Los Angeles Kings at Vegas Golden Knights

Tuesday, January 1, 2019, 9:00 PM ET T-Mobile Arena, Paradise Regular Season Final

Final score

The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Los Angeles Kings 2–0 on Tuesday, January 1, 2019 at home.

Final score, Los Angeles Kings at Vegas Golden Knights
Team	Goals	2018-2019 record
Los Angeles Kings	0	31-42-9
at Vegas Golden Knights	2	43-32-7

Goals by period

Goals by period, Los Angeles Kings at Vegas Golden Knights
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Los Angeles Kings	0	0	0	0
Vegas Golden Knights	0	0	2	2

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Los Angeles Kings at Vegas Golden Knights
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Los Angeles Kings	8	4	5	17
Vegas Golden Knights	9	18	21	48

Three stars

B. Pirri, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal, 1 assist)
N. Schmidt, Vegas Golden Knights
M. Fleury, Vegas Golden Knights (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Los Angeles Kings at Vegas Golden Knights. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
3rd	03:43	Vegas Golden Knights	Brandon Pirri (6)	Cody Eakin (11), Ryan Reaves (6)	Even strength	LAK 0, VGK 1
3rd	19:27	Vegas Golden Knights	Alex Tuch (14)	Deryk Engelland (5), Brandon Pirri (3)	Even strength, Empty net	LAK 0, VGK 2

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, Los Angeles Kings at Vegas Golden Knights
Stat	Los Angeles Kings	Vegas Golden Knights
Shots on goal	17	48
Power play	0 of 2	0 of 3
Penalty minutes	6	4
Hits	25	28
Blocked shots	22	16
Giveaways	8	2
Takeaways	4	18
Faceoffs won	26/54 (48.1%)	28/54 (51.9%)

Box score

Los Angeles Kings

Los Angeles Kings skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 A. Kempe	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	11.1%	14:30
Number 11 A. Kopitar	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0	65.4%	21:06
Number 13 K. Clifford	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1		08:18
Number 14 B. Leipsic	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4		14:05
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		14:50
Number 19 A. Iafallo	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		16:10
Number 23 D. Brown	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0		19:50
Number 44 N. Thompson	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	45.5%	15:46
Number 51 A. Wagner	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	1		07:46
Number 64 M. Luff	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2		11:39
Number 73 T. Toffoli	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0		16:45
Number 77 J. Carter	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	37.5%	17:17
Number 3 D. Phaneuf	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	2	2		15:47
Number 6 J. Muzzin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	6	3		20:30
Number 7 O. Fantenberg	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	2		16:42
Number 8 D. Doughty	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0		25:40
Number 24 D. Forbort	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	4		21:11
Number 61 S. Walker	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		16:33

Los Angeles Kings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 36 J. Campbell	47	46	1	.979	59:35	Loss

Vegas Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 19 R. Smith	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1		17:19
Number 21 C. Eakin	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	69.2%	15:50
Number 26 P. Stastny	C	0	0	0	+2	2	1	2	0	50%	17:50
Number 28 W. Carrier	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	0		08:27
Number 40 R. Carpenter	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0		15:11
Number 41 P. Bellemare	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	66.7%	11:49
Number 71 W. Karlsson	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	2	45%	18:21
Number 73 B. Pirri	C	1	1	2	+2	0	4	2	0		13:19
Number 75 R. Reaves	R	0	1	1	+1	0	3	4	0		10:18
Number 81 J. Marchessault	R	0	0	0	0	0	7	1	1		19:08
Number 89 A. Tuch	R	1	0	1	+1	0	4	0	0		17:53
Number 92 T. Nosek	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0		14:08
Number 3 B. McNabb	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4		18:19
Number 5 D. Engelland	D	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	2		19:32
Number 15 J. Merrill	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	3		19:47
Number 22 N. Holden	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0		18:11
Number 27 S. Theodore	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1		20:04
Number 88 N. Schmidt	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	0		20:34

Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Fleury	17	17	0	1.000	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Los Angeles Kings at Vegas Golden Knights
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
2nd	00:57	Vegas Golden Knights	Paul Stastny	Interference	2
2nd	13:46	Los Angeles Kings	Adrian Kempe	Interference	2
2nd	16:32	Vegas Golden Knights	Nick Holden	Holding	2
3rd	01:43	Los Angeles Kings	Derek Forbort	High sticking	2
3rd	17:17	Los Angeles Kings	Drew Doughty	Tripping	2

Game information

Los Angeles Kings head coach: Willie Desjardins
Vegas Golden Knights head coach: Gerard Gallant
Referees: Tim Peel, Brad Meier
Linesmen: Shandor Alphonso, Pierre Racicot
Los Angeles Kings scratches: Paul LaDue, Nikita Scherbak
Vegas Golden Knights scratches: Oscar Lindberg, Brad Hunt, Valentin Zykov

2018-2019 season series

Every Los Angeles Kings and Vegas Golden Knights game in the 2018-2019 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Vegas Golden Knights 1 at Los Angeles Kings 5	Final	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Dec 8, 2018
Los Angeles Kings 4 at Vegas Golden Knights 3	Final/OT	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Vegas Golden Knights, Sun, Dec 23, 2018
Vegas Golden Knights 4 at Los Angeles Kings 1	Final	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Dec 29, 2018
Los Angeles Kings 0 at Vegas Golden Knights 2	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Vegas Golden Knights, Tue, Jan 1, 2019
Vegas Golden Knights 2 at Los Angeles Kings 5	Final	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Apr 6, 2019

Other NHL games on Jan 1

Other NHL games on Tuesday, January 1, 2019
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 4 at Chicago Blackhawks 2	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Chicago Blackhawks, Tue, Jan 1, 2019
Philadelphia Flyers 0 at Nashville Predators 4	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Nashville Predators, Tue, Jan 1, 2019

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