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2023-24 regular season

Kings at Golden Knights

🗓 📍 T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas 🔁 Golden Knights lead the season series 2–1

Golden Knights beat Kings 3–2 at T-Mobile Arena on December 28, 2023.

LAK – VGK
34–32
Shots on goal
26–24
Hits
9–34
Blocked shots
9–18
Takeaways
⚔️ Head-to-head

The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 👑 LAK
Anze Kopitar
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 19:38 TOI
2nd star 🎰 VGK
William Karlsson
1 G
4 shots · 16:48 TOI
3rd star 🎰 VGK
Logan Thompson
32 saves
0.941 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

5 goals · in order
1st period
🎰 Jack Eichel Go-ahead 1st · 07:38
Assists: Ivan Barbashev, Mark Stone · beat Cam Talbot
0–1
2nd period
🎰 Michael Amadio 2nd · 02:27
Assists: Pavel Dorofeyev, Brayden McNabb · beat Cam Talbot
0–2
👑 Anze Kopitar 2nd · 13:07
Assists: Adrian Kempe, Vladislav Gavrikov · beat Logan Thompson
1–2
🎰 William Karlsson 2nd · 14:42
Assists: Paul Cotter, Alex Pietrangelo · beat Cam Talbot
1–3
3rd period
👑 Trevor Moore 3rd · 18:01
Assists: Anze Kopitar, Carl Grundstrom · beat Logan Thompson
2–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
👑Kings
L1 Fiala · Moore · Kopitar 19:38
L2 Danault · Kempe · Byfield 18:18
L3 Dubois · Kaliyev · Laferriere 15:55
L4 Lizotte · Lewis · Grundstrom 9:00
D1 Doughty · Gavrikov 23:50
D2 Roy · Spence 17:55
D3 Anderson · Englund 15:03
🎰Golden Knights
L1 Eichel · Stone · Marchessault 18:32
L2 Karlsson · Barbashev · Cotter 16:44
L3 Dorofeyev · Stephenson · Amadio 12:28
L4 Howden · Roy · Kolesar 9:44
D1 McNabb · Pietrangelo 25:41
D2 Martinez · Whitecloud 20:52
D3 Hague · Hutton 13:30

Team stats

Away left · home right
👑LAK VGK🎰
34 Shots on goal 32
26 Hits 24
9 Blocked shots 34
9 Takeaways 18
4 Giveaways 9
0 Penalty minutes 4
LAK shooting 5.9% (2/34) VGK shooting 9.4% (3/32)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
👑Kings
Cam Talbot
29/32
.906 SV% · 3 GA · 57:58 TOI
🎰Golden Knights
Logan Thompson
32/34
.941 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located
Jack Eichel · 1st 07:38 · 0–1 Michael Amadio · 2nd 02:27 · 0–2 Anze Kopitar · 2nd 13:07 · 1–2 William Karlsson · 2nd 14:42 · 1–3 Trevor Moore · 3rd 18:01 · 2–3
LAK VGK
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–1
Kings
Kings — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 3-3 (50% win rate, 6 games)
Golden Knights
Golden Knights — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 6-1-1 (75% win rate, 8 games)
After 2nd — 1–3
Kings
Kings — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 1-3-1 (20% win rate, 5 games)
Golden Knights
Golden Knights — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 7-1 (88% win rate, 8 games)

Last meetings

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Golden Knights lead the season series 2–1
Nov 82023 👑LAK @ 🎰VGK 4–1 Oct 282023 🎰VGK @ 👑LAK 4–3 SO Apr 62023 👑LAK @ 🎰VGK 2–5 Jan 72023 👑LAK @ 🎰VGK 5–1 Dec 272022 🎰VGK @ 👑LAK 2–4
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LAK vs VGK, answered

Who won Kings vs Golden Knights on December 28, 2023?

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

Who scored for Kings?

Anze Kopitar, Trevor Moore.

Who scored for Golden Knights?

Jack Eichel, Michael Amadio, William Karlsson.

How did the Kings goalie play?

Cam Talbot made 29 saves on 32 shots (.906 save percentage).

How did the Golden Knights goalie play?

Logan Thompson made 32 saves on 34 shots (.941 save percentage).

Where is Kings vs Golden Knights played?

At T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, the Golden Knights home rink.

What is the Kings vs Golden Knights season series?

Golden Knights lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
👑 Kings
BeforeDec 27 🦈SJS @ 👑LAK 1–5 AfterDec 30 🛢️EDM @ 👑LAK 3–2
🎰 Golden Knights
BeforeDec 27 🎰VGK @ 🦆ANA 2–5 AfterJan 1 🎰VGK @ 🦑SEA 0–3
Also on December 28
🇨🇦MTL 3–5 🌪️CAR 🔔PHI 4–1 🐋VAN 🛢️EDM 5–0 🦈SJS
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