🐧 Away Penguins 12-11-4 before this game

5–3

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
PIT	2	2	1	5
LAK	0	1	2	3

Penguins at Kings

Penguins beat Kings 5–3 at Crypto.com Arena on December 10, 1996.

🗓 Tue, Dec 10, 1996 · 21:30 CST 📍 Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Jaromir Jagr

2 G

3 shots

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Mario Lemieux

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · -2

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Kevin Hatcher

2 A

4 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Petr Nedved Go-ahead 1st · 09:36

Assists: Tomas Sandstrom, Jason Woolley

1–0

🐧 Mario Lemieux PP 1st · 18:58

Assists: Kevin Hatcher, Jason Woolley

2–0

2nd period

🐧 Dave Roche 2nd · 02:39

Assists: Kevin Hatcher, Andreas Johansson

3–0

👑 Brad Smyth 2nd · 05:18

Assists: Philippe Boucher, John Slaney

3–1

🐧 Jaromir Jagr 2nd · 10:42

Assists: Mario Lemieux, Ron Francis

4–1

3rd period

👑 Eddie Olczyk 3rd · 15:12

Assists: Philippe Boucher

4–2

👑 Rob Blake 3rd · 19:53

Unassisted

4–3

🐧 Jaromir Jagr Empty net 3rd · 19:59

Assists: Ron Francis

5–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT LAK👑

25 Shots on goal 36

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4

17 Penalty minutes 15

PIT shooting 20.0% (5/25) LAK shooting 8.3% (3/36)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Ken Wregget

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

👑Kings

Byron Dafoe

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 58:51 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–0

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

Kings

Kings: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 4–1

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

Kings

Kings: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Penguins lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

3–4 (OT) · Penguins won

❓ PIT vs LAK, answered

Who won Penguins vs Kings on December 10, 1996?

Penguins won 5–3.

What was the final score of Penguins vs Kings?

The final score was Penguins 5, Kings 3.

Who scored for Penguins?

Jaromir Jagr (2), Dave Roche, Mario Lemieux, Petr Nedved.

Who scored for Kings?

Brad Smyth, Eddie Olczyk, Rob Blake.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Ken Wregget made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Kings goalie play?

Byron Dafoe made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Penguins vs Kings played?

At Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, the Kings home rink.

What is the Penguins vs Kings season series?

Penguins lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Dec 7

👑Kings

Previous game · Dec 7

Also on December 10, 1996

Penguins season page Kings season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule