Predators vs Kings Live Score, Box Score, Rosters, Stats

Predators vs Kings Live Score (3 Apr, 2026)

Final

Friday, April 3, 2026

5 : 4

Score by Period

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	2OT	Total
NSH	2	2	0	0	1	5
LA	0	3	1	0	0	4

Play-by-Play

2OT 0:00

Game End

1–0

2OT 0:00

End of OT

1–0

2OT 0:00

End of Shootout

1–0

2OT 0:00

Luke Evangelista Goal Backhand

1–0

2OT 0:00

Joel Armia Wrist Shot Wide Right

1–0

2OT 0:00

Roman Josi Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper

1–0

2OT 0:00

Quinton Byfield Backhand High and Wide Right

1–0

2OT 0:00

Tyson Jost Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper

1–0

2OT 0:00

Brandt Clarke Wrist Shot saved by Juuse Saros

1–0

2OT 0:00

Erik Haula Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper

1–0

2OT 0:00

Alex Laferriere Wrist Shot saved by Juuse Saros

1–0

2OT 0:00

Jonathan Marchessault Wrist Shot Hit Left Post

1–0

2OT 0:00

Anze Kopitar Wrist Shot saved by Juuse Saros

1–0

2OT 0:00

Steven Stamkos Wrist Shot Wide Right

1–0

2OT 0:00

Trevor Moore Wrist Shot saved by Juuse Saros

1–0

2OT 0:00

Filip Forsberg Backhand saved by Darcy Kuemper

1–0

2OT 0:00

Artemi Panarin Backhand saved by Juuse Saros

1–0

2OT 0:00

Ryan O'Reilly Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper

1–0

2OT 0:00

Adrian Kempe Wrist Shot saved by Juuse Saros

1–0

2OT 0:00

Start of Shootout

1–0

OT 5:00

End of OT

4–4

OT 4:51

Roman Josi Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper

4–4

OT 4:33

Matthew Wood Wrist Shot Hit Right Post

4–4

OT 3:29

Adrian Kempe shot blocked by Steven Stamkos

4–4

Scoring Summary

1st Period

0:52

Filip Forsberg

Assists: Jonathan Marchessault, Erik Haula

Filip Forsberg Goal (35) Wrist Shot, assists: Jonathan Marchessault (18), Erik Haula (22)

1 - 0

3:47

Zachary L'Heureux

Assists: Brady Skjei

Zachary L'Heureux Goal (3) Backhand, assists: Brady Skjei (22)

2 - 0

2nd Period

2:02

Jonathan Marchessault

Assists: Matthew Wood, Justin Barron

Jonathan Marchessault Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Matthew Wood (12), Justin Barron (9)

3 - 0

6:09

Adrian Kempe

Assists: Artemi Panarin

Adrian Kempe Goal (29) Deflected, assists: Artemi Panarin (51)

3 - 1

8:19

Steven Stamkos

Assists: Ryan O'Reilly, Roman Josi

Steven Stamkos Goal (37) Wrist Shot, assists: Ryan O'Reilly (43), Roman Josi (37)

4 - 1

13:29

Adrian Kempe

Assists: Joel Edmundson, Anze Kopitar

Adrian Kempe Goal (30) Snap Shot, assists: Joel Edmundson (18), Anze Kopitar (24)

4 - 2

15:45

Scott Laughton

Assists: Joel Armia, Mikey Anderson

Scott Laughton Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Joel Armia (12), Mikey Anderson (14)

4 - 3

3rd Period

9:57

Joel Armia

Assists: Jared Wright, Brian Dumoulin

Joel Armia Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Jared Wright (2), Brian Dumoulin (15)

4 - 4

2OT

0:00

Luke Evangelista

Luke Evangelista Goal Backhand

1 - 0

Team Stats

NSH

16 Blocked Shots 15

19 Hits 32

7 Takeaways 1

12 Giveaways 20

0 Power Play Goals 0

3 Power Play Opportunities 3

34 Total Shots 33

6 Penalty Minutes 6

0.0 Power Play % 0.0

0 Short Handed Goals 0

0 Shootout Goals 0

32 Faceoffs Won 41

43.8 Faceoff Percent 56.2

3 Penalties 3

Game Leaders

NSH

Jonathan Marchessault#81 · RW

Goals

Adrian Kempe#9 · RW

Jonathan Marchessault#81 · RW

Assists

Joel Armia#40 · RW

Jonathan Marchessault#81 · RW

Points

Adrian Kempe#9 · RW

Player Box Score

Predators

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Luke Evangelista#77 · RW	0	0	1	-2	10:50	1:36	0:00	9:14	14	0	10	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Filip Forsberg#9 · LW	0	1	0	-1	20:34	4:14	0:00	16:20	22	1	35	0	1	4	0	0	0.0	2	0	0
Erik Haula#56 · LW	0	0	0	-1	16:31	1:33	2:40	12:18	28	0	11	1	1	0	10	15	40.0	1	0	0
Tyson Jost#17 · C	0	2	1	-2	14:29	0:00	2:41	11:48	18	0	7	0	5	1	0	1	0.0	0	0	0
Joakim Kemell#25 · RW	0	0	0	0	8:12	0:00	0:00	8:12	11	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Zachary L'Heureux#68 · LW	1	4	0	2	16:55	0:45	2:59	13:11	22	1	3	0	2	2	0	0	0.0	2	0	0
Jonathan Marchessault#81 · RW	0	1	0	0	21:12	4:00	0:00	17:12	22	1	12	1	4	3	0	1	0.0	0	1	2
Ryan O'Reilly#90 · C	2	0	1	2	22:39	4:00	2:40	15:59	28	0	24	1	4	2	7	8	46.7	0	0	0
Reid Schaefer#49 · LW	0	3	0	0	8:05	0:00	0:00	8:05	12	0	6	0	1	1	1	0	100.0	0	0	0
Steven Stamkos#91 · C	1	2	0	3	20:40	4:14	0:00	16:26	22	1	37	0	3	1	8	7	53.3	1	0	0
Fedor Svechkov#40 · C	1	0	1	0	12:54	0:03	0:12	12:39	16	0	3	0	0	0	3	4	42.9	1	0	0
Matthew Wood#71 · RW	0	0	2	-1	15:00	1:22	0:00	13:38	18	0	16	1	1	3	3	5	37.5	0	0	0

Kings

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Joel Armia#40 · RW	0	3	0	0	13:08	0:21	0:30	12:17	20	1	11	1	4	3	0	1	0.0	2	0	0
Quinton Byfield#55 · RW	2	2	0	0	22:07	0:58	2:18	18:51	28	0	18	0	2	3	2	4	33.3	1	0	0
Samuel Helenius#79 · C	0	3	0	0	6:13	0:00	0:00	6:13	12	0	4	0	0	1	1	4	20.0	1	0	0
Mathieu Joseph#17 · RW	0	4	0	0	6:47	0:00	0:28	6:19	13	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Adrian Kempe#9 · RW	0	2	0	1	20:26	4:33	0:12	15:41	24	2	30	0	4	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Anze Kopitar#11 · C	0	0	0	0	20:34	4:24	0:15	15:55	25	0	12	1	0	0	16	10	61.5	2	0	0
Alex Laferriere#14 · RW	1	4	0	-1	24:08	4:28	2:37	17:03	28	0	18	0	5	4	8	4	66.7	3	0	0
Scott Laughton#21 · C	1	6	0	0	16:54	1:01	2:10	13:43	28	1	12	0	2	1	14	9	60.9	3	0	0
Trevor Moore#12 · LW	1	1	0	-1	19:12	0:50	2:40	15:42	26	0	11	0	1	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Artemi Panarin#10 · LW	0	0	0	1	20:53	4:50	0:02	16:01	24	0	26	1	2	1	0	0	0.0	2	1	2
Taylor Ward#52 · RW	0	1	0	0	7:13	0:00	0:00	7:13	12	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Jared Wright#53 · RW	0	2	1	0	11:50	0:00	0:00	11:50	16	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0.0	0	1	2

Predators

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	YTDG	A	S	SM	GV	PN	PIM
Justin Barron#20 · D	4	1	0	0	15:18	0:28	0:18	14:32	19	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Nicolas Hague#41 · D	1	1	0	-2	19:30	0:07	4:15	15:08	25	3	0	1	0	1	0	0
Roman Josi#59 · D	3	1	0	2	27:49	4:13	1:18	22:18	30	12	1	4	2	0	0	0
Nick Perbix#48 · D	1	0	1	-1	19:02	0:09	4:34	14:19	27	3	0	1	0	2	0	0
Brady Skjei#76 · D	1	2	0	1	24:59	1:16	0:47	22:56	31	2	1	1	0	0	2	4
Adam Wilsby#83 · D	1	1	0	0	14:36	0:00	0:00	14:36	17	1	0	2	1	1	0	0

Kings

Player	BS	HT	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	YTDG	A	S	SM	GV	PN	PIM
Mikey Anderson#44 · D	1	3	0	21:52	0:20	3:09	18:23	27	4	1	1	0	0	0	0
Cody Ceci#5 · D	1	0	1	17:32	0:00	2:25	15:07	23	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
Brandt Clarke#92 · D	2	0	0	19:40	3:28	0:00	16:12	27	8	0	3	0	2	0	0
Drew Doughty#8 · D	2	0	0	26:11	2:14	3:03	20:54	32	5	0	1	0	2	0	0
Brian Dumoulin#2 · D	2	1	0	17:33	0:13	0:44	16:36	22	2	1	0	1	0	0	0
Joel Edmundson#6 · D	2	0	-1	16:47	0:20	1:51	14:36	25	2	1	4	0	0	1	2

Predators

Player	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
Juuse Saros#74 · G	4	33	0	0	29	.879	24	5	0	64:45	0	0

Kings

Player	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
Darcy Kuemper#35 · G	4	34	0	0	30	.882	23	4	3	65:00	0	0

Injury Report

Predators

Roman Josi

#59 · D · out

Kings

Kevin Fiala

#22 · LW · Array

Jacob Moverare

#43 · D · Injured Reserve

Head-to-Head

NSH

Last 5 Games

5◂

NHL Regular Season

FINAL

Oct 25, 2025

NHL Regular Season

FINAL

Mar 15, 2025

▸1

3◂

NHL Regular Season

FINAL

Dec 21, 2024

NHL Regular Season

FINAL

Nov 4, 2024

▸3

Last 5 Games

Date	Opponent	Result	Competition
4/16/26	vs ANA	L4-5	NHL Regular Season
4/13/26	vs SJ	L2-3	NHL Regular Season
4/11/26	vs MIN	W2-1	NHL Regular Season
4/9/26	@ UTA	L1-4	NHL Regular Season
4/7/26	@ ANA	W5-0	NHL Regular Season

Date	Opponent	Result	Competition
4/16/26	@ CGY	L1-3	NHL Regular Season
4/14/26	@ VAN	L3-4	NHL Regular Season
4/13/26	@ SEA	W5-3	NHL Regular Season
4/11/26	vs EDM	W1-0	NHL Regular Season
4/9/26	vs VAN	W4-1	NHL Regular Season

Division Standings

Western Conference — Central Division

Team	GP	W	L	OT	Pct	PTS	DIFF	Strk
Avalanche	82	55	16	11	—	121	+99	W3
Stars	82	50	20	12	—	112	+53	W5
Wild	82	46	24	12	—	104	+32	W1
Mammoth	82	43	33	6	—	92	+28	L1
Blues	82	37	33	12	—	86	-27	W4
Predators	82	38	34	10	—	86	-22	L2
Jets	82	35	35	12	—	82	-29	L4
Blackhawks	82	29	39	14	—	72	-62	W1

Western Conference — Pacific Division

Team	GP	W	L	OT	Pct	PTS	DIFF	Strk
Golden Knights	82	39	26	17	—	95	+15	W3
Oilers	82	41	30	11	—	93	+13	W1
Ducks	82	43	33	6	—	92	-15	W1
Kings	82	35	27	20	—	90	-22	L2
Sharks	82	39	35	8	—	86	-41	W1
Kraken	82	34	37	11	—	79	-37	L3
Flames	82	34	39	9	—	77	-47	W1
Canucks	82	25	49	8	—	58	-100	L1

Game Information

Stage Regular Season

Season 2026

Puck Drop Thu, Apr 2, 10:30 PM

Venue crypto.com Arena

Location Los Angeles, CA

Broadcast ESPN+

Attendance 18,145

Officials Kyle Rehman · Referee, Ryan Daisy · Linesman, Brandon Schrader · Referee, CJ Murray · Linesman

About the Game

The Nashville Predators vs Los Angeles Kings game is final on April 2, 2026 at 10:30 PM EDT at crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA. The final score is Nashville Predators 5, Los Angeles Kings 4.

The game was broadcast on ESPN+. Period scoring, team statistics, game leaders, penalties and play-by-play are followed here.

Track Predators vs Kings throughout the game, from the opening faceoff to the final horn. NHL scores and schedule page covers additional NHL games, schedules and completed results.

Predators

5th in Central Division

Kings

4th in Pacific Division

Goaltenders

#29

Justus Annunen G 26 6' 4" 210 lbs

#35

Isak Posch G 24 6' 3" 210 lbs

#74

Juuse Saros G 31 5' 11" 180 lbs

Defensemen

Jack Ahcan D 29 5' 8" 185 lbs

#20

Justin Barron D 24 6' 2" 198 lbs

Kevin Gravel D 34 6' 4" 205 lbs

#41

Nicolas Hague D 27 6' 6" 245 lbs

#59

Roman Josi D 36 6' 1" 201 lbs

Ilya Lyubushkin D 32 6' 2" 200 lbs

#48

Nick Perbix D 28 6' 4" 206 lbs

#44

Christoffer Sedoff D 24 6' 1" 201 lbs

Hunter Skinner D 25 6' 2" 182 lbs

#76

Brady Skjei D 32 6' 3" 210 lbs

#85

Ryan Ufko D 23 6' 0" 174 lbs

#83

Adam Wilsby D 26 6' 1" 188 lbs

Left Wings

#38

Chase Bradley LW 24 5' 11" 180 lbs

Filip Forsberg LW 32 6' 1" 205 lbs

#21

Nils Hoglander LW 25 5' 9" 185 lbs

#76

Isaac Ratcliffe LW 27 6' 6" 200 lbs

#49

Reid Schaefer LW 22 6' 3" 213 lbs

Centers

#20

Ross Colton C 29 6' 0" 194 lbs

Jack Drury C 26 5' 11" 186 lbs

#84

Adam Edstrom C 25 6' 7" 241 lbs

#17

Tyson Jost C 28 5' 11" 187 lbs

Alexander Kerfoot C 32 5' 11" 185 lbs

#90

Ryan O'Reilly C 35 6' 1" 207 lbs

#91

Steven Stamkos C 36 6' 1" 193 lbs

#97

Oasiz Wiesblatt C 22 5' 7" 180 lbs

#89

Ozzy Wiesblatt C 24 5' 10" 183 lbs

Right Wings

#18

Aiden Fink RW 21 5' 10" 170 lbs

#25

Joakim Kemell RW 22 5' 10" 185 lbs

Ryker Lee RW 19 6' 1" 185 lbs

#81

Jonathan Marchessault RW 35 5' 9" 185 lbs

#65

Cole O'Hara RW 24 6' 0" 183 lbs

#71

Matthew Wood RW 21 6' 4" 205 lbs

Goaltenders

#31

Anton Forsberg G 33 6' 3" 198 lbs

#40

Carter George G 20 6' 1" 194 lbs

#35

Darcy Kuemper G 36 6' 5" 215 lbs

Hampton Slukynsky G 21 6' 1" 179 lbs

Defensemen

#44

Mikey Anderson D 27 6' 0" 195 lbs

Cody Ceci D 32 6' 3" 210 lbs

#92

Brandt Clarke D 23 6' 2" 200 lbs

Drew Doughty D 36 6' 1" 210 lbs

Brian Dumoulin D 34 6' 4" 214 lbs

Joel Edmundson D 33 6' 5" 221 lbs

Erik Gustafsson D 34 6' 1" 189 lbs

#27

Joe Hicketts D 30 5' 8" 180 lbs

#78

Kirill Kirsanov D 23 6' 1" 198 lbs

#43

Jacob Moverare D 28 6' 3" 210 lbs

Scott Perunovich D 28 5' 10" 175 lbs

Left Wings

#22

Kevin Fiala LW 30 6' 0" 205 lbs

Erik Haula LW 35 5' 11" 191 lbs

#12

Trevor Moore LW 31 5' 11" 195 lbs

#10

Artemi Panarin LW 34 6' 0" 177 lbs

Centers

#34

Kenny Connors C 23 6' 2" 207 lbs

#82

Cole Guttman C 27 5' 9" 167 lbs

#79

Samuel Helenius C 23 6' 6" 201 lbs

Jan Jenik C 25 6' 1" 204 lbs

#11

Anze Kopitar C 39 6' 3" 225 lbs

#24

Scott Laughton C 32 6' 1" 191 lbs

Lane Pederson C 29 6' 0" 190 lbs

#15

Alex Turcotte C 25 5' 11" 185 lbs

Right Wings

#40

Joel Armia RW 33 6' 3" 216 lbs

#55

Quinton Byfield RW 24 6' 5" 225 lbs

Adrian Kempe RW 29 6' 2" 200 lbs

#14

Alex Laferriere RW 24 6' 1" 205 lbs

Corey Perry RW 41 6' 3" 208 lbs

#52

Taylor Ward RW 28 6' 2" 207 lbs

Mats Zuccarello RW 39 5' 8" 180 lbs

Predators

5th in Central Division

Kings

4th in Pacific Division

Season Overview

Games Played

Wins

Losses

OT Losses

Points