FINAL – Kings 7, Sharks 2 – Kempe, Byfield, Laviolette

The Los Angeles Kings secured a dominant 7-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday evening at Crypto.com Arena. Adrian Kempe led the offense by scoring a hat trick and adding an assist, while Quinton Byfield scored two goals. Erik Haula and Joel Armia each contributed a goal, and forward Artemi Panarin registered four assists to power the Kings' offensive surge under head coach Peter Laviolette.

Macklin Celebrini and Collin Graf scored the lone goals for San Jose against Kings goaltender Darcy Kuemper, who made 30 saves on 32 shots to secure his fifth consecutive win. Sharks goaltender Yaroslav Askarov allowed seven goals in the loss. With the victory, Los Angeles extended its home point streak against the Sharks to 10 games dating back to March 2022.