NHL

Los Angeles Kings at Pittsburgh Penguins

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Los Angeles Kings
7-5-4
Final
3 - 2
Pittsburgh Penguins
9-5-3

Fiala breaks tie with 500th NHL point, Kings open 6-game trip with 3-2 win over Penguins

Kevin Fiala shows patience to score beautiful goal

Fiala got around defenseman Erik Karlsson and shot over goalie Sergei Murashov. Fiala also had an assist. The 29-year-old Swiss winger has 218 goals and 282 assists in 667 regular-season games with Nashville, Minnesota and Los Angeles.

Corey Perry tied it at 2 for the Kings at 4:49 of the third. He also had an assist.

Anze Kopitar also scored for Los Angeles, and Darcy Kuemper stopped 31 shots. The Kings improved to 7-5-4. They had lost three of four.

Tommy Novak and Anthony Mantha scored for Pittsburgh, coming off a 2-1 shootout loss at New Jersey on Saturday. The Penguins have lost four of five to fall to 9-5-3. They now head to Sweden for a pair of games against Nashville.

Murashov made 24 saves in his NHL debut.

Up next Kings: At Montreal on Tuesday night.

Penguins: Face Nashville in Stockholm on Friday and Sunday in NHL Global Series games.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 8:48 Thomas Novak Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Evgeni Malkin (18), Parker Wotherspoon (5)
Goal 1st Period 14:58 Anze Kopitar Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Kevin Fiala (5), Corey Perry (4)
Goal 2nd Period 7:48 Anthony Mantha Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Kris Letang (7), Ville Koivunen (2)
Goal 3rd Period 4:49 Corey Perry Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Cody Ceci (3), Trevor Moore (2)
Goal 3rd Period 11:52 Kevin Fiala Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Drew Doughty (4), Alex Laferriere (4)

Statistics

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7 Blocked Shots 17
9 Hits 19
3 Takeaways 2
27 Shots 33
1 Power Play Goals 1
4 Power Play Opportunities 2
25.0 Power Play Percentage 50.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
27 Faceoffs Won 27
50.0 Faceoff Win Percent 50.0
15 Giveaways 16
2 Total Penalties 4
4 Penalty Minutes 8
Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Evgeni Malkin, C Day-To-Day Nov 4
Elmer Soderblom, LW Injured Reserve Nov 2
Bryan Rust, RW Injured Reserve Oct 22
Trevor van Riemsdyk, D Injured Reserve Oct 12
Ryan Graves, D Injured Reserve Sep 27
Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Mats Zuccarello, RW Injured Reserve Oct 29
Kevin Fiala, LW Injured Reserve Oct 29
Alex Turcotte, C Injured Reserve Oct 10
Jakub Dvorak, D Injured Reserve Sep 24
Jan Jenik, C Injured Reserve Sep 24

Game Information

PPG Paints Arena

Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Attendance: 18,343 | Capacity:

2026-27 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Edmonton 3 2 25 11
Vegas 2 5 22 10
Seattle 1 5 19 9
Anaheim 1 7 15 7
Calgary 1 8 15 7
San Jose 1 9 15 7
Los Angeles 2 7 12 5
Vancouver 1 13 7 3

2026-27 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 2 3 26 12
New Jersey 0 5 20 10
NY Rangers 1 7 17 8
Washington 0 6 16 8
NY Islanders 2 5 16 7
Columbus 0 7 12 6
Pittsburgh 2 8 12 5
Philadelphia 4 9 12 4
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