Los Angeles Kings at Pittsburgh Penguins
· PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh · Regular Season · Final/OT
Final score
The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Los Angeles Kings 4–3 in overtime on Saturday, December 15, 2018 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Los Angeles Kings at Pittsburgh Penguins
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| Los Angeles Kings |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Los Angeles Kings at Pittsburgh Penguins
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| Los Angeles Kings |
15 |
9 |
13 |
4 |
41 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
12 |
13 |
8 |
3 |
36 |
Three stars
- P. Kessel, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal)
- B. Rust, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 1 assist)
- A. Iafallo, Los Angeles Kings (1 goal, 1 assist)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Los Angeles Kings at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
06:58 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Matt Cullen (3) |
Bryan Rust (7), Jack Johnson (7) |
Shorthanded |
LAK 0, PIT 1 |
| 1st |
13:04 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Bryan Rust (5) |
Sidney Crosby (20), Jake Guentzel (15) |
Even strength |
LAK 0, PIT 2 |
| 2nd |
03:22 |
Los Angeles Kings |
Jake Muzzin (3) |
Anze Kopitar (13), Alex Iafallo (10) |
Even strength |
LAK 1, PIT 2 |
| 2nd |
08:29 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Tanner Pearson (4) |
Unassisted |
Even strength |
LAK 1, PIT 3 |
| 2nd |
10:06 |
Los Angeles Kings |
Matt Luff (7) |
Austin Wagner (4), Drew Doughty (16) |
Even strength |
LAK 2, PIT 3 |
| 3rd |
12:30 |
Los Angeles Kings |
Alex Iafallo (6) |
Adrian Kempe (6), Jake Muzzin (10) |
Power play |
LAK 3, PIT 3 |
| OT |
03:59 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Phil Kessel (14) |
Evgeni Malkin (25), Olli Maatta (10) |
Power play |
LAK 3, PIT 4 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Los Angeles Kings at Pittsburgh Penguins
| Stat |
Los Angeles Kings |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Shots on goal |
41 |
36 |
| Power play |
1 of 3 |
1 of 3 |
| Penalty minutes |
6 |
6 |
| Hits |
36 |
28 |
| Blocked shots |
11 |
14 |
| Giveaways |
6 |
12 |
| Takeaways |
2 |
8 |
| Faceoffs won |
28/55 (50.9%) |
27/55 (49.1%) |
Box score
Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles Kings skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 9 A. Kempe |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
25% |
14:11 |
| Number 10 M. Amadio |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
40% |
13:01 |
| Number 11 A. Kopitar |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
63.6% |
24:11 |
| Number 14 B. Leipsic |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:25 |
| Number 19 A. Iafallo |
L |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
20:15 |
| Number 21 N. Scherbak |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:33 |
| Number 23 D. Brown |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:10 |
| Number 44 N. Thompson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
42.9% |
15:10 |
| Number 51 A. Wagner |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:26 |
| Number 64 M. Luff |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:11 |
| Number 73 T. Toffoli |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:17 |
| Number 77 J. Carter |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
17:27 |
| Number 6 J. Muzzin |
D |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
|
22:37 |
| Number 7 O. Fantenberg |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:41 |
| Number 8 D. Doughty |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-3 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
29:13 |
| Number 24 D. Forbort |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
|
21:43 |
| Number 61 S. Walker |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:34 |
| Number 78 D. Brickley |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:52 |
Los Angeles Kings goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 32 J. Quick |
36 |
32 |
4 |
.889 |
63:59 |
OT loss |
Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 7 M. Cullen |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
14:27 |
| Number 10 G. Wilson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:12 |
| Number 14 T. Pearson |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:42 |
| Number 15 R. Sheahan |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:11 |
| Number 17 B. Rust |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
18:58 |
| Number 19 D. Brassard |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
20% |
11:12 |
| Number 38 D. Grant |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
66.7% |
12:15 |
| Number 46 Z. Aston-Reese |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:39 |
| Number 59 J. Guentzel |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:03 |
| Number 71 E. Malkin |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
45.5% |
17:30 |
| Number 81 P. Kessel |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
18:06 |
| Number 87 S. Crosby |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
54.5% |
22:55 |
| Number 3 O. Maatta |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
|
21:20 |
| Number 6 J. Oleksiak |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
22:36 |
| Number 8 B. Dumoulin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
23:32 |
| Number 28 M. Pettersson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
|
17:18 |
| Number 50 J. Riikola |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:31 |
| Number 73 J. Johnson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
21:12 |
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 M. Murray |
41 |
38 |
3 |
.927 |
63:55 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Los Angeles Kings at Pittsburgh Penguins
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
02:19 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Derek Grant |
Slashing |
2 |
| 1st |
05:22 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Olli Maatta |
Interference |
2 |
| 1st |
10:02 |
Los Angeles Kings |
Bench |
Too many men on the ice (bench minor) |
2 |
| 1st |
18:40 |
Los Angeles Kings |
Dustin Brown |
High sticking |
2 |
| 3rd |
10:39 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Garrett Wilson |
Hooking |
2 |
| OT |
03:25 |
Los Angeles Kings |
Brendan Leipsic |
Slashing |
2 |
Game information
- Los Angeles Kings head coach
- Willie Desjardins
- Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
- Mike Sullivan
- Referees
- Jon McIsaac, Dean Morton
- Linesmen
- Brad Kovachik, Derek Amell
- Los Angeles Kings scratches
- Dion Phaneuf, Kyle Clifford, Paul LaDue
- Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
- Kris Letang, Chad Ruhwedel, Jean-Sebastien Dea
Other NHL games on Dec 15
Other NHL games on Saturday, December 15, 2018
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Calgary Flames
2
 at Minnesota Wild
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Calgary Flames at Minnesota Wild, Sat, Dec 15, 2018
|
 Ottawa Senators
2
 at Montreal Canadiens
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Ottawa Senators at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Dec 15, 2018
|
 Toronto Maple Leafs
3
 at Florida Panthers
4
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Florida Panthers, Sat, Dec 15, 2018
|
 Detroit Red Wings
3
 at New York Islanders
4
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Detroit Red Wings at New York Islanders, Sat, Dec 15, 2018
|
 Buffalo Sabres
3
 at Washington Capitals
4
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals, Sat, Dec 15, 2018
|
 Anaheim Ducks
2
 at Columbus Blue Jackets
1
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Dec 15, 2018
|
 New Jersey Devils
1
 at Nashville Predators
2
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: New Jersey Devils at Nashville Predators, Sat, Dec 15, 2018
|
 Dallas Stars
4
 at Colorado Avalanche
6
|
Final
|
Game page: Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Dec 15, 2018
|
 Philadelphia Flyers
1
 at Vancouver Canucks
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Dec 15, 2018
|
Sources and further reading
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