Kings 4-2 Golden Knights (28 Dec, 2022) Play-by-Play

Vegas Golden Knights

24-12-1, 14-3-1 away

	1	2	3	T
VGK	1	1	0	2
LA	1	1	2	4

Los Angeles Kings

20-12-6, 11-5-2 home

Jaret Anderson-Dolan credited with hit on Brayden Pachal in offensive zone
Giveaway by Pheonix Copley in defensive zone
Shot on goal by Adrian Kempe saved by Logan Thompson
Shot on goal by Viktor Arvidsson saved by Logan Thompson
Shot on goal by Viktor Arvidsson saved by Logan Thompson
Shot on goal by Alex Iafallo saved by Logan Thompson
Shot missed by Viktor Arvidsson
Matt Roy credited with hit on Jonas Rondbjerg in neutral zone
Shot missed by Jaret Anderson-Dolan
Shot on goal by Sean Walker saved by Logan Thompson
Alex Pietrangelo shot blocked by Anze Kopitar
Shot missed by Adrian Kempe
Mikey Anderson credited with hit on Michael Amadio in neutral zone
Anze Kopitar credited with hit on Brayden McNabb in offensive zone
Nicolas Hague shot blocked by Quinton Byfield
Giveaway by Rasmus Kupari in defensive zone
Blake Lizotte won faceoff against William Carrier in defensive zone
Alexander Edler credited with hit on Keegan Kolesar in offensive zone
Anze Kopitar won faceoff against Nicolas Roy in offensive zone
Nicolas Hague shot blocked by Drew Doughty
Penalty to Kevin Fiala 2 minutes for Holding Michael Amadio
Phil Kessel shot blocked by Mikey Anderson
Michael Amadio shot blocked by Alexander Edler
Giveaway by Sean Walker in defensive zone
Quinton Byfield credited with hit on Reilly Smith in neutral zone
Phillip Danault won faceoff against Chandler Stephenson in defensive zone
Shot missed by Mikey Anderson
Goal scored by Gabriel Vilardi assisted by Blake Lizotte
Penalty to Gabriel Vilardi 2 minutes for Cross Checking Reilly Smith
Alex Pietrangelo shot blocked by Alex Iafallo
Adrian Kempe credited with hit on Alex Pietrangelo in offensive zone
Adrian Kempe credited with hit on William Karlsson in neutral zone
Pavel Dorofeyev shot blocked by Drew Doughty
Jake Leschyshyn shot blocked by Mikey Anderson
Drew Doughty credited with hit on Pavel Dorofeyev in defensive zone
Takeaway by Drew Doughty in defensive zone
Anze Kopitar won faceoff against Nicolas Roy in offensive zone
Takeaway by Sean Walker in defensive zone
Phillip Danault won faceoff against William Karlsson in defensive zone
Shot on goal by Phillip Danault saved by Logan Thompson
Brayden Pachal shot blocked by Drew Doughty
Alexander Edler credited with hit on Keegan Kolesar in defensive zone
Shot on goal by Alexander Edler saved by Logan Thompson
Anze Kopitar won faceoff against Chandler Stephenson in offensive zone
Viktor Arvidsson credited with hit on Daniil Miromanov in offensive zone
Sean Walker credited with hit on Alex Pietrangelo in defensive zone
Anze Kopitar won faceoff against Chandler Stephenson in offensive zone
Shot on goal by Drew Doughty saved by Logan Thompson
Anze Kopitar won faceoff against Chandler Stephenson in offensive zone
Shot on goal by Drew Doughty saved by Logan Thompson
Shot missed by Anze Kopitar
Anze Kopitar won faceoff against William Karlsson in offensive zone
Shot on goal by Viktor Arvidsson saved by Logan Thompson
Jaret Anderson-Dolan credited with hit on Pavel Dorofeyev in neutral zone
Mikey Anderson credited with hit on Michael Amadio in defensive zone
Viktor Arvidsson credited with hit on Phil Kessel in defensive zone
Reilly Smith shot blocked by Sean Durzi
Brayden Pachal shot blocked by Sean Durzi
Giveaway by Matt Roy in defensive zone
Penalty to Brendan Lemieux 2 minutes for Holding William Carrier
Reilly Smith shot blocked by Alexander Edler
Shot on goal by Rasmus Kupari saved by Logan Thompson
Blake Lizotte won faceoff against William Karlsson in offensive zone
Shot missed by Alex Iafallo
Shot on goal by Viktor Arvidsson saved by Logan Thompson
Goal scored by Phillip Danault assisted by Viktor Arvidsson and Alex Iafallo
Anze Kopitar won faceoff against Chandler Stephenson in offensive zone
Matt Roy credited with hit on Jonas Rondbjerg in offensive zone
Anze Kopitar won faceoff against Jake Leschyshyn in offensive zone
Jonas Rondbjerg shot blocked by Matt Roy
Anze Kopitar won faceoff against Chandler Stephenson in defensive zone
Nicolas Hague shot blocked by Adrian Kempe
Phillip Danault credited with hit on Alex Pietrangelo in offensive zone
Shot missed by Adrian Kempe
Matt Roy credited with hit on Reilly Smith in neutral zone
Sean Durzi credited with hit on Jake Leschyshyn in defensive zone
Quinton Byfield won faceoff against Nicolas Roy in offensive zone
Brendan Lemieux credited with hit on Daniil Miromanov in neutral zone
Shot on goal by Adrian Kempe saved by Logan Thompson
Anze Kopitar won faceoff against Chandler Stephenson in offensive zone
Shot on goal by Drew Doughty saved by Logan Thompson
Anze Kopitar won faceoff against Chandler Stephenson in offensive zone
Blake Lizotte won faceoff against Jake Leschyshyn in neutral zone
Matt Roy credited with hit on Jonas Rondbjerg in defensive zone
Alex Pietrangelo shot blocked by Blake Lizotte
Shot on goal by Anze Kopitar saved by Logan Thompson
Shot on goal by Kevin Fiala saved by Logan Thompson
Giveaway by Alexander Edler in defensive zone
Daniil Miromanov shot blocked by Quinton Byfield
Shot on goal by Sean Durzi saved by Logan Thompson
Goal scored by Alex Iafallo assisted by Viktor Arvidsson and Phillip Danault
Anze Kopitar won faceoff against William Karlsson in defensive zone
Shot missed by Adrian Kempe
Shot on goal by Matt Roy saved by Logan Thompson
Reilly Smith shot blocked by Matt Roy
Blake Lizotte credited with hit on Nicolas Hague in offensive zone
Shot on goal by Drew Doughty saved by Logan Thompson
Giveaway by Gabriel Vilardi in defensive zone
Pavel Dorofeyev shot blocked by Drew Doughty
Shot on goal by Adrian Kempe saved by Logan Thompson
Gabriel Vilardi won faceoff against Nicolas Roy in offensive zone
Giveaway by Alexander Edler in offensive zone
Shot on goal by Alex Iafallo saved by Logan Thompson
Phillip Danault won faceoff against William Karlsson in offensive zone
Shot missed by Viktor Arvidsson
Takeaway by Phillip Danault in offensive zone
Blake Lizotte won faceoff against Jake Leschyshyn in neutral zone
Giveaway by Drew Doughty in defensive zone
Goal scored by Viktor Arvidsson assisted by Phillip Danault (EN)
Shot missed by Nicolas Roy
Shot missed by Jake Leschyshyn
Alec Martinez credited with hit on Gabriel Vilardi in defensive zone
Brayden Pachal credited with hit on Jaret Anderson-Dolan in defensive zone
Chandler Stephenson won faceoff against Anze Kopitar in offensive zone
Jaret Anderson-Dolan shot blocked by Nicolas Roy
Chandler Stephenson won faceoff against Anze Kopitar in offensive zone
Shot missed by Alex Pietrangelo
Shot on goal by Chandler Stephenson saved by Pheonix Copley
William Karlsson won faceoff against Phillip Danault in offensive zone
Shot on goal by Pavel Dorofeyev saved by Pheonix Copley
Shot missed by William Karlsson
Nicolas Roy credited with hit on Drew Doughty in offensive zone
Takeaway by William Karlsson in offensive zone
Shot on goal by Mark Stone saved by Pheonix Copley
Chandler Stephenson won faceoff against Phillip Danault in offensive zone
Keegan Kolesar credited with hit on Mikey Anderson in offensive zone
William Carrier credited with hit on Drew Doughty in offensive zone
Shot on goal by Phil Kessel saved by Pheonix Copley
Giveaway by Daniil Miromanov in defensive zone
Keegan Kolesar credited with hit on Gabriel Vilardi in defensive zone
Chandler Stephenson won faceoff against Anze Kopitar in offensive zone
Shot on goal by Michael Amadio saved by Pheonix Copley
Goal scored by Michael Amadio assisted by Alex Pietrangelo and Mark Stone (PPG)
Reilly Smith credited with hit on Anze Kopitar in offensive zone
Daniil Miromanov credited with hit on Brendan Lemieux in defensive zone
Jake Leschyshyn credited with hit on Mikey Anderson in offensive zone
Penalty to Michael Amadio 2 minutes for Tripping Viktor Arvidsson
Drew Doughty shot blocked by Nicolas Roy
Nicolas Roy won faceoff against Anze Kopitar in defensive zone
Drew Doughty shot blocked by Reilly Smith
Alex Iafallo shot blocked by Alec Martinez
Brayden McNabb credited with hit on Rasmus Kupari in defensive zone
Shot on goal by Jonas Rondbjerg saved by Pheonix Copley
Chandler Stephenson won faceoff against Anze Kopitar in defensive zone
Kevin Fiala shot blocked by Alex Pietrangelo
Kevin Fiala shot blocked by Nicolas Hague
Nicolas Roy credited with hit on Rasmus Kupari in offensive zone
Gabriel Vilardi shot blocked by Nicolas Hague
Chandler Stephenson won faceoff against Anze Kopitar in defensive zone
Penalty to Nicolas Hague 2 minutes for Holding Adrian Kempe
William Karlsson won faceoff against Anze Kopitar in defensive zone
Drew Doughty shot blocked by Alex Pietrangelo
Adrian Kempe shot blocked by Brayden McNabb
Kevin Fiala shot blocked by Alex Pietrangelo
Jake Leschyshyn credited with hit on Jaret Anderson-Dolan in offensive zone
Chandler Stephenson won faceoff against Anze Kopitar in offensive zone
Takeaway by Mark Stone in offensive zone
Phillip Danault shot blocked by Nicolas Hague
Nicolas Hague credited with hit on Viktor Arvidsson in defensive zone
Shot missed by Brayden Pachal
Shot on goal by Brayden Pachal saved by Pheonix Copley
Shot on goal by Reilly Smith saved by Pheonix Copley
Goal scored by Brayden McNabb assisted by Reilly Smith and Brayden Pachal
Keegan Kolesar credited with hit on Brendan Lemieux in offensive zone
Chandler Stephenson won faceoff against Anze Kopitar in offensive zone
Chandler Stephenson won faceoff against Blake Lizotte in neutral zone
Chandler Stephenson won faceoff against Phillip Danault in offensive zone
Shot on goal by Mark Stone saved by Pheonix Copley
Shot on goal by Phil Kessel saved by Pheonix Copley
Jake Leschyshyn won faceoff against Phillip Danault in offensive zone
Shot missed by Brayden Pachal
Phillip Danault shot blocked by Brayden Pachal
Brayden Pachal credited with hit on Phillip Danault in defensive zone
Shot missed by Daniil Miromanov
Jake Leschyshyn won faceoff against Quinton Byfield in neutral zone
Shot on goal by Brayden Pachal saved by Pheonix Copley
Shot on goal by Michael Amadio saved by Pheonix Copley
William Carrier credited with hit on Drew Doughty in offensive zone
Shot on goal by Jake Leschyshyn saved by Pheonix Copley
Brayden McNabb credited with hit on Gabriel Vilardi in defensive zone
Shot on goal by Nicolas Roy saved by Pheonix Copley
Shot on goal by Alex Pietrangelo saved by Pheonix Copley
Chandler Stephenson won faceoff against Anze Kopitar in offensive zone
Alex Pietrangelo credited with hit on Adrian Kempe in defensive zone
Brayden Pachal credited with hit on Quinton Byfield in defensive zone
Sean Walker shot blocked by Jonas Rondbjerg
Alexander Edler shot blocked by Daniil Miromanov
William Karlsson won faceoff against Blake Lizotte in offensive zone
Nicolas Roy won faceoff against Anze Kopitar in defensive zone
Jake Leschyshyn won faceoff against Quinton Byfield in neutral zone
Shot missed by Michael Amadio
Shot missed by Nicolas Hague
Shot on goal by Phil Kessel saved by Pheonix Copley
Shot on goal by Reilly Smith saved by Pheonix Copley
Shot missed by William Carrier
Shot missed by Nicolas Hague
Drew Doughty shot blocked by Brayden McNabb
Mikey Anderson shot blocked by Jonas Rondbjerg
Shot on goal by Brayden Pachal saved by Pheonix Copley
Shot on goal by Brayden Pachal saved by Pheonix Copley
Brayden Pachal credited with hit on Jaret Anderson-Dolan in neutral zone
Shot missed by William Karlsson
Shot on goal by Jonas Rondbjerg saved by Pheonix Copley
Chandler Stephenson won faceoff against Anze Kopitar in offensive zone
Shot on goal by Michael Amadio saved by Pheonix Copley
Shot on goal by Mark Stone saved by Pheonix Copley
Shot on goal by Alex Pietrangelo saved by Pheonix Copley
Jake Leschyshyn credited with hit on Blake Lizotte in neutral zone

GOLDEN KNIGHTS

KINGS

TIME		VGK	LA
0:00	Start of 1st period	0	0
0:00	Blake Lizotte won faceoff against Nicolas Roy in neutral zone	0	0
0:12	Jaret Anderson-Dolan credited with hit on Brayden Pachal in offensive zone	0	0
0:23	Giveaway by Pheonix Copley in defensive zone	0	0
0:26	Shot missed by Nicolas Roy	0	0
0:43	Shot on goal by Adrian Kempe saved by Logan Thompson	0	0
1:21	Shot on goal by Viktor Arvidsson saved by Logan Thompson	0	0
1:28	Shot on goal by Viktor Arvidsson saved by Logan Thompson	0	0
1:33	Shot on goal by Alex Iafallo saved by Logan Thompson	0	0
1:36	Shot missed by Viktor Arvidsson	0	0
2:20	Matt Roy credited with hit on Jonas Rondbjerg in neutral zone	0	0
2:20	Shot missed by Jake Leschyshyn	0	0
2:57	Alec Martinez credited with hit on Gabriel Vilardi in defensive zone	0	0
3:08	Shot missed by Jaret Anderson-Dolan	0	0
3:08	Brayden Pachal credited with hit on Jaret Anderson-Dolan in defensive zone	0	0
3:15	Shot on goal by Sean Walker saved by Logan Thompson	0	0
3:24	Stoppage - Icing	0	0
3:24	Chandler Stephenson won faceoff against Anze Kopitar in offensive zone	0	0
3:30	Alex Pietrangelo shot blocked by Anze Kopitar	0	0
3:51	Shot missed by Adrian Kempe	0	0
4:02	Mikey Anderson credited with hit on Michael Amadio in neutral zone	0	0
4:14	Anze Kopitar credited with hit on Brayden McNabb in offensive zone	0	0
5:45	Nicolas Hague shot blocked by Quinton Byfield	0	0
5:46	Giveaway by Rasmus Kupari in defensive zone	0	0
5:48	Stoppage - Puck Frozen	0	0
5:48	Blake Lizotte won faceoff against William Carrier in defensive zone	0	0
6:08	Alexander Edler credited with hit on Keegan Kolesar in offensive zone	0	0
6:10	Jaret Anderson-Dolan shot blocked by Nicolas Roy	0	0
6:11	Stoppage - Puck in Netting	0	0
6:11	Anze Kopitar won faceoff against Nicolas Roy in offensive zone	0	0
6:22	Stoppage - Icing	0	0
6:22	Chandler Stephenson won faceoff against Anze Kopitar in offensive zone	0	0
6:27	Shot missed by Alex Pietrangelo	0	0
6:55	Shot on goal by Chandler Stephenson saved by Pheonix Copley	0	0
6:58	Nicolas Hague shot blocked by Drew Doughty	0	0
7:12	Penalty to Kevin Fiala 2 minutes for Holding Michael Amadio	0	0
7:12	William Karlsson won faceoff against Phillip Danault in offensive zone	0	0
7:33	Shot on goal by Pavel Dorofeyev saved by Pheonix Copley	0	0
7:45	Shot missed by William Karlsson	0	0
7:49	Nicolas Roy credited with hit on Drew Doughty in offensive zone	0	0
7:51	Takeaway by William Karlsson in offensive zone	0	0
8:01	Phil Kessel shot blocked by Mikey Anderson	0	0
8:49	Shot on goal by Mark Stone saved by Pheonix Copley	0	0
8:51	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)	0	0
8:51	Chandler Stephenson won faceoff against Phillip Danault in offensive zone	0	0
9:03	Michael Amadio shot blocked by Alexander Edler	0	0
9:39	Giveaway by Sean Walker in defensive zone	0	0
10:01	Keegan Kolesar credited with hit on Mikey Anderson in offensive zone	0	0
10:02	William Carrier credited with hit on Drew Doughty in offensive zone	0	0
10:41	Quinton Byfield credited with hit on Reilly Smith in neutral zone	0	0
10:55	Shot on goal by Phil Kessel saved by Pheonix Copley	0	0
10:56	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)	0	0
10:56	Phillip Danault won faceoff against Chandler Stephenson in defensive zone	0	0
11:23	Shot missed by Mikey Anderson	0	0
11:53	Giveaway by Daniil Miromanov in defensive zone	0	0
11:57	Goal scored by Gabriel Vilardi assisted by Blake Lizotte	0	1
11:57	Nicolas Roy won faceoff against Blake Lizotte in neutral zone	0	1
12:30	Keegan Kolesar credited with hit on Gabriel Vilardi in defensive zone	0	1
12:45	Penalty to Gabriel Vilardi 2 minutes for Cross Checking Reilly Smith	0	1
12:45	Chandler Stephenson won faceoff against Anze Kopitar in offensive zone	0	1
12:53	Alex Pietrangelo shot blocked by Alex Iafallo	0	1
12:59	Shot on goal by Michael Amadio saved by Pheonix Copley	0	1
13:08	Goal scored by Michael Amadio assisted by Alex Pietrangelo and Mark Stone (PPG)	1	1
13:08	Anze Kopitar won faceoff against William Karlsson in neutral zone	1	1
13:20	Adrian Kempe credited with hit on Alex Pietrangelo in offensive zone	1	1
13:39	Reilly Smith credited with hit on Anze Kopitar in offensive zone	1	1
13:44	Adrian Kempe credited with hit on William Karlsson in neutral zone	1	1
14:08	Daniil Miromanov credited with hit on Brendan Lemieux in defensive zone	1	1
14:26	Pavel Dorofeyev shot blocked by Drew Doughty	1	1
14:37	Jake Leschyshyn credited with hit on Mikey Anderson in offensive zone	1	1
14:53	Jake Leschyshyn shot blocked by Mikey Anderson	1	1
14:58	Drew Doughty credited with hit on Pavel Dorofeyev in defensive zone	1	1
15:11	Takeaway by Drew Doughty in defensive zone	1	1
15:24	Stoppage - Puck in Crowd	1	1
15:24	Chandler Stephenson won faceoff against Phillip Danault in neutral zone	1	1
15:27	Penalty to Michael Amadio 2 minutes for Tripping Viktor Arvidsson	1	1
15:27	Anze Kopitar won faceoff against Nicolas Roy in offensive zone	1	1
15:33	Drew Doughty shot blocked by Nicolas Roy	1	1
15:34	Stoppage - Puck in Netting	1	1
15:34	Nicolas Roy won faceoff against Anze Kopitar in defensive zone	1	1
16:03	Drew Doughty shot blocked by Reilly Smith	1	1
17:31	Alex Iafallo shot blocked by Alec Martinez	1	1
18:01	Takeaway by Sean Walker in defensive zone	1	1
18:09	Brayden McNabb credited with hit on Rasmus Kupari in defensive zone	1	1
18:41	Shot on goal by Jonas Rondbjerg saved by Pheonix Copley	1	1
18:42	Stoppage - Puck in Netting	1	1
18:42	Phillip Danault won faceoff against William Karlsson in defensive zone	1	1
19:17	Shot on goal by Phillip Danault saved by Logan Thompson	1	1
19:18	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)	1	1
19:18	Chandler Stephenson won faceoff against Anze Kopitar in defensive zone	1	1
19:38	Brayden Pachal shot blocked by Drew Doughty	1	1
20:00	End of 1st period	1	1

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Golden Knights
4
Kings
3

Game 1

12/10

Golden Knights
2
Kings
4

Game 2

28/12

Kings
5
Golden Knights
1

Game 3

8/1

Kings
2
Golden Knights
5

Game 4

7/4

crypto.com Arena

3:30 AM, 28 December 2022

Los Angeles, CA

Attendance: 18,230

Referees:
Gord Dwyer
Pierre Lambert

Linesmen:
Travis Gawryletz
Ryan Gibbons

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Vancouver	50	23	9	109
Edmonton	49	27	6	104
Los Angeles	44	27	11	99
Vegas	45	29	8	98
Calgary	38	39	5	81
Seattle	34	35	13	81
Anaheim	27	50	5	59
San Jose	19	54	9	47

Toronto picks Minnesota over Boston as PWHL playoff opponent

First-place Toronto chooses to face fourth-place Minnesota over third-place Boston in the PWHL's first playoffs, which start Wednesday.

Edmonton visits Vancouver to open the second round

Edmonton Oilers (49-27-6, second in the Pacific Division) vs. Vancouver Canucks (50-23-9, first in the Pacific Division)

Boston takes 1-0 series lead into game 2 against Florida

Boston Bruins (47-20-15, second in the Atlantic Division) vs. Florida Panthers (52-24-6, first in the Atlantic Division)

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