Vegas Golden Knights vs Los Angeles Kings

Regular season · Wednesday, February 25, 2026 · Crypto.com Arena

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6–4

Final

SOG 25–19

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Game summary

The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Los Angeles Kings 6-4 on Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at Crypto.com Arena. The Golden Knights outshot the Kings 25-19.

Pavel Dorofeyev scored twice and Quinton Byfield scored twice. Adrian Kempe, Colton Sissons, Brandon Saad, Reilly Smith, Brandt Clarke and Ivan Barbashev also scored.

Adin Hill made 15 saves on 19 shots for the win; Anton Forsberg stopped 19 of 24.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
VGK	1	0	5	6	25
LAK	1	1	2	4	19

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Pavel Dorofeyev (27)Tanner Laczynski (3), Reilly Smith (8)1–010:59 VGK
Quinton Byfield (12)Artemi Panarin (39), Brandt Clarke (22)1–114:31 LAK · PPG

2nd period

Adrian Kempe (21)Anze Kopitar (17), Artemi Panarin (40)Barbashev 1:07 into shift1–214:44 LAK

3rd period

Colton Sissons (4)Braeden Bowman (14), Adin Hill (1)2–208:07 VGK
Brandon Saad (3)Colton Sissons (4), Alexander Holtz (6)Anderson 2:31 into shift3–211:16 VGK
Reilly Smith (10)Tanner Laczynski (4), Brayden McNabb (2)4–212:21 VGK
Quinton Byfield (13)Andrei Kuzmenko (11)4–313:26 LAK
Pavel Dorofeyev (28)Tanner Laczynski (5), Braeden Bowman (15)5–315:59 VGK · PPG
Brandt Clarke (7)Adrian Kempe (27), Andrei Kuzmenko (12)5–418:54 LAK
Ivan Barbashev (17)Tomas Hertl (28), Brayden McNabb (3)6–419:32 VGK · EN

Tired legs

Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

2:31

3–2 · 3rd 11:16 · Saad. Anderson was 2:31 into his shift when it went in.

GoalVGK on iceLAK on iceDefenders’ longest

1–0 VGK

1st 10:59 · Dorofeyev

Foegele 0:55

NormalFoegele 0:55

1–1 LAK

1st 14:31 · PP · Byfield

McNabb 0:40

NormalMcNabb 0:40

1–2 LAK

2nd 14:44 · Kempe

Long shift: Barbashev 1:07

Long shiftBarbashev 1:07

2–2 VGK

3rd 8:07 · Sissons

Armia 0:32

Fresh legsArmia 0:32

3–2 VGK

3rd 11:16 · Saad

Stuck out there: Anderson 2:31

Stuck out thereAnderson 2:31

4–2 VGK

3rd 12:21 · Smith

Kempe 0:18

Fresh legsKempe 0:18

4–3 LAK

3rd 13:26 · Byfield

Lauzon 0:39

Fresh legsLauzon 0:39

5–3 VGK

3rd 15:59 · PP · Dorofeyev

Kopitar 0:49

NormalKopitar 0:49

5–4 LAK

3rd 18:54 · Clarke

Dorofeyev 0:55

NormalDorofeyev 0:55

6–4 VGK

3rd 19:32 · EN · Barbashev

Kempe 3:33

Empty netKempe 3:33

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league. Share of 5v5 unblocked shots that went in, by how far into his shift the defending team’s longest-serving skater was (2025–26).

3.9%

5.8%

6.5%

7.1%

7.3%

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.9×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.9 times as often as against fresh legs (7.3% vs 3.9%).

30%

of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.

Team stats

VGKLAK

25Shots on goal19

46%Faceoff %54%

1/2Power play1/1

7Penalty minutes19

26Hits24

24Blocked shots14

8Giveaways13

3Takeaways5

Penalties

1st 13:51Rasmus Andersson · slashing2 min
2nd 11:47Corey Perry · instigator2 min
2nd 11:47Jeremy Lauzon · fighting5 min
2nd 11:47Corey Perry · fighting5 min
2nd 11:47Corey Perry · instigator misconduct10 min
3rd 15:10Artemi Panarin · roughing2 min

Season series

Vegas Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights skaters

28Tanner LaczynskiC	0	3	3	+2	0	0	0	0	36	15:43
10Colton SissonsC	1	1	2	0	1	2	3	0	54	13:23
16Pavel DorofeyevR	2	0	2	+1	4	0	1	0	–	17:29
19Reilly SmithR	1	1	2	+2	1	1	1	0	–	15:30
42Braeden BowmanR	0	2	2	+1	1	1	0	0	–	13:13
3Brayden McNabbD	0	2	2	+1	4	2	4	0	–	21:18
20Brandon SaadL	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	100	13:35
26Alexander HoltzR	0	1	1	0	2	2	0	0	–	14:10
48Tomas HertlC	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0	0	47	18:58
49Ivan BarbashevL	1	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	100	18:24
23Cole ReinhardtL	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	100	11:25
55Keegan KolesarR	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	–	17:12
77Kai UchaczC	0	0	0	-1	1	1	1	0	20	12:38
4Rasmus AnderssonD	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	–	23:42
5Jeremy LauzonD	0	0	0	-1	1	10	2	5	–	21:30
6Kaedan KorczakD	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	0	–	21:13
17Ben HuttonD	0	0	0	+2	2	0	1	0	–	14:42
52Dylan CoghlanD	0	0	0	+2	1	0	0	0	–	15:15

Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
33Adin HillG	W	19	15	4	.789	60:00
40Akira SchmidG		0	0	0	–	00:00

Los Angeles Kings

Los Angeles Kings skaters

9Adrian KempeR	1	1	2	0	4	3	1	0	50	22:20
55Quinton ByfieldR	2	0	2	+1	4	2	0	0	100	21:08
72Artemi PanarinL	0	2	2	0	3	0	0	2	–	21:05
96Andrei KuzmenkoL	0	2	2	+1	0	0	0	0	–	13:35
92Brandt ClarkeD	1	1	2	-2	1	0	3	0	–	19:20
11Anze KopitarC	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	61	17:28
10Corey PerryR	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	17	100	10:34
12Trevor MooreL	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	–	14:03
14Alex LaferriereR	0	0	0	-1	3	4	1	0	50	18:23
15Alex TurcotteC	0	0	0	-3	1	2	1	0	33	12:57
37Warren FoegeleL	0	0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	–	14:33
40Joel ArmiaR	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0	–	10:57
79Samuel HeleniusC	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	50	07:58
2Brian DumoulinD	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	–	17:11
5Cody CeciD	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	–	19:21
6Joel EdmundsonD	0	0	0	-3	0	1	3	0	–	18:06
8Drew DoughtyD	0	0	0	+1	1	0	1	0	–	21:10
44Mikey AndersonD	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	–	20:12

Los Angeles Kings goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
31Anton ForsbergG	L	24	19	5	.792	56:50
35Darcy KuemperG		0	0	0	–	00:00