National Hockey League
Los Angeles 6, Vegas 5
When: 8:00 PM ET, Sunday, March 9, 2025
Where: T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
Referees: Chris Rooney, Carter Sandlak
Linesmen: Ryan Gibbons, Libor Suchanek
Attendance: N/A

Anze Kopitar, Adrian Kempe, Warren Foegele and Brandt Clarke each had a goal and an assist for the visiting Los Angeles Kings, who hung on for a 6-5 win against the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday.

Kevin Fiala, Phillip Danault and Joel Edmundson each had two assists for the Kings, who have won two straight after a five-game skid. David Rittich made 27 saves.

Tomas Hertl scored a hat trick, and Adin Hill made 29 saves for the Golden Knights, whose four-game winning streak ended.

Kopitar gave Los Angeles a 1-0 lead at 11:22. Edmundson fired a shot from the middle of the blue line that Kopitar, stationed in front, tipped past Hill.

Clarke made it 2-0 at 18:29. He collected a rebound and took it to the net before slipping a backhand past Hill's right skate.

Quinton Byfield pushed it to 3-0 at 1:56 of the second period when Fiala's shot deflected off his skate and beat Hill blocker side.

Nicolas Roy cut the deficit to 3-1 when his backhand from the right hashmarks trickled through Rittich at 5:00.

Hertl narrowed it to 3-2 at 9:47, spinning out from behind the net to the right circle and firing a wrist shot blocker side.

Foegele took the puck up the right side before cutting to the net and putting it into the top corner to make it 4-2 Kings at 18:51 of the second period.

Trevor Moore extended Los Angeles' advantage to 5-2 at 4:02 of the third period, snapping a shot from the right circle glove side on Hill.

Hertl pulled Vegas within two on the power play, untouched in front to convert a Mark Stone feed at 8:28.

Kempe's snap shot on the power play beat Hill under his right pad to push it to 6-3 at 10:57.

Brandon Saad narrowed the deficit to 6-4 at 11:33. Clarke couldn't corral a dump-in by the Golden Knights, and Saad quickly fired it past Rittich from the slot.

With Hill pulled for the extra attacker, Hertl completed the hat trick to make it 6-5 from in front at 17:48.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Los Angeles   Vegas
Brandt Clarke 2 Points Tomas Hertl 3
Brandt Clarke 1 Goals Tomas Hertl 3
Phillip Danault 2 Assists Jack Eichel 2
Adrian Kempe 1 Power Play Goals Tomas Hertl 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
David Rittich .844 Save Percentage Adin Hill .829
David Rittich 27 Saves Adin Hill 29
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Los Angeles 35 6 1-1 0-1 7 24
Vegas 32 5 1-1 0-1 7 38
Upcoming Games
  • Vegas will play their next game on the road against Pittsburgh. The Golden Knights have a W/L % of .632 after a win and .560 after a loss.
  • Los Angeles will play their next game at home against NY Islanders. The Kings have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .567 after a loss.