Los Angeles Kings at Arizona Coyotes

Saturday, September 23, 2023, 12:05 AM ET Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne Preseason Final

Final score

The Arizona Coyotes beat the Los Angeles Kings 5–3 on Saturday, September 23, 2023 at home.

Final score, Los Angeles Kings at Arizona Coyotes
Team	Goals	2023-2024 record
Los Angeles Kings	3	44-27-11
at Arizona Coyotes	5	36-41-5

Goals by period, Los Angeles Kings at Arizona Coyotes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Los Angeles Kings	0	3	0	3
Arizona Coyotes	0	4	1	5

Shots on goal by period, Los Angeles Kings at Arizona Coyotes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Los Angeles Kings	15	11	10	36
Arizona Coyotes	7	9	4	20

Scoring summary

Every goal, Los Angeles Kings at Arizona Coyotes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	01:48	Arizona Coyotes	Clayton Keller (1)	Nick Schmaltz (1), Sean Durzi (1)	Even strength	LAK 0, ARI 1
2nd	08:22	Arizona Coyotes	Matias Maccelli (1)	Juuso Välimäki (1), Jason Zucker (1)	Power play	LAK 0, ARI 2
2nd	09:08	Los Angeles Kings	Adrian Kempe (1)	Jordan Spence (1)	Even strength	LAK 1, ARI 2
2nd	11:19	Arizona Coyotes	Lawson Crouse (1)	Nick Bjugstad (1)	Even strength	LAK 1, ARI 3
2nd	11:40	Arizona Coyotes	Logan Cooley (1)	J.J. Moser (1), Dylan Guenther (1)	Even strength	LAK 1, ARI 4
2nd	14:33	Los Angeles Kings	Viktor Arvidsson (1)	Kevin Fiala (1)	Even strength	LAK 2, ARI 4
2nd	16:12	Los Angeles Kings	Trevor Moore (1)	Viktor Arvidsson (1)	Even strength	LAK 3, ARI 4
3rd	19:38	Arizona Coyotes	Barrett Hayton (1)	Clayton Keller (1), Nick Schmaltz (2)	Even strength, Empty net	LAK 3, ARI 5

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

Los Angeles Kings skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal
Number 9 A. Kempe	R	1	0	1	0	0	5
Number 11 A. Kopitar	C	0	0	0	0	0	2
Number 12 T. Moore	L	1	0	1	0	2	2
Number 22 K. Fiala	L	0	1	1	0	0	3
Number 24 P. Danault	C	0	0	0	0	0	1
Number 33 V. Arvidsson	L	1	1	2	0	0	6
Number 34 A. Kaliyev	R	0	0	0	0	0	3
Number 45 J. Doty	C	0	0	0	-1	7	0
Number 46 B. Lizotte	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1
Number 55 Q. Byfield	R	0	0	0	0	0	1
Number 61 T. Lewis	C	0	0	0	-1	2	4
Number 80 P. Dubois	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1
Number 3 M. Roy	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0
Number 5 A. Englund	D	0	0	0	0	0	2
Number 8 D. Doughty	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2
Number 44 M. Anderson	D	0	0	0	-2	0	3
Number 53 J. Spence	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0
Number 84 V. Gavrikov	D	0	0	0	0	0	0

Los Angeles Kings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 P. Copley	16	4	.750	40:00	Loss
Number 31 D. Rittich	3	0	1.000	18:30

Arizona Coyotes skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Power-play goals
Number 8 N. Schmaltz	C	0	2	2	+2	2	1	0
Number 9 C. Keller	R	1	1	2	+1	0	1	0
Number 11 D. Guenther	R	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0
Number 15 A. Kerfoot	C	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0
Number 16 J. Zucker	L	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0
Number 17 N. Bjugstad	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	0
Number 29 B. Hayton	C	1	0	1	+2	0	1	0
Number 38 L. O'Brien	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Number 63 M. Maccelli	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1
Number 67 L. Crouse	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0
Number 72 T. Boyd	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 92 L. Cooley	C	1	0	1	-1	0	2	0
Number 3 J. Brown	D	0	0	0	-2	7	1	0
Number 4 J. Välimäki	D	0	1	1	0	4	2	0
Number 33 T. Dermott	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 50 S. Durzi	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Number 51 T. Stecher	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0
Number 90 J. Moser	D	0	1	1	+3	0	2	0

Arizona Coyotes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 C. Ingram	36	3	.917	60:00	Win

Penalties, Los Angeles Kings at Arizona Coyotes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:44	Arizona Coyotes	Juuso Välimäki	Holding	2
1st	04:14	Los Angeles Kings	Jacob Doty	Roughing	2
1st	04:14	Arizona Coyotes	Joshua Brown	Roughing	2
1st	06:20	Arizona Coyotes	Joshua Brown	Fighting (major)	5
1st	06:20	Los Angeles Kings	Jacob Doty	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	06:40	Los Angeles Kings	Trevor Lewis	Slashing	2
2nd	12:25	Arizona Coyotes	Alexander Kerfoot	Tripping	2
2nd	19:38	Arizona Coyotes	Juuso Välimäki	Holding	2
3rd	09:36	Los Angeles Kings	Trevor Moore	Roughing	2
3rd	10:19	Arizona Coyotes	Nick Schmaltz	Interference	2

Los Angeles Kings head coach: Todd McLellan
Arizona Coyotes head coach: André Tourigny
Referees: Ghislain Hebert, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Bevan Mills, Matt MacPherson
Los Angeles Kings scratches: Kevin Connauton, Cam Talbot, T.J. Tynan, Steven Santini, Hayden Hodgson, Joe Hicketts, Carl Grundstrom, Jacob Moverare, Mikhail Maltsev, Jaret Anderson-Dolan, Tyler Madden, Akil Thomas, Cole Krygier, Samuel Fagemo, Alex Turcotte, Tobias Bjornfot, Kim Nousiainen, Erik Portillo, Andre Lee, Alex Laferriere, Martin Chromiak, Samuel Helenius, Brandt Clarke, Francesco Pinelli, Taylor Ward, Jakub Dvorak
Arizona Coyotes scratches: Steven Kampfer, Mathew Dumba, Zachary Sanford, Justin Kirkland, Travis Barron, Michael Carcone, Cameron Crotty, Matt Villalta, Ryan McGregor, Jack McBain, Curtis Douglas, Michael Kesselring, Nate Smith, Ivan Prosvetov, John Leonard, Montana Onyebuchi, Victor Soderstrom, Vladislav Kolyachonok, Aku Raty, Ben McCartney, Josh Doan, Anson Thornton, Conor Geekie, Maveric Lamoureux, Milos Kelemen, Maksymilian Szuber, Patrik Koch

Every Los Angeles Kings and Arizona Coyotes game in the 2023-2024 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Arizona Coyotes 5	Final Preseason	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Arizona Coyotes, Sat, Sep 23, 2023
Arizona Coyotes 2 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final Preseason	Game page: Arizona Coyotes at Los Angeles Kings, Sun, Sep 24, 2023

Other NHL games on Saturday, September 23, 2023
Matchup	Status	Details
Arizona Coyotes 2 at St. Louis Blues 3	Final Preseason	Game page: Arizona Coyotes at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Sep 23, 2023
St. Louis Blues 1 at Arizona Coyotes 5	Final Preseason	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Arizona Coyotes, Sat, Sep 23, 2023