Vegas Golden Knights at Los Angeles Kings

Thursday, October 14, 2021, 10:30 PM ET STAPLES Center, Los Angeles Regular Season Final

Final score

The Los Angeles Kings beat the Vegas Golden Knights 6–2 on Thursday, October 14, 2021 at home.

Final score, Vegas Golden Knights at Los Angeles Kings
Team	Goals	2021-2022 record
Vegas Golden Knights	2	43-31-8
at Los Angeles Kings	6	44-27-11

Goals by period

Goals by period, Vegas Golden Knights at Los Angeles Kings
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Vegas Golden Knights	1	0	1	2
Los Angeles Kings	2	2	2	6

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Vegas Golden Knights at Los Angeles Kings
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Vegas Golden Knights	13	8	4	25
Los Angeles Kings	18	13	16	47

Three stars

A. Kopitar, Los Angeles Kings (3 goals, 2 assists)
D. Doughty, Los Angeles Kings (1 goal, 3 assists)
A. Iafallo, Los Angeles Kings (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Vegas Golden Knights at Los Angeles Kings. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	09:00	Vegas Golden Knights	Shea Theodore (1)	Keegan Kolesar (1), Brayden McNabb (1)	Even strength	VGK 1, LAK 0
1st	13:15	Los Angeles Kings	Dustin Brown (1)	Drew Doughty (1), Anze Kopitar (1)	Even strength	VGK 1, LAK 1
1st	19:17	Los Angeles Kings	Anze Kopitar (1)	Vladimir Tkachev (1), Drew Doughty (2)	Power play	VGK 1, LAK 2
2nd	03:05	Los Angeles Kings	Phillip Danault (1)	Drew Doughty (3), Alex Iafallo (1)	Even strength	VGK 1, LAK 3
2nd	10:13	Los Angeles Kings	Anze Kopitar (2)	Adrian Kempe (1), Alex Iafallo (2)	Even strength	VGK 1, LAK 4
3rd	01:47	Los Angeles Kings	Drew Doughty (1)	Vladimir Tkachev (2), Anze Kopitar (2)	Power play	VGK 1, LAK 5
3rd	15:06	Los Angeles Kings	Anze Kopitar (3)	Viktor Arvidsson (1), Dustin Brown (1)	Even strength	VGK 1, LAK 6
3rd	15:43	Vegas Golden Knights	Chandler Stephenson (2)	Evgenii Dadonov (1), Alec Martinez (1)	Even strength	VGK 2, LAK 6

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

Team stats

Team stats, Vegas Golden Knights at Los Angeles Kings
Stat	Vegas Golden Knights	Los Angeles Kings
Shots on goal	25	47
Power play	0 of 1	2 of 2
Penalty minutes	9	7
Hits	41	22
Blocked shots	22	12
Giveaways	4	4
Takeaways	2	3
Faceoffs won	33/65 (50.8%)	32/65 (49.2%)

Box score

Vegas Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 15 J. Leschyshyn	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	1	0	45.5%	11:17
Number 18 P. Krebs	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		15:47
Number 19 R. Smith	R	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0	0		15:08
Number 20 C. Stephenson	C	1	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	45.5%	17:38
Number 41 N. Patrick	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	60%	17:27
Number 46 J. Rondbjerg	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		10:30
Number 55 K. Kolesar	R	0	1	1	0	5	0	8	0	0		17:42
Number 61 M. Stone	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		09:52
Number 63 E. Dadonov	L	0	1	1	+2	0	3	2	1	0		17:32
Number 67 M. Pacioretty	L	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	3	0		17:04
Number 71 W. Karlsson	C	0	0	0	-2	0	3	2	0	0	60%	15:00
Number 81 J. Marchessault	R	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	0	0		14:28
Number 2 Z. Whitecloud	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	6	0		19:04
Number 3 B. McNabb	D	0	1	1	-1	0	0	4	5	0		18:30
Number 7 A. Pietrangelo	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	2	0		22:40
Number 14 N. Hague	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	4	1	0		18:12
Number 23 A. Martinez	D	0	1	1	+1	2	1	2	1	0		20:38
Number 27 S. Theodore	D	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	1	0		20:15

Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 L. Brossoit	16	14	2	.875	20:00
Number 90 R. Lehner	31	27	4	.871	40:00	Loss

Los Angeles Kings

Los Angeles Kings skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 A. Kempe	R	0	1	1	+2	0	5	1	0	0	100%	15:13
Number 11 A. Kopitar	C	3	2	5	+3	0	7	1	1	1	57.1%	18:12
Number 12 T. Moore	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0		14:51
Number 13 G. Vilardi	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	1	0	45.5%	15:10
Number 19 A. Iafallo	L	0	2	2	+2	0	2	0	1	0		15:09
Number 21 V. Tkachev	L	0	2	2	-2	0	0	0	0	0	100%	15:00
Number 23 D. Brown	R	1	1	2	+1	0	4	4	0	0		16:10
Number 24 P. Danault	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	1	0	44.4%	17:31
Number 33 V. Arvidsson	L	0	1	1	+2	0	5	0	0	0		16:50
Number 34 A. Kaliyev	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		11:43
Number 46 B. Lizotte	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	33.3%	12:26
Number 48 B. Lemieux	L	0	0	0	0	5	1	2	0	0	100%	11:14
Number 2 A. Edler	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	1	0		18:54
Number 3 M. Roy	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	0		16:37
Number 7 T. Bjornfot	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0		16:56
Number 8 D. Doughty	D	1	3	4	+2	0	2	1	0	1		23:49
Number 26 S. Walker	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	1	0		19:38
Number 44 M. Anderson	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	1	2	0		22:54

Los Angeles Kings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 C. Petersen	25	23	2	.920	59:43	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Vegas Golden Knights at Los Angeles Kings
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	12:17	Los Angeles Kings	Brendan Lemieux	Fighting (major)	5
1st	12:17	Vegas Golden Knights	Keegan Kolesar	Fighting (major)	5
1st	18:26	Vegas Golden Knights	Jake Leschyshyn	Tripping	2
3rd	01:22	Vegas Golden Knights	Alec Martinez	High sticking	2
3rd	02:59	Los Angeles Kings	Matt Roy	Cross checking	2

Game information

Vegas Golden Knights head coach: Peter DeBoer
Los Angeles Kings head coach: Todd McLellan
Referees: Marc Joannette, Brad Meier
Linesmen: Vaughan Rody, Trent Knorr
Vegas Golden Knights scratches: Mattias Janmark, William Carrier, Dylan Coghlan
Los Angeles Kings scratches: Christian Wolanin, Carl Grundstrom, Lias Andersson

2021-2022 season series

Every Vegas Golden Knights and Los Angeles Kings game in the 2021-2022 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Vegas Golden Knights 2 at Los Angeles Kings 6	Final	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Oct 14, 2021
Vegas Golden Knights 6 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Los Angeles Kings, Tue, Dec 28, 2021
Los Angeles Kings 4 at Vegas Golden Knights 3	Final/OT	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Vegas Golden Knights, Fri, Feb 18, 2022
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Vegas Golden Knights 5	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Vegas Golden Knights, Sat, Mar 19, 2022

Other NHL games on Oct 14

Other NHL games on Thursday, October 14, 2021
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Buffalo Sabres 5	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Oct 14, 2021
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Ottawa Senators 3	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Oct 14, 2021
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Florida Panthers 5	Final/OT	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Florida Panthers, Thu, Oct 14, 2021
Dallas Stars 3 at New York Rangers 2	Final/OT	Game page: Dallas Stars at New York Rangers, Thu, Oct 14, 2021
New York Islanders 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 6	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Oct 14, 2021
Arizona Coyotes 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 8	Final	Game page: Arizona Coyotes at Columbus Blue Jackets, Thu, Oct 14, 2021
Tampa Bay Lightning 7 at Detroit Red Wings 6	Final/OT	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Detroit Red Wings, Thu, Oct 14, 2021
Seattle Kraken 4 at Nashville Predators 3	Final	Game page: Seattle Kraken at Nashville Predators, Thu, Oct 14, 2021

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