Montréal Canadiens vs Los Angeles Kings

Regular season · Saturday, March 7, 2026 · Crypto.com Arena

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4–3

Final

SOG 23–39

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Game summary

The Montréal Canadiens beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-3 on Saturday, March 7, 2026 at Crypto.com Arena. The Kings outshot the Canadiens 39-23.

Juraj Slafkovský scored twice. Anze Kopitar, Jake Evans, Scott Laughton, Alex Laferriere and Nick Suzuki also scored.

Jakub Dobes made 36 saves on 39 shots for the win; Darcy Kuemper stopped 19 of 23.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
MTL	0	2	2	4	23
LAK	1	1	1	3	39

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Anze Kopitar (7)Adrian Kempe (30), Artemi Panarin (43)Gallagher 1:06 into shift0–114:12 LAK

2nd period

Jake Evans (9)Kirby Dach (6), Zachary Bolduc (16)Ward 1:04 into shift1–103:09 MTL
Juraj Slafkovský (22)Nick Suzuki (52), Alexandre Carrier (13)2–115:41 MTL
Scott Laughton (9)Jared Wright (1), Brandt Clarke (25)Evans 1:03 into shift2–217:31 LAK

3rd period

Alex Laferriere (16)Brandt Clarke (26), Trevor Moore (10)2–306:44 LAK
Juraj Slafkovský (23)Lane Hutson (53), Nick Suzuki (53)Doughty 1:59 into shift3–314:38 MTL · PPG
Nick Suzuki (21)Juraj Slafkovský (29), Cole Caufield (27)4–315:27 MTL

Tired legs

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

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1:59

3–3 · 3rd 14:38 · Slafkovský. Doughty was 1:59 into his shift when it went in.

GoalMTL on iceLAK on iceDefenders’ longest

0–1 LAK

1st 14:12 · Kopitar

Long shift: Gallagher 1:06

Long shiftGallagher 1:06

1–1 MTL

2nd 3:09 · Evans

Long shift: Ward 1:04

Long shiftWard 1:04

2–1 MTL

2nd 15:41 · Slafkovský

Ward 0:47

NormalWard 0:47

2–2 LAK

2nd 17:31 · Laughton

Long shift: Evans 1:03

Long shiftEvans 1:03

2–3 LAK

3rd 6:44 · Laferriere

Guhle 0:35

Fresh legsGuhle 0:35

3–3 MTL

3rd 14:38 · PP · Slafkovský

Stuck out there: Doughty 1:59

Stuck out thereDoughty 1:59

4–3 MTL

3rd 15:27 · Suzuki

Anderson 0:19

Fresh legsAnderson 0:19

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

MTLLAK

23Shots on goal39

51%Faceoff %49%

1/1Power play0/3

6Penalty minutes2

21Hits32

16Blocked shots13

10Giveaways13

3Takeaways8

Penalties

1st 08:14Kaiden Guhle · high sticking2 min
1st 15:59Arber Xhekaj · hooking2 min
1st 18:12Nick Suzuki · tripping2 min
3rd 14:07Trevor Moore · slashing2 min

Season series

Montréal Canadiens

Montréal Canadiens skaters

14Nick SuzukiC	1	2	3	0	5	0	0	2	57	17:14
20Juraj SlafkovskýL	2	1	3	+1	4	0	1	0	–	16:38
13Cole CaufieldR	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	–	13:16
71Jake EvansC	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	50	17:03
76Zachary BolducR	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	–	13:39
77Kirby DachC	0	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	–	13:48
45Alexandre CarrierD	0	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	–	18:31
48Lane HutsonD	0	1	1	+2	2	1	2	0	–	21:55
11Brendan GallagherR	0	0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	–	09:51
15Alex NewhookC	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	17	13:18
17Josh AndersonR	0	0	0	0	3	0	4	0	–	13:53
24Phillip DanaultC	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	67	15:18
91Oliver KapanenC	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	50	18:34
93Ivan DemidovR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	11:30
8Mike MathesonD	0	0	0	-3	1	3	1	0	–	24:25
21Kaiden GuhleD	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	2	–	24:26
53Noah DobsonD	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	–	21:31
72Arber XhekajD	0	0	0	+2	0	3	1	2	–	09:10

Montréal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
35Samuel MontembeaultG		0	0	0	–	00:00
75Jakub DobesG	W	39	36	3	.923	60:00

Los Angeles Kings

Los Angeles Kings skaters

92Brandt ClarkeD	0	2	2	+2	3	0	3	0	–	24:38
9Adrian KempeR	0	1	1	+1	3	1	1	0	–	22:10
10Artemi PanarinL	0	1	1	+2	5	0	0	0	–	23:46
11Anze KopitarC	1	0	1	+1	4	1	0	0	50	22:53
12Trevor MooreL	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	2	–	18:05
14Alex LaferriereR	1	0	1	0	5	3	1	0	14	20:48
21Scott LaughtonC	1	0	1	0	1	4	0	0	86	15:08
53Jared WrightR	0	1	1	+1	2	2	0	0	–	10:44
15Alex TurcotteC	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	33	10:56
39Jeff MalottL	0	0	0	-2	2	2	0	0	–	06:42
52Taylor WardR	0	0	0	-2	2	2	1	0	–	08:04
55Quinton ByfieldR	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	44	21:26
79Samuel HeleniusC	0	0	0	-1	2	7	0	0	100	07:08
2Brian DumoulinD	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	–	14:31
5Cody CeciD	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	–	12:59
6Joel EdmundsonD	0	0	0	+2	1	0	0	0	–	18:00
8Drew DoughtyD	0	0	0	-2	1	0	1	0	–	23:04
44Mikey AndersonD	0	0	0	-2	0	7	4	0	–	19:50

Los Angeles Kings goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
31Anton ForsbergG		0	0	0	–	00:00
35Darcy KuemperG	L	23	19	4	.826	58:37