt Clarke: goal (wrist)Quinton Byfield: saved (tip-in)Joel Armia: saved (slap)Quinton Byfield: saved (wrist)Alex Laferriere: missed the netPhillip Danault: saved (wrist)
  • 5Goals16% of attempts
  • 21Saved68% of attempts
  • 5Missed the net16% of attempts
Vegas Golden Knights5 G · 49 attempts
Ivan Barbashev: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: saved (wrist)Tomas Hertl: saved (backhand)Jeremy Lauzon: missed the netJeremy Lauzon: missed the netJack Eichel: saved (deflected)Shea Theodore: saved (wrist)Mitch Marner: saved (tip-in)Brayden McNabb: missed the netMitch Marner: saved (slap)Reilly Smith: saved (backhand)Jack Eichel: missed the netJeremy Lauzon: missed the netWilliam Karlsson: saved (wrist)William Karlsson: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: goal (snap)Kaedan Korczak: saved (slap)Noah Hanifin: missed the netShea Theodore: saved (backhand)William Karlsson: saved (wrist)Mark Stone: saved (tip-in)William Karlsson: saved (snap)Noah Hanifin: saved (snap)Jack Eichel: saved (snap)Noah Hanifin: saved (wrist)Mitch Marner: saved (snap)Pavel Dorofeyev: saved (slap)Pavel Dorofeyev: goal (snap)Jack Eichel: saved (slap)Tomas Hertl: saved (tip-in)Pavel Dorofeyev: goal (snap)Mitch Marner: missed the netJeremy Lauzon: saved (snap)Colton Sissons: saved (backhand)Jack Eichel: goal (slap)Noah Hanifin: saved (slap)Jeremy Lauzon: missed the netWilliam Karlsson: saved (wrist)Ivan Barbashev: goal (snap)Mark Stone: missed the netMark Stone: saved (wrist)Mark Stone: saved (backhand)Tomas Hertl: missed the netIvan Barbashev: saved (backhand)Jack Eichel: saved (snap)Brett Howden: missed the netShea Theodore: saved (wrist)William Karlsson: saved (snap)
  • 5Goals10% of attempts
  • 30Saved61% of attempts
  • 14Missed the net29% 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
Quinton Byfield R 112031119:49
Andrei Kuzmenko L 112+122015:52
Trevor Moore L 101010016:42
Brandt Clarke D 101+211115:20
Jeff Malott L 101+213006:41
Drew Doughty D 011+113325:48
Kevin Fiala L 011-211018:41
Phillip Danault C 011+121018:26
Anze Kopitar C 011002316:41
Joel Armia R 011+131009:51
Alex Turcotte C 011+100107:08
Mikey Anderson D 000+104223:29
Brian Dumoulin D 000-222121:11
Cody Ceci D 000-241319:37
Joel Edmundson D 000+203019:17
Adrian Kempe R 000042218:04
Alex Laferriere R 000-118116:28
Warren Foegele L 000-102014:25
LAK goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Anton Forsberg W 303585.7564:23
VGK skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Jack Eichel C 134+251022:04
Pavel Dorofeyev R 303050120:14
Ivan Barbashev L 112025015:50
Mitch Marner R 022+231122:48
Mark Stone R 022-230117:54
Shea Theodore D 000-230124:23
Noah Hanifin D 000-132024:00
Zach Whitecloud D 000003120:11
Tomas Hertl C 000025019:30
Brayden McNabb D 000-102418:19
William Karlsson C 000-351016:39
Jeremy Lauzon D 000+116014:26
Kaedan Korczak D 000+111114:25
Brett Howden C 000003013:23
Reilly Smith R 000-211112:49
Brandon Saad L 000000111:40
Colton Sissons C 000012211:23
Keegan Kolesar R 000003010:47
VGK goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Adin Hill O 212680.8564:53

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series LAK 1 – 0 VGK
After this game
Los Angeles Kings 1-1-0 W1 L10 1-1-0 Next game recap: @ WPG · Sat, Oct 11
Vegas Golden Knights 0-0-1 L1 L10 0-0-1 Next game recap: @ SJS · Thu, Oct 9

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