Penguins end four-game skid with 5-2 Kings takedown

The Pittsburgh Penguins ended their four-game skid with a 5-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings. The game was played Saturday, Eastern date 2026-11-07, with a listed start time of 9 p.m. ET; the supplied data does not include a current clock time to calculate exactly how long ago it finished. Pittsburgh made its chances count, scoring five times on 19 shots while Los Angeles had 28 shots, and the Kings held a 29-11 edge in hits. Tommy Novak led the Penguins with two goals, no assists, two points, two shots, a plus-two rating, no power-play goals and no hits; Evgeni Malkin added two assists, two points, one shot, plus-one, no power-play goals and no hits. Sidney Crosby scored once, finishing with one point, two shots, plus-one, no power-play goals and no hits, while Kris Letang had an assist, one point, three shots and plus-two. For Los Angeles, Alex Laferriere scored once on seven shots, with one point, plus-one, a power-play goal and one hit; Corey Perry also scored, recording one point, three shots, plus-one and one hit. Sergei Murashov stopped 26 of 28 shots for Pittsburgh (.929 save percentage), while Darcy Kuemper was credited with 14 saves on 18 shots for Los Angeles (.778).