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Vegas Golden Knights at Los Angeles Kings

STAPLES Center, Los Angeles Regular Season Final

Final score

The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Los Angeles Kings 4–1 on Saturday, December 29, 2018 on the road.

Team Goals 2018-2019 record
Vegas Golden Knights 4 43-32-7
at Los Angeles Kings 1 31-42-9

Goals by period

Team Total
Vegas Golden Knights 1 1 2 4
Los Angeles Kings 1 0 0 1

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Vegas Golden Knights 12 12 8 32
Los Angeles Kings 8 7 16 31

Three stars

  1. A. Tuch, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. N. Schmidt, Vegas Golden Knights (2 assists)
  3. W. Karlsson, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 04:55 Vegas Golden Knights William Carrier (8) Cody Eakin (10), Nick Holden (9) Even strength VGK 1, LAK 0
1st 19:55 Los Angeles Kings Anze Kopitar (9) Sean Walker (2), Alex Iafallo (12) Even strength VGK 1, LAK 1
2nd 12:26 Vegas Golden Knights Alex Tuch (13) Paul Stastny (3) Even strength VGK 2, LAK 1
3rd 03:20 Vegas Golden Knights William Karlsson (15) Nate Schmidt (9) Even strength VGK 3, LAK 1
3rd 17:28 Vegas Golden Knights Paul Stastny (4) Alex Tuch (16), Nate Schmidt (10) Even strength, Empty net VGK 4, LAK 1

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

Team stats

Stat Vegas Golden Knights Los Angeles Kings
Shots on goal 32 31
Power play 0 of 1 0 of 2
Penalty minutes 4 2
Hits 14 16
Blocked shots 10 17
Giveaways 4 16
Takeaways 3 3
Faceoffs won 33/56 (58.9%) 23/56 (41.1%)

Box score

Vegas Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights skaters
Player
19 R. Smith R 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 17:12
21 C. Eakin C 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 69.2% 14:55
26 P. Stastny C 1 1 2 +2 0 1 1 0 63.6% 12:50
28 W. Carrier L 1 0 1 0 0 1 4 1 12:09
40 R. Carpenter C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 100% 13:51
41 P. Bellemare L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 50% 14:50
71 W. Karlsson C 1 0 1 +1 0 6 0 0 54.5% 18:07
73 B. Pirri C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 12:57
75 R. Reaves R 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 50% 12:23
81 J. Marchessault R 0 0 0 +2 0 2 0 0 100% 16:47
89 A. Tuch R 1 1 2 +2 2 4 0 0 14:11
92 T. Nosek L 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 15:42
3 B. McNabb D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 2 0 23:14
5 D. Engelland D 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 21:39
15 J. Merrill D 0 0 0 +2 2 3 0 2 17:33
22 N. Holden D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 1 18:32
27 S. Theodore D 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 17:49
88 N. Schmidt D 0 2 2 +2 0 1 2 3 21:19
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie
30 M. Subban 31 30 1 .968 60:00 Win

Los Angeles Kings

Los Angeles Kings skaters
Player
9 A. Kempe R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14:36
10 M. Amadio R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 1 50% 07:35
11 A. Kopitar C 1 0 1 -1 0 2 1 0 25% 22:02
13 K. Clifford L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 1 06:43
14 B. Leipsic L 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 0 50% 15:29
17 I. Kovalchuk L 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 0 16:53
19 A. Iafallo L 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 20:09
23 D. Brown R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 22:11
44 N. Thompson C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 2 64.3% 15:27
64 M. Luff R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 07:42
73 T. Toffoli C 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 0 17:25
77 J. Carter C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 38.5% 17:14
2 P. LaDue D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 12:15
6 J. Muzzin D 0 0 0 -1 0 5 4 1 23:30
7 O. Fantenberg D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 14:54
8 D. Doughty D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 4 27:30
24 D. Forbort D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 0 18:57
61 S. Walker D 0 1 1 -1 0 5 0 3 18:44
Los Angeles Kings goalies
Goalie
32 J. Quick 31 28 3 .903 59:52 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
2nd 00:54 Vegas Golden Knights Alex Tuch Holding 2
2nd 08:36 Vegas Golden Knights Jon Merrill Hooking 2
3rd 19:08 Los Angeles Kings Brendan Leipsic Delaying game puck over glass 2

Game information

Vegas Golden Knights head coach
Gerard Gallant
Los Angeles Kings head coach
Willie Desjardins
Referees
Brian Pochmara, Graham Skilliter
Linesmen
Ryan Daisy, Ryan Galloway
Vegas Golden Knights scratches
Oscar Lindberg, Brad Hunt, Valentin Zykov
Los Angeles Kings scratches
Dion Phaneuf, Nikita Scherbak, Austin Wagner

2018-2019 season series

Matchup Status Details
Vegas Golden Knights 1 at Los Angeles Kings 5 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 4 at Vegas Golden Knights 3 Final/OT Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 4 at Los Angeles Kings 1 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 0 at Vegas Golden Knights 2 Final Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 2 at Los Angeles Kings 5 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 29

Matchup Status Details
Carolina Hurricanes 0 at New Jersey Devils 2 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 3 at Winnipeg Jets 1 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 7 at Edmonton Oilers 4 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 3 at Buffalo Sabres 2 Final/OT Game page
New York Islanders 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 0 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 3 at Ottawa Senators 2 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 5 at Tampa Bay Lightning 6 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Florida Panthers 2 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 6 at St. Louis Blues 1 Final Game page
New York Rangers 4 at Nashville Predators 3 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 1 at Dallas Stars 5 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Colorado Avalanche 2 Final/OT Game page
Vancouver Canucks 3 at Calgary Flames 2 Final/OT Game page
Arizona Coyotes 5 at Anaheim Ducks 4 Final/OT Game page

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