Kings Nearly Blow Four-Goal Lead, But Byfield Saves The Night

The Los Angeles Kings defeated the Ottawa Senators 6-5 in overtime after nearly blowing a four-goal third-period lead on Thursday night. Los Angeles fell behind early but responded with five unanswered goals to take a 5-1 lead into the final period. The Senators rallied with four unanswered goals in the third period to force overtime, where Quinton Byfield scored the game-winner to rescue the victory for Los Angeles.

Drew Doughty led the Kings with three assists, while Artemi Panarin scored his eighth goal of the season alongside contributions from Trevor Moore, Joel Armia, Eric Haula, and Mikey Anderson. Ottawa's third-period surge was fueled by two goals from Dylan Cozens. Goaltender Darcy Kuemper stopped 18 of 23 shots for Los Angeles as the Kings opened their seven-game homestand with a victory.