NHL Sunday, 8 November 2026
Los Angeles Kings vs Pittsburgh Penguins 2-5 – NHL, 8 Nov 2026
Los Angeles Kings 30th place · GP 16 · W 5 · PTS 12
2–5
Final
Pittsburgh Penguins 27th place · GP 19 · W 7 · PTS 16
SportsLife forecast
Made before the match
Our pick
55%
Los Angeles Kings
Home
55%
Los Angeles Kings
Home
55%
45%
Our pick Los Angeles Kings Low confidence Missed
- Kings are 28th and Penguins 29th, both on 12 points, so the table gap is minimal
- Kings form WLWLW is better than Penguins form WLLLL
- Kings won their most recent game 7-2 while Penguins lost 2-6
Estimated by the SportsLife model from the league table, recent form and results, last meetings and home advantage. Not betting advice.
Match stats
NHLLos Angeles KingsPittsburgh Penguins
28Shots on goal19
53%Face-off %47%
1/3Power play1/3
33%Power play %33%
6Penalty minutes6
29Hits11
15Blocked shots19
12Giveaways13
4Takeaways5
Skaters
NHLLos Angeles Kings
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. LaferriereR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 18:39 |
| A. PanarinL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 21:12 |
| C. PerryR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14:51 |
| E. GustafssonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 3 | 20:46 |
| A. KempeR | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 19:17 |
| M. AndersonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:35 |
| A. LeeL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 10:52 |
| B. DumoulinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:48 |
Pittsburgh Penguins
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. MalkinC | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16:55 |
| S. CrosbyC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 18:50 |
| K. LetangD | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 18:41 |
| T. NovakC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14:39 |
| B. KindelC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16:19 |
| E. ChinakhovR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12:47 |
| D. CarlileD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 19:24 |
| V. KoivunenR | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 12:50 |
Scoring summary
NHL| Time | Team | Scorer | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 01:52 | PIT | T. Novak | D. Carlile, K. Letang | 0–1 |
| P1 05:10 | PIT | T. Novak | B. Kindel | 0–2 |
| P1 09:55 | LAK | C. Perry | M. Anderson, A. Panarin | 1–2 |
| P1 19:31 | PIT | E. Chinakhov (PP) | V. Koivunen, E. Malkin | 1–3 |
| P2 03:07 | LAK | A. Laferriere (PP) | A. Kempe, E. Gustafsson | 2–3 |
| P2 17:13 | PIT | S. Crosby | E. Malkin, E. Karlsson | 2–4 |
| P3 18:44 | PIT | S. Crosby | E. Malkin, K. Letang | 2–5 |
Goaltenders
NHL| Goalie | Team | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Kuemper | Los Angeles Kings | 14/18 | 0.778 | 57:59 |
| S. Murashov | Pittsburgh Penguins | 26/28 | 0.929 | 60:00 |
Three stars
NHL| # | Player | Team | Pos | Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. Crosby | PIT | C | 2G 0A |
| 2 | T. Novak | PIT | C | 2G 0A |
| 3 | E. Malkin | PIT | C | 0G 3A |
Form and recent results
Los Angeles KingsWLWLL
Pittsburgh PenguinsLLWLW
Last meetings
- 27 Feb 2020Los Angeles Kings 2–1 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL
- 15 Dec 2019Pittsburgh Penguins 5–4 Los Angeles KingsNHL