NHL Thursday, 5 November 2026
Los Angeles Kings vs San Jose Sharks 7-2 – NHL, 5 Nov 2026
Los Angeles Kings 28th place · GP 14 · W 5 · PTS 12
7–2
Final
San Jose Sharks 26th place · GP 18 · W 7 · PTS 15
SportsLife forecast
Made before the match
48%
Los Angeles Kings
Home
48%
52%
Our pick San Jose Sharks Low confidence Missed
- Kings sit 30th with 10 points from 13 games, Sharks 24th with 15 from 16
- Kings form LWLWL, Sharks form LLWLL, both poor recent runs
- Sharks won the last meeting 5-4 and took three of the four listed head to heads
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 KingsSan Jose Sharks
27Shots on goal32
47%Face-off %53%
3/5Power play2/6
60%Power play %33%
12Penalty minutes10
31Hits20
19Blocked shots12
14Giveaways16
7Takeaways2
Skaters
NHLLos Angeles Kings
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. KempeR | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17:23 |
| A. PanarinL | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18:02 |
| Q. ByfieldR | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 20:44 |
| E. HaulaL | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14:29 |
| E. GustafssonD | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 20:04 |
| A. LaferriereR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 16:59 |
| J. ArmiaR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12:51 |
| K. ConnorsC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11:21 |
San Jose Sharks
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. MisaC | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 2 | 15:33 |
| D. OrlovD | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 16:52 |
| M. CelebriniC | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 5 | 22:40 |
| I. StenbergL | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 13:02 |
| M. MarchmentL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 18:05 |
| B. GoodrowC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 12:13 |
| C. GrafR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16:54 |
| E. PohlkampD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 17:37 |
Scoring summary
NHL| Time | Team | Scorer | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 01:23 | LAK | A. Kempe | A. Panarin | 1–0 |
| P1 16:09 | LAK | A. Kempe | E. Gustafsson, B. Clarke | 2–0 |
| P1 18:38 | LAK | Q. Byfield (PP) | A. Panarin, A. Kempe | 3–0 |
| P2 05:07 | SJS | M. Celebrini (PP) | D. Orlov, M. Misa | 3–1 |
| P2 11:10 | LAK | E. Haula | K. Connors, B. Dumoulin | 4–1 |
| P2 15:51 | LAK | A. Kempe (PP) | A. Laferriere, A. Panarin | 5–1 |
| P3 02:12 | LAK | J. Armia | E. Haula | 6–1 |
| P3 09:41 | SJS | I. Stenberg (PP) | D. Orlov, M. Misa | 6–2 |
| P3 14:28 | LAK | Q. Byfield (PP) | A. Panarin, E. Gustafsson | 7–2 |
Goaltenders
NHL| Goalie | Team | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Kuemper | Los Angeles Kings | 30/32 | 0.938 | 59:55 |
| Y. Askarov | San Jose Sharks | 20/27 | 0.741 | 60:00 |
Three stars
NHL| # | Player | Team | Pos | Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A. Kempe | LAK | R | 3G 1A |
| 2 | A. Panarin | LAK | L | 0G 4A |
| 3 | Q. Byfield | LAK | R | 2G 0A |
Form and recent results
Los Angeles KingsWLWLW
Last meetings
- 4 Oct 2026San Jose Sharks 5–4 Los Angeles KingsNHL
- 28 Dec 2019San Jose Sharks 2–3 Los Angeles KingsNHL
- 29 Nov 2019San Jose Sharks 4–1 Los Angeles KingsNHL
- 26 Nov 2019Los Angeles Kings 3–4 San Jose SharksNHL