Los Angeles Kings 7–2 San Jose Sharks
- Season
- NHL
- 2026
NHL: Los Angeles Kings beat San Jose Sharks 7–2.
Game leaders
4Artemi PanarinPoints
2Dmitry Orlov
4Quinton ByfieldShots on goal
5Macklin Celebrini
30Darcy KuemperSaves
20Yaroslav Askarov
Three stars
★ First starAdrian KempeLos Angeles Kings · 3 G · 1 A · 4 SOG- ★ Second starArtemi PanarinLos Angeles Kings · 4 A · 3 SOG
★ Third starErik HaulaLos Angeles Kings · 1 G · 1 A · 2 SOG
Picked by formula, not by vote. Skaters: 3 a goal, 2 an assist, 0.25 a shot on goal, 0.5 a plus-minus point, 0.1 a hit, block or takeaway, less 0.1 a giveaway. Goaltenders: 0.15 a save, less 1 a goal against, plus 1 for the win.
Scoring
Goals and assists from the box score. PPG is a power-play goal.
Los Angeles Kings
- Adrian Kempe●●●3 G · 1 A · 1 PPG
- Quinton Byfield●●2 G · 2 PPG
- Erik Haula●1 G · 1 A
- Joel Armia●1 G
Assists: Artemi Panarin 4, Erik Gustafsson 2, Brandt Clarke 1, Brian Dumoulin 1, Kenny Connors 1, Alex Laferriere 1
San Jose Sharks
- Ivar Stenberg●1 G · 1 PPG
- Macklin Celebrini●1 G · 1 PPG
Assists: Dmitry Orlov 2, Michael Misa 2
In goal
Saves and shots faced, at even strength, against the power play and short-handed.
- Even strength20/20
- Against the power play10/12
- Even strength12/16
- Against the power play6/9
- Short-handed2/2
Key stats
- 27Shots on goal32
- 25.9Shooting %6.3
- 3Power-play goals2
Facts
From each side's recent results and their meetings, before this game.
Los Angeles Kings: 2 won, 3 lost in their last 5 games.
San Jose Sharks: 1 won, 4 lost in their last 5 games.
- Last 3 meetings: Los Angeles Kings won 0, San Jose Sharks won 3.
- San Jose Sharks lead this season's series 1–0.
Recent form
Standings
| POS | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 14 | |
| 26 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | |
| 27 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 10 | |
| 28 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 14 | |
| 29 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 10 | |
| 30 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 |
- Los Angeles Kings
- San Jose Sharks
Shooting
- 27Shots on goal32
- 25.9Shooting %6.3
- 3Power-play goals2
Physical play
- 31Hits20
- 19Blocked shots12
Puck control
- 50.4Faceoffs won %60.7
- 7Takeaways2
- 14Giveaways16
Goaltending
- 30Saves20
- 93.8Save %74.1
Discipline
- 12Penalty minutes10
Shots and finishing
Los Angeles Kings took 46% of the shots on goal.
- Los Angeles Kings
- San Jose Sharks
2732
- Shooting %
- 25.9%6.3%
- Save %
- 93.8%74.1%
- Shooting + save %
- 119.780.4
Shooting % plus save % is hockey's PDO: 100 is par, and a side far above it was finishing and saving better than usual.
Ice time
Minutes on the ice for each skater, the most used first. Who a coach trusted tells you as much as who scored.
Los Angeles Kings
- Drew Doughty21:59
- Quinton Byfield20:44
- Mikey Anderson20:15
- Erik Gustafsson20:04
- Brandt Clarke18:12
- Artemi Panarin18:02
- Brian Dumoulin17:54
- Joel Edmundson17:30
- Adrian Kempe17:23
- Alex Laferriere16:59
San Jose Sharks
- Macklin Celebrini22:40
- Will Smith21:00
- Darnell Nurse19:50
- Michael Kesselring18:44
- Sam Dickinson18:11
- Mason Marchment18:05
- Kiefer Sherwood17:39
- Eric Pohlkamp17:37
- Jacob Trouba17:21
- Collin Graf16:54
Skaters
| 10Artemi PanarinLW | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 18:02 |
| 92Brandt ClarkeDefenceman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 18:12 |
| 6Joel EdmundsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 17:30 |
| 40Joel ArmiaRW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 12:51 |
| 56Erik HaulaLW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 14:29 |
| 12Trevor MooreLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 14:15 |
| 90Corey PerryRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13:35 |
| 8Drew DoughtyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 21:59 |
| 21Scott LaughtonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 64% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12:29 |
| 55Quinton ByfieldRW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45% | 2 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 20:44 |
| 44Mikey AndersonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 20:15 |
| Erik GustafssonD | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 20:04 |
| 2Brian DumoulinD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 17:54 |
| 47Andre LeeLeft Wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 12:01 |
| Kenny ConnorsC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 45% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 11:21 |
| 42Martin ChromiakR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 09:03 |
| 9Adrian KempeR | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 17:23 |
| 14Alex LaferriereR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 16:59 |
Goaltenders
| 31Anton ForsbergGoaltender | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | – | – | 00:00 |
| 35Darcy KuemperG | 32 | 30 | 2 | 93.8% | 20/20 | 10/12 | 59:55 |
| POS | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 26 | |
| 2 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 24 | |
| 3 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 24 | |
| 4 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 22 | |
| 5 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 | |
| 6 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 | |
| 7 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | |
| 8 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | |
| 9 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 10 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 11 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 12 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | |
| 13 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | |
| 14 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 16 | |
| 15 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 14 | |
| 16 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 18 | |
| 17 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | |
| 18 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 18 | |
| 19 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 18 | |
| 20 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 14 | |
| 21 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 16 | |
| 22 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | |
| 23 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | |
| 24 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 14 | |
| 25 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 14 | |
| 26 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | |
| 27 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 10 | |
| 28 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 14 | |
| 29 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 10 | |
| 30 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | |
| 31 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 8 | |
| 32 | 18 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 6 |
Recent form
Last meetings
0Los Angeles Kings0Draws3San Jose Sharks