Kings 2–3 Penguins — Final Score & Stats (Dec 17, 2024)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
👑 LAK	1	1	0	0	2
🐧 PIT	0	1	1	1	3

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Rickard Rakell

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 19:44 TOI

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Michael Bunting

2 A

4 shots · 14:56 TOI

3rd star 👑 LAK

Vladislav Gavrikov

2 A

2 shots · 24:37 TOI

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

👑 Adrian Kempe Go-ahead 1st · 00:33

Assists: Anze Kopitar, Vladislav Gavrikov · beat Alex Nedeljkovic

1–0

2nd period

🐧 Evgeni Malkin Tying 2nd · 06:22

Assists: Michael Bunting, Bryan Rust · beat Darcy Kuemper

1–1

👑 Alex Turcotte Go-ahead 2nd · 11:38

Assists: Vladislav Gavrikov, Jordan Spence · beat Alex Nedeljkovic

2–1

3rd period

🐧 Matt Grzelcyk Tying 3rd · 14:25

Assists: Sidney Crosby, Rickard Rakell · beat Darcy Kuemper

2–2

Overtime

🐧 Rickard Rakell Go-ahead OT · 01:44

Assists: Erik Karlsson, Michael Bunting · beat Darcy Kuemper

2–3

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

👑Kings

L1 Fiala · Kopitar · Kempe 21:12

L2 Foegele · Danault · Byfield 19:28

L3 Jeannot · Turcotte · Laferriere 16:28

L4 Thomas · Helenius 5:27

D1 Gavrikov · Anderson 23:58

D2 Edmundson · Clarke 17:44

D3 Spence · Moverare 12:48

D4 Burroughs 7:35

🐧Penguins

L1 Crosby · Malkin · Rakell 19:44

L2 Bunting · Tomasino · Rust 14:56

L3 O'Connor · Acciari · Glass 13:11

L4 Nieto · Beauvillier · Lizotte 11:11

D1 Karlsson · Grzelcyk 24:38

D2 Letang · Pickering 21:07

D3 Shea · Graves 14:27

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

👑LAK PIT🐧

31 Shots on goal 31

15 Hits 18

14 Blocked shots 17

3 Takeaways 6

11 Giveaways 13

6 Penalty minutes 6

LAK shooting 6.5% (2/31) PIT shooting 9.7% (3/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

👑Kings

Darcy Kuemper

28/31

.903 SV% · 3 GA · 61:28 TOI

🐧Penguins

Alex Nedeljkovic

29/31

.935 SV% · 2 GA · 61:34 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located

LAK PIT

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

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Kings

Kings — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 4-1-2 (57% win rate, 7 games)

Penguins

Penguins — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-2-2 (33% win rate, 6 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Kings

Kings — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 7-0 (100% win rate, 7 games)

Penguins

Penguins — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-5-1 (14% win rate, 7 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Penguins lead the season series 1–0

Feb 182024 👑LAK @ 🐧PIT 2–1 Nov 92023 🐧PIT @ 👑LAK 4–3 OT Feb 112023 🐧PIT @ 👑LAK 0–6 Oct 202022 👑LAK @ 🐧PIT 1–6 Jan 302022 👑LAK @ 🐧PIT 4–3

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❓ LAK vs PIT, answered

Who won Kings vs Penguins on December 17, 2024?

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

Who scored for Kings?

Adrian Kempe, Alex Turcotte.

Who scored for Penguins?

Evgeni Malkin, Matt Grzelcyk, Rickard Rakell.

How did the Kings goalie play?

Darcy Kuemper made 28 saves on 31 shots (.903 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Alex Nedeljkovic made 29 saves on 31 shots (.935 save percentage).

Where is Kings vs Penguins played?

At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, the Penguins home rink.

What is the Kings vs Penguins season series?

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

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

👑 Kings

BeforeDec 14 👑LAK @ 🗽NYR 5–1 AfterDec 19 👑LAK @ 🔔PHI 7–3

🐧 Penguins

BeforeDec 14 🐧PIT @ 🏛️OTT 2–3 AfterDec 19 🐧PIT @ 🐯NSH 5–4

Also on December 17

⚔️BUF 1–6 🇨🇦MTL 🧥CBJ 3–5 ⚡TBL 🏝️NYI 0–4 🌪️CAR 🗽NYR 0–2 🐯NSH 😈NJD 4–1 🎵STL 🦅WSH 2–3 🪶CHI 🐻BOS 4–3 🔥CGY 🏛️OTT 3–0 🦑SEA

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