Los Angeles Kings at Vegas Golden Knights

Thursday, December 28, 2023, 10:00 PM ET T-Mobile Arena, Paradise Regular Season Final

Final score

The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Los Angeles Kings 3–2 on Thursday, December 28, 2023 at home.

Final score, Los Angeles Kings at Vegas Golden Knights
Team	Goals	2023-2024 record
Los Angeles Kings	2	44-27-11
at Vegas Golden Knights	3	45-29-8

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	1	1	2
Vegas Golden Knights	1	2	0	3

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	7	13	14	34
Vegas Golden Knights	9	13	10	32

Three stars

M. Amadio, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal)
L. Thompson, Vegas Golden Knights (goaltender)
J. Eichel, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal)

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	07:38	Vegas Golden Knights	Jack Eichel (16)	Ivan Barbashev (10), Mark Stone (25)	Even strength	LAK 0, VGK 1
2nd	02:27	Vegas Golden Knights	Michael Amadio (6)	Pavel Dorofeyev (5), Brayden McNabb (14)	Even strength	LAK 0, VGK 2
2nd	13:07	Los Angeles Kings	Anze Kopitar (14)	Adrian Kempe (20), Vladislav Gavrikov (7)	Even strength	LAK 1, VGK 2
2nd	14:42	Vegas Golden Knights	William Karlsson (15)	Paul Cotter (10), Alex Pietrangelo (14)	Even strength	LAK 1, VGK 3
3rd	18:01	Los Angeles Kings	Trevor Moore (17)	Anze Kopitar (19), Carl Grundstrom (4)	Even strength	LAK 2, VGK 3

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	34	32
Power play	0 of 2	0 of 0
Penalty minutes	0	4
Hits	26	24
Blocked shots	9	34
Giveaways	4	9
Takeaways	9	18
Faceoffs won	34/61 (55.7%)	27/61 (44.3%)

Box score

Los Angeles Kings

Los Angeles Kings skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 A. Kempe	R	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	0		19:09
Number 11 A. Kopitar	C	1	1	2	+1	0	3	0	1	66.7%	19:38
Number 12 T. Moore	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	1		19:22
Number 22 K. Fiala	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		20:22
Number 24 P. Danault	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	3	1	37.5%	18:18
Number 34 A. Kaliyev	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	3	0		16:42
Number 46 B. Lizotte	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	83.3%	09:00
Number 55 Q. Byfield	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		17:56
Number 61 T. Lewis	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		08:09
Number 78 A. Laferriere	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0		13:39
Number 80 P. Dubois	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	0	56.3%	15:55
Number 91 C. Grundstrom	R	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		10:16
Number 3 M. Roy	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	3		18:36
Number 5 A. Englund	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	3	0		12:54
Number 8 D. Doughty	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	2		27:11
Number 21 J. Spence	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		17:14
Number 44 M. Anderson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	4	0		17:12
Number 84 V. Gavrikov	D	0	1	1	+1	0	5	0	0		20:29

Los Angeles Kings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 C. Talbot	32	29	3	.906	57:58	Loss

Vegas Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 J. Eichel	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	2	1	34.8%	20:45
Number 10 N. Roy	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	40%	09:44
Number 16 P. Dorofeyev	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	2		11:32
Number 20 C. Stephenson	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	1	46.2%	14:48
Number 21 B. Howden	C	0	0	0	-2	2	2	1	1	100%	11:26
Number 22 M. Amadio	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0		12:28
Number 43 P. Cotter	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	4	1		16:13
Number 49 I. Barbashev	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0		16:44
Number 55 K. Kolesar	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	2		08:50
Number 61 M. Stone	R	0	1	1	0	0	5	2	1		18:32
Number 71 W. Karlsson	C	1	0	1	+1	0	4	0	1	52.6%	16:48
Number 81 J. Marchessault	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1		18:02
Number 2 Z. Whitecloud	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	5		20:44
Number 3 B. McNabb	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	4	5		25:55
Number 7 A. Pietrangelo	D	0	1	1	-1	0	4	0	0		25:27
Number 14 N. Hague	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	2		20:24
Number 17 B. Hutton	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3		06:37
Number 23 A. Martinez	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	6		21:01

Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 36 L. Thompson	34	32	2	.941	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Los Angeles Kings at Vegas Golden Knights
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
2nd	18:15	Vegas Golden Knights	Jonathan Marchessault	Roughing	2
3rd	15:17	Vegas Golden Knights	Brett Howden	Tripping	2

Game information

Los Angeles Kings head coach: Todd McLellan
Vegas Golden Knights head coach: Bruce Cassidy
Referees: Steve Kozari, Jordan Samuels-Thomas
Linesmen: Bevan Mills, Ryan Gibbons
Los Angeles Kings scratches: Jaret Anderson-Dolan, Tobias Bjornfot
Vegas Golden Knights scratches: William Carrier, Brayden Pachal

2023-2024 season series

Every Los Angeles Kings and Vegas Golden Knights game in the 2023-2024 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Vegas Golden Knights 4 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final/SO	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Oct 28, 2023
Los Angeles Kings 4 at Vegas Golden Knights 1	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Vegas Golden Knights, Wed, Nov 8, 2023
Los Angeles Kings 2 at Vegas Golden Knights 3	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Vegas Golden Knights, Thu, Dec 28, 2023

Other NHL games on Dec 28

Other NHL games on Thursday, December 28, 2023
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 5	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Dec 28, 2023
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Vancouver Canucks 1	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Vancouver Canucks, Thu, Dec 28, 2023
Edmonton Oilers 5 at San Jose Sharks 0	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Dec 28, 2023

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