Hurricanes 4–3 Kings — Final Score & Stats (Oct 18, 2025)

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 🌪️ CAR

Jordan Staal

2 G

4 shots · 13:59 TOI

2nd star 🌪️ CAR

K'Andre Miller

2 A

3 shots · 27:36 TOI

3rd star 👑 LAK

Adrian Kempe

2 A

18:04 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🌪️ Jordan Staal Go-ahead 1st · 00:12

Assists: William Carrier, Jordan Martinook · beat Anton Forsberg

1–0

🌪️ Jordan Staal 1st · 03:58

Assists: Mike Reilly, Jalen Chatfield · beat Anton Forsberg

2–0

2nd period

🌪️ Jesperi Kotkaniemi 2nd · 03:43

Assists: K'Andre Miller · beat Anton Forsberg

3–0

👑 Trevor Moore 2nd · 04:35

Assists: Phillip Danault, Joel Edmundson · beat Brandon Bussi

3–1

👑 Andrei Kuzmenko PP 2nd · 16:04

Assists: Quinton Byfield, Adrian Kempe · beat Brandon Bussi

3–2

3rd period

👑 Kevin Fiala Tying 3rd · 11:02

Assists: Adrian Kempe · beat Brandon Bussi

3–3

Overtime

🌪️ Seth Jarvis Go-ahead OT · 01:45

Assists: Sebastian Aho, K'Andre Miller · beat Anton Forsberg

4–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Ehlers · Aho · Jarvis 21:05

L2 Carrier · Stankoven · Blake 14:55

L3 Hall · Robinson · Staal 13:56

L4 Martinook · Kotkaniemi · Svechnikov 12:06

D1 Miller · Walker 26:50

D2 Chatfield · Nikishin 20:46

D3 Reilly · Gostisbehere 11:28

👑Kings

L1 Fiala · Danault · Byfield 19:24

L2 Moore · Kempe · Armia 17:36

L3 Foegele · Kuzmenko · Laferriere 13:31

L4 Malott · Helenius · Turcotte 9:10

D1 Dumoulin · Doughty 25:00

D2 Anderson · Ceci 19:50

D3 Edmundson · Clarke 15:52

Team stats

Away left · home right

🌪️CAR LAK👑

40 Shots on goal 28

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

18 Hits 29

20 Blocked shots 20

7 Takeaways 4

16 Giveaways 21

2 Penalty minutes 6

CAR shooting 10.0% (4/40) LAK shooting 10.7% (3/28)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌪️Hurricanes

Brandon Bussi

25/28

.893 SV% · 3 GA · 61:45 TOI

👑Kings

Anton Forsberg

36/40

.900 SV% · 4 GA · 61:45 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

CAR LAK

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

Period by period

After 2nd — 3–2

Hurricanes

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

Kings

Kings: no games found in this situation this year.

Last meetings

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Hurricanes lead the season series 1–0

Mar 222025 🌪️CAR @ 👑LAK 2–7 Feb 12025 👑LAK @ 🌪️CAR 4–2 Jan 152024 👑LAK @ 🌪️CAR 5–2 Oct 142023 🌪️CAR @ 👑LAK 6–5 SO Jan 312023 👑LAK @ 🌪️CAR 4–5 OT

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Who won Hurricanes vs Kings on October 18, 2025?

Hurricanes won 4–3 in overtime. The final score was Hurricanes 4, Kings 3.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Jordan Staal (2), Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Seth Jarvis.

Who scored for Kings?

Andrei Kuzmenko, Kevin Fiala, Trevor Moore.

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Brandon Bussi made 25 saves on 28 shots (.893 save percentage).

How did the Kings goalie play?

Anton Forsberg made 36 saves on 40 shots (.900 save percentage).

Where is Hurricanes vs Kings played?

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

What is the Hurricanes vs Kings season series?

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

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🌪️ Hurricanes

BeforeOct 16 🌪️CAR @ 🦆ANA 4–1 AfterOct 20 🌪️CAR @ 🎰VGK 1–4

👑 Kings

BeforeOct 16 🐧PIT @ 👑LAK 4–2 AfterOct 21 👑LAK @ 🎵STL 2–1

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