Golden Knights 3–2 Kings — Final Score & Stats (Dec 28, 2017)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🎰 VGK

Reilly Smith

2 A

2 shots · 19:13 TOI

2nd star 👑 LAK

Drew Doughty

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 27:30 TOI

3rd star 🎰 VGK

Jonathan Marchessault

1 G

6 shots · 20:42 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

👑 Marian Gaborik Go-ahead 1st · 08:13

Assists: Derek Forbort, Drew Doughty · beat Marc-Andre Fleury

0–1

2nd period

🎰 Jonathan Marchessault Tying 2nd · 18:34

Assists: Colin Miller, Reilly Smith · beat Jonathan Quick

1–1

3rd period

🎰 Brendan Leipsic Go-ahead 3rd · 11:10

Assists: Alex Tuch, Cody Eakin · beat Jonathan Quick

2–1

👑 Drew Doughty Tying 3rd · 15:27

Assists: Jake Muzzin · beat Marc-Andre Fleury

2–2

Overtime

🎰 David Perron Go-ahead OT · 03:30

Assists: Reilly Smith · beat Jonathan Quick

3–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🎰Golden Knights

L1 Neal · Haula · Marchessault 19:40

L2 Perron · Karlsson · Smith 18:51

L3 Leipsic · Eakin · Tuch 13:41

L4 Bellemare · Nosek · Lindberg 10:12

D1 Schmidt · Miller 23:54

D2 Theodore · McNabb 19:44

D3 Engelland · Merrill 15:59

👑Kings

L1 Pearson · Kopitar · Brown 19:49

L2 Toffoli · Shore · Gaborik 15:12

L3 MacDermid · Lewis · Kempe 14:22

L4 Clifford · Iafallo · Mitchell 8:57

L5 Brodzinski 8:30

D1 Doughty · Martinez 27:07

D2 Forbort · Muzzin 22:00

D3 Gravel 12:05

Team stats

Away left · home right

🎰VGK LAK👑

39 Shots on goal 28

20 Hits 22

20 Blocked shots 12

3 Takeaways 5

6 Giveaways 15

4 Penalty minutes 12

VGK shooting 7.7% (3/39) LAK shooting 7.1% (2/28)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🎰Golden Knights

Marc-Andre Fleury

26/28

.929 SV% · 2 GA · 63:30 TOI

👑Kings

Jonathan Quick

36/39

.923 SV% · 3 GA · 63:30 TOI

Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located

VGK LAK

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Golden Knights

Golden Knights — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 3-2-1 (50% win rate, 6 games)

Kings

Kings — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 4-1-1 (67% win rate, 6 games)

After 2nd — 1–1

Golden Knights

Golden Knights — tied after 2nd: 6-2-1 (67% win rate, 9 games)

Kings

Kings — tied after 2nd: 7-1 (88% win rate, 8 games)

Last meetings

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Golden Knights lead the season series 2–0

Nov 192017 👑LAK @ 🎰VGK 2–4

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Who won Golden Knights vs Kings on December 28, 2017?

Golden Knights won 3–2 in overtime. The final score was Golden Knights 3, Kings 2.

Who scored for Golden Knights?

Brendan Leipsic, David Perron, Jonathan Marchessault.

Who scored for Kings?

Drew Doughty, Marian Gaborik.

How did the Golden Knights goalie play?

Marc-Andre Fleury made 26 saves on 28 shots (.929 save percentage).

How did the Kings goalie play?

Jonathan Quick made 36 saves on 39 shots (.923 save percentage).

Where is Golden Knights vs Kings played?

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

What is the Golden Knights vs Kings season series?

Golden Knights lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🎰 Golden Knights

BeforeDec 27 🎰VGK @ 🦆ANA 4–1 AfterDec 31 🍁TOR @ 🎰VGK 3–6

👑 Kings

BeforeDec 23 👑LAK @ 🦈SJS 0–2 AfterDec 30 👑LAK @ 🐋VAN 4–3

Also on December 28

🐻BOS 3–4 🦅WSH 🇨🇦MTL 1–3 ⚡TBL 🔔PHI 2–3 🐆FLA 🍁TOR 7–4 🌵ARI 🪶CHI 2–5 🐋VAN 🔥CGY 2–3 🦈SJS

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