Final
FLA at LAK game report
Tuesday, October 6, 2026 · 7:00 p.m. PT · Crypto.com Arena
Panthers beat the Kings 2–1 and earned it, out-chancing them 3.0–1.8 in expected goals and 13–5 in high-danger chances.
Team comparison
- 1Goals2
- 1.84Expected goals2.97
- 0.705-on-5 expected goals1.31
- 5High-danger chances13
- 20Shots on goal28
- 47Shot attempts65
- 285-on-5 shot attempts44
- 6:51Power-play time11:01
5-on-5 shares for LAK: 38.9% of shot attempts, 34.6% of expected goals.
Expected goals through the game
Each step is a shot; the bigger the step, the better the chance. A goal on a small step was a low-percentage finish.
Shot map
By strength
| LAK at… | Time | Attempts | xG | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 on 5 | 38:59 | 28–44 | 0.70–1.31 | 1–2 |
| Power play | 6:51 | 11–18 | 0.43–1.53 | 0–0 |
| Shorthanded | 11:01 | 5–2 | 0.62–0.13 | 0–0 |
| Other (4 on 4, 3 on 3, empty net) | 3:09 | 3–1 | 0.09–0.00 | 0–0 |
Read pairs as LAK–FLA. “Power play” means LAK had the extra skater.
Goaltending
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | xGA | GSAx |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Markstrom FLA | 19/20 | .950 | 1.84 | +0.84 |
| Darcy Kuemper LAK | 26/28 | .929 | 2.97 | +0.97 |
GSAx above zero means the goalie stopped more than an average goalie would have, given the shots faced.
Player ratings
Out of 10, from each player's Game Score (goals, assists, shots, blocks, penalties, faceoffs and 5-on-5 shot and goal differential while on the ice) compared with every NHL game of the last two seasons. 6 is above average, 7 very good, 8 excellent. Goalies are rated on goals saved above expected. ★ = top three of the night. How ratings work
Average ratingKings5.3Panthers6.2
| ★Top three of the night: Lars EllerFFLA | 7.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12:56 | 80.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ★Top three of the night: Erik HaulaFLAK | 7.2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 16:08 | 58.8 |
| ★Top three of the night: Gustav ForslingDFLA | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21:22 | 71.0 |
| Seth JonesDFLA | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 25:33 | 57.1 |
| Alex LaferriereFLAK | 6.8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17:10 | 50.0 |
| Matthew TkachukFFLA | 6.7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21:25 | 43.5 |
| Darcy KuemperGLAK | 6.6 | 0 | 0 | — | 57:56 | — |
| Jacob MarkstromGFLA | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | — | 60:00 | — |
| Dmitry KulikovDFLA | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:23 | 73.1 |
| Sam ReinhartFFLA | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21:01 | 66.7 |
| Niko MikkolaDFLA | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:10 | 70.0 |
| Sam BennettFFLA | 6.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19:29 | 43.5 |
| Garnet HathawayFFLA | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:52 | 75.0 |
| Brad MarchandFFLA | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9:36 | 83.3 |
| Carter VerhaegheFFLA | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:10 | 52.2 |
| Brady TkachukFFLA | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:12 | 71.4 |
| Anton LundellFFLA | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18:40 | 59.1 |
| Sandis VilmanisFFLA | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:49 | 65.0 |
| Trevor MooreFLAK | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:12 | 52.2 |
| Bokondji ImamaFFLA | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6:18 | 75.0 |
| Eetu LuostarinenFFLA | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:43 | 55.0 |
| Joel EdmundsonDLAK | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:18 | 50.0 |
| Cody CeciDLAK | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:11 | 42.3 |
| Scott LaughtonFLAK | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:18 | 47.8 |
| Radko GudasDFLA | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:08 | 43.5 |
| Corey PerryFLAK | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:42 | 42.9 |
| Uvis BalinskisDFLA | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:13 | 47.8 |
| Adrian KempeFLAK | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21:42 | 33.3 |
| Joel ArmiaFLAK | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:29 | 45.0 |
| Erik GustafssonDLAK | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:59 | 38.9 |
| Drew DoughtyDLAK | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:46 | 33.3 |
| Mikey AndersonDLAK | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:05 | 33.3 |
| Mats ZuccarelloFLAK | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:16 | 28.6 |
| Brian DumoulinDLAK | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:29 | 25.0 |
| Quinton ByfieldFLAK | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:10 | 26.3 |
| Artemi PanarinFLAK | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20:25 | 28.6 |
| Alex TurcotteFLAK | 4.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:29 | 13.3 |
| Brandt ClarkeDLAK | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:15 | 36.0 |
Lines used
Each team's most-used forward lines and defence pairs at 5 on 5, from the NHL's shift charts · time together · shot attempts for–against · expected goals for–against
Kings
Forward lines
- Kempe – Panarin – Byfield8:33 · 5–8 · xG 0.1–0.2
- Haula – Zuccarello – Laferriere4:39 · 4–4 · xG 0.1–0.2
- Armia – Laughton – Moore4:34 · 7–6 · xG 0.1–0.1
Defence pairs
- Gustafsson – Clarke6:45 · 6–6 · xG 0.2–0.2
- Ceci – Anderson5:07 · 3–4 · xG 0.1–0.1
- Doughty – Dumoulin4:28 · 3–2 · xG 0.1–0.1
Panthers
Forward lines
- Verhaeghe – Bennett – Tkachuk10:27 · 7–11 · xG 0.2–0.4
- Luostarinen – Lundell – Vilmanis6:58 · 8–7 · xG 0.3–0.1
- Marchand – Reinhart – Tkachuk4:47 · 8–2 · xG 0.3–0.0
- Eller – Hathaway – Imama3:52 · 5–1 · xG 0.1–0.0
Defence pairs
- Jones – Mikkola12:23 · 9–6 · xG 0.2–0.1
- Kulikov – Forsling11:59 · 16–6 · xG 0.3–0.1
- Gudas – Balinskis7:59 · 9–12 · xG 0.3–0.3
Three stars
- ★M. TkachukFLA · 1G 0A
- ★★A. LaferriereLAK · 1G 0A
- ★★★S. JonesFLA · 1G 0A
Scoring
Period 1
- 19:00LAK A. Laferriere (from E. Haula)0–1
Period 2
- 03:49FLA S. Jones (from L. Eller)1–1
Period 3
- 11:20FLA M. Tkachuk (from S. Bennett)2–1