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2018-19 regular season

Devils at Kings

🗓 📍 Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles 🔁 Devils lead the season series 1–0

Devils beat Kings 6–3 at Crypto.com Arena on December 6, 2018.

NJD – LAK
35–32
Shots on goal
1/2–0/1
Power play
23–18
Hits
12–17
Blocked shots
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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 😈 NJD
Taylor Hall
3 A
2 shots · 19:34 TOI
2nd star 😈 NJD
Kyle Palmieri
2 G
6 shots · 16:58 TOI
3rd star 😈 NJD
Will Butcher
1 G, 1 A
4 shots · 18:07 TOI

Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
😈 Kyle Palmieri PP Go-ahead 1st · 13:49
Assists: Taylor Hall, Will Butcher · beat Jonathan Quick
1–0
👑 Brendan Leipsic Tying 1st · 15:41
Assists: Jake Muzzin, Alec Martinez · beat Keith Kinkaid
1–1
2nd period
😈 Travis Zajac Go-ahead 2nd · 00:25
Unassisted · beat Jonathan Quick
2–1
👑 Adrian Kempe Tying 2nd · 06:59
Assists: Drew Doughty, Austin Wagner · beat Keith Kinkaid
2–2
😈 Kyle Palmieri Go-ahead 2nd · 10:57
Assists: Taylor Hall · beat Jonathan Quick
3–2
😈 Will Butcher 2nd · 12:28
Assists: Miles Wood, Travis Zajac · beat Jonathan Quick
4–2
👑 Kyle Clifford 2nd · 17:37
Unassisted · beat Keith Kinkaid
4–3
3rd period
😈 Nico Hischier 3rd · 11:06
Assists: Sami Vatanen, Taylor Hall · beat Jonathan Quick
5–3
😈 Blake Coleman Empty net 3rd · 19:52
Assists: Andy Greene, Damon Severson
6–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
😈Devils
L1 Hall · Johansson · Zajac 18:57
L2 Palmieri · Coleman · Hischier 16:46
L3 Bratt · Wood · Zacha 13:38
L4 Seney · Boyle · Noesen 9:33
D1 Severson · Greene 23:50
D2 Vatanen · Butcher 19:45
D3 Lovejoy · Yakovlev 15:14
👑Kings
L1 Iafallo · Kopitar · Brown 21:22
L2 Leipsic · Carter · Toffoli 15:47
L3 Wagner · Kempe · Luff 13:30
L4 Clifford · Thompson · Amadio 7:30
D1 Doughty · Forbort 26:04
D2 Muzzin · Martinez 19:46
D3 Fantenberg · Phaneuf 13:05

Team stats

Away left · home right
😈NJD LAK👑
35 Shots on goal 32
1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 0/1
23 Hits 18
12 Blocked shots 17
1 Takeaways 3
8 Giveaways 12
6 Penalty minutes 8
NJD shooting 17.1% (6/35) LAK shooting 9.4% (3/32)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
😈Devils
Keith Kinkaid
29/32
.906 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI
👑Kings
Jonathan Quick
29/34
.853 SV% · 5 GA · 58:03 TOI

Where the goals came from

9 of 9 goals located
Kyle Palmieri · 1st 13:49 · 1–0 Brendan Leipsic · 1st 15:41 · 1–1 Travis Zajac · 2nd 00:25 · 2–1 Adrian Kempe · 2nd 06:59 · 2–2 Kyle Palmieri · 2nd 10:57 · 3–2 Will Butcher · 2nd 12:28 · 4–2 Kyle Clifford · 2nd 17:37 · 4–3 Nico Hischier · 3rd 11:06 · 5–3 Blake Coleman · 3rd 19:52 · 6–3
NJD LAK
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Devils
Devils — tied after 1st: 3-3-1 (43% win rate, 7 games)
Kings
Kings — tied after 1st: 6-6 (50% win rate, 12 games)
After 2nd — 4–3
Devils
Devils — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-0-2 (50% win rate, 4 games)
Kings
Kings — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 0-5 (0% win rate, 5 games)

Last meetings

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Devils lead the season series 1–0
Mar 172018 😈NJD @ 👑LAK 3–0 Dec 122017 👑LAK @ 😈NJD 1–5 Jan 242017 👑LAK @ 😈NJD 3–1 Nov 192016 😈NJD @ 👑LAK 2–4 Mar 122016 😈NJD @ 👑LAK 2–1 OT
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Who won Devils vs Kings on December 6, 2018?

Devils won 6–3. The final score was Devils 6, Kings 3.

Who scored for Devils?

Kyle Palmieri (2), Blake Coleman, Nico Hischier, Travis Zajac, Will Butcher.

Who scored for Kings?

Adrian Kempe, Brendan Leipsic, Kyle Clifford.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Keith Kinkaid made 29 saves on 32 shots (.906 save percentage).

How did the Kings goalie play?

Jonathan Quick made 29 saves on 34 shots (.853 save percentage).

Where is Devils vs Kings played?

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

What is the Devils vs Kings season series?

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

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
😈 Devils
BeforeDec 3 ⚡TBL @ 😈NJD 5–1 AfterDec 9 😈NJD @ 🦆ANA 5–6
👑 Kings
BeforeDec 4 🌵ARI @ 👑LAK 2–1 AfterDec 8 🎰VGK @ 👑LAK 1–5
Also on December 6
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