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Pittsburgh Penguins at Los Angeles Kings

STAPLES Center, Los Angeles Regular Season Final

Final score

The Los Angeles Kings beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2 on Saturday, January 12, 2019 at home.

Team Goals 2018-2019 record
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 44-26-12
at Los Angeles Kings 5 31-42-9

Goals by period

Team Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 0 1 2
Los Angeles Kings 1 2 2 5

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 9 10 21 40
Los Angeles Kings 7 13 5 25

Three stars

  1. J. Carter, Los Angeles Kings (1 goal, 2 assists)
  2. J. Muzzin, Los Angeles Kings (2 assists)
  3. J. Guentzel, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 goals)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 05:30 Pittsburgh Penguins Jake Guentzel (22) Sidney Crosby (35), Jack Johnson (10) Shorthanded PIT 1, LAK 0
1st 10:58 Los Angeles Kings Jeff Carter (9) Unassisted Even strength PIT 1, LAK 1
2nd 08:47 Los Angeles Kings Alex Iafallo (10) Jeff Carter (12), Jake Muzzin (15) Even strength PIT 1, LAK 2
2nd 16:05 Los Angeles Kings Anze Kopitar (12) Jeff Carter (13) Shorthanded PIT 1, LAK 3
3rd 00:49 Los Angeles Kings Brendan Leipsic (4) Ilya Kovalchuk (13), Jake Muzzin (16) Even strength PIT 1, LAK 4
3rd 09:20 Pittsburgh Penguins Jake Guentzel (23) Phil Kessel (33), Evgeni Malkin (36) Power play PIT 2, LAK 4
3rd 19:13 Los Angeles Kings Anze Kopitar (13) Dustin Brown (15) Even strength, Empty net PIT 2, LAK 5

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

Team stats

Stat Pittsburgh Penguins Los Angeles Kings
Shots on goal 40 25
Power play 1 of 4 0 of 3
Penalty minutes 11 13
Hits 20 17
Blocked shots 10 17
Giveaways 6 14
Takeaways 4 7
Faceoffs won 22/51 (43.1%) 29/51 (56.9%)

Box score

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
7 M. Cullen C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 14.3% 09:33
10 G. Wilson L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 0 07:09
12 D. Simon C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 15:55
14 T. Pearson L 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 15:51
15 R. Sheahan C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 1 0 33.3% 11:55
17 B. Rust R 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 0 0 100% 18:38
19 D. Brassard C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 0 0 44.4% 12:16
38 D. Grant C 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 0 05:37
59 J. Guentzel C 2 0 2 -2 0 6 3 0 1 22:46
71 E. Malkin C 0 1 1 -3 2 4 0 0 0 28.6% 20:41
81 P. Kessel R 0 1 1 -3 0 1 0 0 0 17:14
87 S. Crosby C 0 1 1 -1 0 4 3 1 0 56.5% 23:46
3 O. Maatta D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 4 0 18:02
6 J. Oleksiak D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 14:23
8 B. Dumoulin D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 0 19:33
28 M. Pettersson D 0 0 0 -2 5 3 1 0 0 16:26
58 K. Letang D 0 0 0 -3 0 7 0 1 0 27:51
73 J. Johnson D 0 1 1 -1 0 0 1 0 0 17:50
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
1 C. DeSmith 24 20 4 .833 58:34 Loss

Los Angeles Kings

Los Angeles Kings skaters
Player
9 A. Kempe R 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 33.3% 12:48
11 A. Kopitar C 2 0 2 +2 2 3 1 2 0 52.2% 24:28
13 K. Clifford L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 05:57
14 B. Leipsic L 1 0 1 +3 4 1 1 1 0 10:39
17 I. Kovalchuk L 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 20:53
19 A. Iafallo L 1 0 1 +3 0 2 2 0 0 13:48
23 D. Brown R 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 22:51
44 N. Thompson C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 12:57
62 C. Hagelin L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12:32
64 M. Luff R 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 07:44
73 T. Toffoli C 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 100% 15:24
77 J. Carter C 1 2 3 +2 0 2 1 1 0 56.3% 18:17
3 D. Phaneuf D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 12:57
6 J. Muzzin D 0 2 2 +3 0 1 2 5 0 20:08
7 O. Fantenberg D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 2 0 13:12
8 D. Doughty D 0 0 0 +1 2 1 1 1 0 28:45
24 D. Forbort D 0 0 0 +2 0 1 0 3 0 23:28
27 A. Martinez D 0 0 0 +2 0 2 1 1 0 16:50
Los Angeles Kings goalies
Goalie
32 J. Quick 40 38 2 .950 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 04:17 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin Slashing 2
1st 16:26 Pittsburgh Penguins Derek Grant High sticking 2
2nd 11:13 Pittsburgh Penguins Marcus Pettersson Fighting (major) 5
2nd 11:13 Los Angeles Kings Matt Luff Fighting (major) 5
2nd 14:41 Los Angeles Kings Drew Doughty Interference 2
3rd 00:49 Pittsburgh Penguins Bench Delaying game bench (bench minor) 2
3rd 04:33 Los Angeles Kings Brendan Leipsic High sticking 2
3rd 08:58 Los Angeles Kings Anze Kopitar Delaying game puck over glass 2
3rd 11:45 Los Angeles Kings Brendan Leipsic Interference 2

Game information

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Mike Sullivan
Los Angeles Kings head coach
Willie Desjardins
Referees
Dan O'Halloran, Thomas John Luxmore
Linesmen
Jesse Marquis, Devin Berg
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Patric Hornqvist, Chad Ruhwedel, Juuso Riikola
Los Angeles Kings scratches
Paul LaDue, Austin Wagner, Sean Walker

2018-2019 season series

Matchup Status Details
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 Final/OT Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Los Angeles Kings 5 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Jan 12

Matchup Status Details
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at New Jersey Devils 3 Final Game page
New York Rangers 2 at New York Islanders 1 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 at Buffalo Sabres 3 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 0 at Montreal Canadiens 3 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Washington Capitals 1 Final/OT Game page
Detroit Red Wings 5 at Minnesota Wild 2 Final Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 4 at Chicago Blackhawks 3 Final/OT Game page
St. Louis Blues 3 at Dallas Stars 1 Final Game page
Arizona Coyotes 3 at Edmonton Oilers 2 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 1 at San Jose Sharks 4 Final Game page

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