Adrian Kempe’s hat trick and a three-goal power-play edge carried Los Angeles past San Jose, 7-2.
At 10:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Nov. 4—one calendar day ago—the Los Angeles Kings beat the San Jose Sharks 7-2 at Crypto.com Arena, scoring seven times on 27 shots while San Jose put 32 on net. Adrian Kempe led the Kings with 3 goals, 1 assist, 4 points, 4 shots, a plus-2 rating and 1 power-play goal. Artemi Panarin added 4 assists, 4 points, 3 shots and a plus-2, while Quinton Byfield scored twice on the power play, had 4 shots and finished even; Erik Haula chipped in 1 goal and 1 assist, with 2 shots, a plus-2 and 6 hits. Los Angeles went 3-for- its power play to San Jose’s 2-for-; Sharks scorers Macklin Celebrini and Ivar Stenberg each had a power-play goal, with Celebrini recording 5 shots, a minus-1 and 3 hits, and Stenberg 4 shots and a minus-1. Darcy Kuemper stopped 30 of 32 shots for a .938 save percentage (93.8%), while Yaroslav Askarov made 20 saves on 27 shots for a .741 save percentage (74.1%). The special-teams edge and Kuemper’s .938 mark proved decisive as the Kings overcame a five-shot deficit. Los Angeles also out-hit San Jose 30-20, adding another edge in a game the Kings controlled on the scoreboard.
Key Performers
Adrian Kempe, LA: 3 G, 1 A, 4 P, 4 SOG, +2, 1 PPG Artemi Panarin, LA: 0 G, 4 A, 4 P, 3 SOG, +2 Quinton Byfield, LA: 2 G, 0 A, 2 P, 4 SOG, even, 2 PPG
Standings Impact
The win moves Los Angeles from 4-7-2 (10 points) to 5-7-2 (12 points). San Jose falls from 7-8-1 to 7-9-1 and remains at 15 points.
DYMA Insight
The Kings entered ranked 25th in the DYMA Power Index (51.6), ahead of San Jose at 28th (41.4). Here, Los Angeles paired three power-play goals with a .938 save percentage to win despite being outshot 32-27.