FINAL – Kings 1, Blackhawks 2 – Kempe, Byfield, Laviolette

The Los Angeles Kings ended their road trip with a 2-1 defeat against the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday evening. Samuel Helenius gave Los Angeles an early 1-0 lead in the first period, but Chicago responded with a power-play goal from Roman Kantserov late in the second period, assisted by Connor Bedard. Defenseman Wyatt Kaiser capitalized on a turnover to score the game-winner midway through the third period.

Kings goaltender Anton Forsberg made 25 saves on 27 shots as Los Angeles finished the road trip 3-2-0. Forward Quinton Byfield and Head Coach Peter Laviolette both expressed frustration postgame over the team's inability to close out third periods, while Laviolette offered no updates on injured players Drew Doughty and Corey Perry.