Los Angeles Kings at Vegas Golden Knights

Thursday, April 6, 2023, 10:00 PM ET T-Mobile Arena, Paradise Regular Season Final

Final score

The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Los Angeles Kings 5–2 on Thursday, April 6, 2023 at home.

Final score, Los Angeles Kings at Vegas Golden Knights
Team	Goals	2022-2023 record
Los Angeles Kings	2	47-25-10
at Vegas Golden Knights	5	51-22-9

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	2	0	2
Vegas Golden Knights	4	1	0	5

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	11	9	12	32
Vegas Golden Knights	13	14	10	37

Three stars

P. Kessel, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal, 1 assist)
C. Stephenson, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal, 2 assists)
A. Pietrangelo, Vegas Golden Knights (1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Los Angeles Kings at Vegas Golden Knights. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:54	Vegas Golden Knights	Phil Kessel (14)	Chandler Stephenson (47), Ivan Barbashev (28)	Even strength	LAK 0, VGK 1
1st	03:56	Vegas Golden Knights	Ivan Barbashev (16)	Chandler Stephenson (48)	Even strength	LAK 0, VGK 2
1st	06:07	Vegas Golden Knights	Chandler Stephenson (15)	Phil Kessel (22), Zach Whitecloud (7)	Even strength	LAK 0, VGK 3
1st	11:23	Vegas Golden Knights	Nicolas Roy (14)	Jack Eichel (38), Alex Pietrangelo (42)	Power play	LAK 0, VGK 4
2nd	01:02	Vegas Golden Knights	Jonathan Marchessault (27)	Unassisted	Even strength	LAK 0, VGK 5
2nd	11:24	Los Angeles Kings	Anze Kopitar (27)	Adrian Kempe (24), Drew Doughty (41)	Power play	LAK 1, VGK 5
2nd	14:10	Los Angeles Kings	Vladislav Gavrikov (5)	Unassisted	Shorthanded	LAK 2, VGK 5

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	32	37
Power play	1 of 1	1 of 4
Penalty minutes	14	19
Hits	45	20
Blocked shots	17	16
Giveaways	5	11
Takeaways	7	9
Faceoffs won	31/62 (50%)	31/62 (50%)

Box score

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	0	5	0	0		15:57
Number 11 A. Kopitar	C	1	0	1	-1	0	3	1	2	1	42.9%	16:13
Number 12 T. Moore	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	0		15:07
Number 17 Z. MacEwen	R	0	0	0	-2	10	2	2	0	0		08:40
Number 19 A. Iafallo	L	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	0	0		14:11
Number 24 P. Danault	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	1	0	61.5%	17:38
Number 33 V. Arvidsson	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		14:55
Number 34 A. Kaliyev	R	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	0	0		15:07
Number 46 B. Lizotte	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1	0	55.6%	14:50
Number 55 Q. Byfield	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	40%	12:02
Number 89 R. Kupari	C	0	0	0	-2	0	5	2	0	0	50%	12:35
Number 91 C. Grundstrom	R	0	0	0	-2	0	3	7	2	0		14:02
Number 3 M. Roy	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	4	1	0		19:20
Number 7 T. Bjornfot	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		20:22
Number 8 D. Doughty	D	0	1	1	-2	0	2	1	1	0		24:01
Number 26 S. Walker	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	4	4	0		17:09
Number 50 S. Durzi	D	0	0	0	-2	2	1	1	2	0		17:51
Number 84 V. Gavrikov	D	1	0	1	-1	0	4	2	0	0		21:00

Los Angeles Kings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 P. Copley	22	22	0	1.000	38:58
Number 70 J. Korpisalo	15	10	5	.667	21:02	Loss

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 8 P. Kessel	R	1	1	2	+3	0	4	0	1	0		11:31
Number 9 J. Eichel	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	1	0	25%	18:46
Number 10 N. Roy	C	1	0	1	-1	0	4	1	0	1	50%	16:05
Number 16 P. Dorofeyev	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		17:27
Number 19 R. Smith	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		15:02
Number 20 C. Stephenson	C	1	2	3	+2	0	2	0	1	0	50%	16:07
Number 21 B. Howden	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	71.4%	13:58
Number 22 M. Amadio	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	66.7%	11:57
Number 49 I. Barbashev	L	1	1	2	+3	2	1	0	1	0		15:28
Number 55 K. Kolesar	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	0		12:59
Number 71 W. Karlsson	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	61.5%	16:48
Number 81 J. Marchessault	R	1	0	1	+1	0	5	0	1	0		17:08
Number 2 Z. Whitecloud	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	1	0		20:26
Number 3 B. McNabb	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	3	2	0		19:50
Number 7 A. Pietrangelo	D	0	1	1	+1	0	4	1	1	0		23:27
Number 14 N. Hague	D	0	0	0	+1	17	0	0	2	0		12:52
Number 17 B. Hutton	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0	0		18:26
Number 23 A. Martinez	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	0	4	0		19:14

Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 L. Brossoit	32	30	2	.938	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Los Angeles Kings at Vegas Golden Knights
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	08:28	Los Angeles Kings	Zack MacEwen	Boarding (major)	5
1st	08:28	Vegas Golden Knights	Nicolas Hague	Instigator	2
1st	08:28	Los Angeles Kings	Zack MacEwen	Fighting (major)	5
1st	08:28	Vegas Golden Knights	Nicolas Hague	Fighting (major)	5
1st	08:28	Vegas Golden Knights	Nicolas Hague	Instigator misconduct (misconduct)	10
2nd	10:55	Vegas Golden Knights	Ivan Barbashev	Slashing	2
2nd	13:09	Los Angeles Kings	Sean Durzi	Hooking	2
3rd	15:48	Los Angeles Kings	Arthur Kaliyev	Holding	2

Game information

Los Angeles Kings head coach: Todd McLellan
Vegas Golden Knights head coach: Bruce Cassidy
Referees: Kyle Rehman, Trevor Hanson
Linesmen: Bevan Mills, Trent Knorr
Los Angeles Kings scratches: Alexander Edler, Kevin Fiala, Jaret Anderson-Dolan, Mikey Anderson, Gabriel Vilardi, Jordan Spence
Vegas Golden Knights scratches: Teddy Blueger, Shea Theodore, William Carrier, Adin Hill, Logan Thompson, Paul Cotter, Brayden Pachal

2022-2023 season series

Every Los Angeles Kings and Vegas Golden Knights game in the 2022-2023 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Vegas Golden Knights 4 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Los Angeles Kings, Tue, Oct 11, 2022
Vegas Golden Knights 2 at Los Angeles Kings 4	Final	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Los Angeles Kings, Tue, Dec 27, 2022
Los Angeles Kings 5 at Vegas Golden Knights 1	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Vegas Golden Knights, Sat, Jan 7, 2023
Los Angeles Kings 2 at Vegas Golden Knights 5	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Vegas Golden Knights, Thu, Apr 6, 2023

Other NHL games on Apr 6

Other NHL games on Thursday, April 6, 2023
Matchup	Status	Details
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at New Jersey Devils 8	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at New Jersey Devils, Thu, Apr 6, 2023
Minnesota Wild 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Apr 6, 2023
Ottawa Senators 2 at Florida Panthers 7	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Florida Panthers, Thu, Apr 6, 2023
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Boston Bruins 2	Final/OT	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins, Thu, Apr 6, 2023
Washington Capitals 2 at Montreal Canadiens 6	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Apr 6, 2023
Buffalo Sabres 7 at Detroit Red Wings 6	Final/SO	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Detroit Red Wings, Thu, Apr 6, 2023
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at New York Islanders 6	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Islanders, Thu, Apr 6, 2023
Carolina Hurricanes 0 at Nashville Predators 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Nashville Predators, Thu, Apr 6, 2023
New York Rangers 2 at St. Louis Blues 3	Final/OT	Game page: New York Rangers at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Apr 6, 2023
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Dallas Stars 4	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Dallas Stars, Thu, Apr 6, 2023
Chicago Blackhawks 0 at Vancouver Canucks 3	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Vancouver Canucks, Thu, Apr 6, 2023
Arizona Coyotes 2 at Seattle Kraken 4	Final	Game page: Arizona Coyotes at Seattle Kraken, Thu, Apr 6, 2023
Colorado Avalanche 6 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Apr 6, 2023

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