Nashville Predators at Los Angeles Kings

Monday, April 6, 2026, 10:30 PM ET Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Los Angeles Kings beat the Nashville Predators 3–2 in a shootout on Monday, April 6, 2026 at home.

Final score, Nashville Predators at Los Angeles Kings
Team	Goals	2025-2026 record
Nashville Predators	2	38-34-10
at Los Angeles Kings	3	35-27-20

Goals by period

Goals by period, Nashville Predators at Los Angeles Kings
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Nashville Predators	0	1	1	0	0	2
Los Angeles Kings	1	1	0	0	1	3

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Nashville Predators at Los Angeles Kings
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Nashville Predators	4	19	6	2	0	31
Los Angeles Kings	12	11	3	2	0	28

Three stars

S. Laughton, Los Angeles Kings (1 goal)
A. Forsberg, Los Angeles Kings (goaltender)
J. Wright, Los Angeles Kings (1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Nashville Predators at Los Angeles Kings. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	05:36	Los Angeles Kings	Joel Armia (12)	Unassisted	Even strength	NSH 0, LAK 1
2nd	04:29	Nashville Predators	Steven Stamkos (39)	Ryan O'Reilly (45), Roman Josi (40)	Power play	NSH 1, LAK 1
2nd	13:57	Los Angeles Kings	Scott Laughton (13)	Jared Wright (4)	Even strength	NSH 1, LAK 2
3rd	04:18	Nashville Predators	Roman Josi (13)	Filip Forsberg (35), Erik Haula (23)	Even strength	NSH 2, LAK 2

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

Shootout

Shootout attempts in order
Round	Team	Shooter	Result
1	Los Angeles Kings	Trevor Moore	Saved
1	Nashville Predators	Ryan O'Reilly	Saved
2	Los Angeles Kings	Adrian Kempe	Goal (winner)
2	Nashville Predators	Filip Forsberg	Saved
3	Los Angeles Kings	Artemi Panarin	Saved
3	Nashville Predators	Luke Evangelista	Saved

Team stats

Team stats, Nashville Predators at Los Angeles Kings
Stat	Nashville Predators	Los Angeles Kings
Shots on goal	31	28
Power play	1 of 2	0 of 0
Penalty minutes	0	4
Hits	24	18
Blocked shots	20	18
Giveaways	18	14
Takeaways	3	6
Faceoffs won	25/60 (41.7%)	35/60 (58.3%)

Box score

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 F. Forsberg	L	0	1	1	+1	4	3	1	0		20:41
Number 17 T. Jost	C	0	0	0	-2	2	1	1	0		13:57
Number 25 J. Kemell	R	0	0	0	-1	1	4	0	0		10:11
Number 40 F. Svechkov	C	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	50%	10:29
Number 49 R. Schaefer	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		09:54
Number 56 E. Haula	L	0	1	1	+1	1	2	3	0	25%	15:41
Number 68 Z. L'Heureux	L	0	0	0	0	2	4	2	0		13:49
Number 71 M. Wood	R	0	0	0	-2	2	1	0	0	55.6%	17:14
Number 77 L. Evangelista	R	0	0	0	-1	3	1	0	0		16:41
Number 81 J. Marchessault	R	0	0	0	+1	1	2	0	0	100%	19:25
Number 90 R. O'Reilly	C	0	1	1	0	1	0	2	0	50%	22:10
Number 91 S. Stamkos	C	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	50%	21:38
Number 20 J. Barron	D	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	0		22:00
Number 48 N. Perbix	D	0	0	0	-2	1	0	2	0		14:26
Number 59 R. Josi	D	1	1	2	+1	2	0	0	0		28:09
Number 76 B. Skjei	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		22:45
Number 83 A. Wilsby	D	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0		22:25
Number 85 R. Ufko	D	0	0	0	-1	1	0	1	0		13:25

Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 74 J. Saros	28	26	2	.929	65:00	OT loss

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	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		19:21
Number 10 A. Panarin	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		20:52
Number 11 A. Kopitar	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1	66.7%	19:48
Number 12 T. Moore	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		17:43
Number 14 A. Laferriere	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	0	40%	20:45
Number 21 S. Laughton	C	1	0	1	+2	2	5	1	1	63.2%	15:05
Number 39 J. Malott	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0		07:47
Number 40 J. Armia	R	1	0	1	+2	0	2	1	0	50%	14:56
Number 52 T. Ward	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		08:31
Number 53 J. Wright	R	0	1	1	+2	0	1	1	0		13:22
Number 55 Q. Byfield	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	50%	20:52
Number 79 S. Helenius	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	33.3%	07:41
Number 2 B. Dumoulin	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		16:03
Number 5 C. Ceci	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	2		17:45
Number 6 J. Edmundson	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	0		20:55
Number 8 D. Doughty	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	2		25:14
Number 44 M. Anderson	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	3		23:31
Number 92 B. Clarke	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	7		21:29

Los Angeles Kings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 A. Forsberg	31	29	2	.935	65:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Nashville Predators at Los Angeles Kings
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
2nd	03:09	Los Angeles Kings	Scott Laughton	Hooking	2
2nd	03:13	Los Angeles Kings	Mikey Anderson	High sticking	2

Game information

Nashville Predators head coach: Andrew Brunette
Los Angeles Kings head coach: D.J. Smith
Referees: Tom Chmielewski, Jordan Samuels-Thomas
Linesmen: Tyson Baker, Joe Mahon
Nashville Predators scratches: Jordan Oesterle, Nicolas Hague, Ozzy Wiesblatt
Los Angeles Kings scratches: Mathieu Joseph, Jacob Moverare, Alex Turcotte

2025-2026 season series

Every Nashville Predators and Los Angeles Kings game in the 2025-2026 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Los Angeles Kings 4 at Nashville Predators 5	Final/SO	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Nashville Predators, Sat, Oct 25, 2025
Nashville Predators 5 at Los Angeles Kings 4	Final/SO	Game page: Nashville Predators at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Apr 2, 2026
Nashville Predators 2 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final/SO	Game page: Nashville Predators at Los Angeles Kings, Mon, Apr 6, 2026

Other NHL games on Apr 6

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