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Nashville Predators at Los Angeles Kings

Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Nashville Predators beat the Los Angeles Kings 5–4 in a shootout on Thursday, April 2, 2026 on the road.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Nashville Predators 5 38-34-10
at Los Angeles Kings 4 35-27-20

Goals by period

Team Total
Nashville Predators 2 2 0 0 1 5
Los Angeles Kings 0 3 1 0 0 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Nashville Predators 18 9 5 2 0 34
Los Angeles Kings 9 10 13 1 0 33

Three stars

  1. J. Marchessault, Nashville Predators (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. A. Kempe, Los Angeles Kings (2 goals)
  3. S. Stamkos, Nashville Predators (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 00:52 Nashville Predators Filip Forsberg (35) Jonathan Marchessault (18), Erik Haula (22) Even strength NSH 1, LAK 0
1st 03:47 Nashville Predators Zachary L'Heureux (3) Brady Skjei (22) Even strength NSH 2, LAK 0
2nd 02:02 Nashville Predators Jonathan Marchessault (12) Matthew Wood (12), Justin Barron (9) Even strength NSH 3, LAK 0
2nd 06:09 Los Angeles Kings Adrian Kempe (29) Artemi Panarin (51) Even strength NSH 3, LAK 1
2nd 08:19 Nashville Predators Steven Stamkos (37) Ryan O'Reilly (43), Roman Josi (37) Even strength NSH 4, LAK 1
2nd 13:29 Los Angeles Kings Adrian Kempe (30) Joel Edmundson (18), Anze Kopitar (24) Even strength NSH 4, LAK 2
2nd 15:45 Los Angeles Kings Scott Laughton (12) Joel Armia (12), Mikey Anderson (14) Even strength NSH 4, LAK 3
3rd 09:57 Los Angeles Kings Joel Armia (11) Jared Wright (2), Brian Dumoulin (15) Even strength NSH 4, LAK 4

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

Shootout

Round Team Shooter Result
1 Los Angeles Kings Adrian Kempe Saved
1 Nashville Predators Ryan O'Reilly Saved
2 Los Angeles Kings Artemi Panarin Saved
2 Nashville Predators Filip Forsberg Saved
3 Los Angeles Kings Trevor Moore Saved
3 Nashville Predators Steven Stamkos Saved
4 Los Angeles Kings Anze Kopitar Saved
4 Nashville Predators Jonathan Marchessault Saved
5 Los Angeles Kings Alex Laferriere Saved
5 Nashville Predators Erik Haula Saved
6 Los Angeles Kings Brandt Clarke Saved
6 Nashville Predators Tyson Jost Saved
7 Los Angeles Kings Quinton Byfield Saved
7 Nashville Predators Roman Josi Saved
8 Los Angeles Kings Joel Armia Saved
8 Nashville Predators Luke Evangelista Goal (winner)

Team stats

Stat Nashville Predators Los Angeles Kings
Shots on goal 34 33
Power play 0 of 3 0 of 3
Penalty minutes 6 6
Hits 19 32
Blocked shots 16 15
Giveaways 12 20
Takeaways 7 1
Faceoffs won 32/73 (43.8%) 41/73 (56.2%)

Box score

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators skaters
Player
9 F. Forsberg L 1 0 1 -1 0 1 1 0 20:34
17 T. Jost C 0 0 0 -2 0 5 2 0 14:29
25 J. Kemell R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 08:12
40 F. Svechkov C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 42.9% 12:54
49 R. Schaefer L 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 100% 08:05
56 E. Haula L 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 0 40% 16:31
68 Z. L'Heureux L 1 0 1 +2 0 2 4 1 16:55
71 M. Wood R 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 0 37.5% 15:00
77 L. Evangelista R 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 0 10:50
81 J. Marchessault R 1 1 2 0 2 4 1 0 21:12
90 R. O'Reilly C 0 1 1 +2 0 4 0 2 46.7% 22:39
91 S. Stamkos C 1 0 1 +3 0 3 2 1 53.3% 20:40
20 J. Barron D 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 4 15:18
41 N. Hague D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 1 19:30
48 N. Perbix D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 19:02
59 R. Josi D 0 1 1 +2 0 4 1 3 27:49
76 B. Skjei D 0 1 1 +1 4 1 2 1 24:59
83 A. Wilsby D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 14:36
Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie
74 J. Saros 33 29 4 .879 64:45 Win

Los Angeles Kings

Los Angeles Kings skaters
Player
9 A. Kempe R 2 0 2 +1 0 4 2 0 20:26
10 A. Panarin L 0 1 1 +1 2 2 0 0 20:53
11 A. Kopitar C 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 61.5% 20:34
12 T. Moore L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 19:12
14 A. Laferriere R 0 0 0 -1 0 5 4 1 66.7% 24:08
17 M. Joseph R 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 06:47
21 S. Laughton C 1 0 1 0 0 2 6 1 60.9% 16:54
40 J. Armia R 1 1 2 0 0 4 3 0 13:08
52 T. Ward R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 07:13
53 J. Wright R 0 1 1 0 2 3 2 0 11:50
55 Q. Byfield R 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 33.3% 22:07
79 S. Helenius C 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 20% 06:13
2 B. Dumoulin D 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 17:33
5 C. Ceci D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 1 17:32
6 J. Edmundson D 0 1 1 -1 2 4 0 2 16:47
8 D. Doughty D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 26:11
44 M. Anderson D 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 1 21:52
92 B. Clarke D 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 19:40
Los Angeles Kings goalies
Goalie
35 D. Kuemper 34 30 4 .882 65:00 OT loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 14:25 Los Angeles Kings Joel Edmundson Interference 2
1st 18:40 Nashville Predators Brady Skjei Holding 2
1st 19:51 Los Angeles Kings Darcy Kuemper Ps throwing object at puck (penalty shot) 0
3rd 01:25 Los Angeles Kings Artemi Panarin Hooking 2
3rd 03:01 Nashville Predators Jonathan Marchessault Interference 2
3rd 06:53 Los Angeles Kings Jared Wright Slashing 2
3rd 13:05 Nashville Predators Brady Skjei Hooking 2

Game information

Nashville Predators head coach
Andrew Brunette
Los Angeles Kings head coach
D.J. Smith
Referees
Kyle Rehman, Brandon Schrader
Linesmen
CJ Murray, Ryan Daisy
Nashville Predators scratches
Ozzy Wiesblatt, Ryan Ufko
Los Angeles Kings scratches
Jacob Moverare, Alex Turcotte, Jeff Malott

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Los Angeles Kings 4 at Nashville Predators 5 Final/SO Game page
Nashville Predators 5 at Los Angeles Kings 4 Final/SO Game page
Nashville Predators 2 at Los Angeles Kings 3 Final/SO Game page

Other NHL games on Apr 2

Matchup Status Details
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Ottawa Senators 4 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 6 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 1 at Florida Panthers 2 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 3 at New York Rangers 2 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 2 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 5 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 3 at New Jersey Devils 7 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 0 at Dallas Stars 3 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 2 at Minnesota Wild 5 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 1 at Edmonton Oilers 3 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 3 at Vegas Golden Knights 6 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at San Jose Sharks 4 Final Game page
Utah Mammoth 6 at Seattle Kraken 2 Final Game page

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