• Who: Penguins (19-21-8) vs. Kings (30-10-5) • What: NHL regular season, Game 49 • When: 10:46 p.m. Eastern • Where: Crypto.com Arena • Goaltenders: Alex Nedeljkovic (8-7-4, .890 SV%) vs. David Rittich (11-9, .887 SV%) • TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh, Fan Duel Sports Network West (Los Angeles) • Radio: Penguins Radio Network • Streaming: SNP360 (local), ESPN+ (out-of-market) • Boxscore: NHL.com • Medianotes: Penguins | Kings
► FOLLOW ALONG
• Penguins win, 5-1. Goals from Kevin Hayes, Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Cody Glass, Anthony Beauvillier. Total domination on both sides of the puck, Alex Nedeljkovic solid. After a long travel day, third game in three cities in four days, against a team that's only lost two games in regulation at home all season. That'll do.
• Anthony Beauvillier is up to six shots on goal.
• That penalty is killed.
• Penguins to the PK with 11:13 left. Matt Grzelcyk sits for two for hooking.
• A "Let's go Pens" chant has broken out. Several Terrible Towels in the crowd.
• GOAL: Anthony Beauvillier. Kris Letang took the shot from the point, David Rittich stopped it but lost track of it and Beauvillier knocked it in behind him. Penguins 5, Kings 1.
• Whoops. Now P.O Joseph joins Owen Pickering in the box on a tripping call. It'll be a five-on-three for the Kings for 1:03.
• Penguins to the PK with 5:28 left in the second. Owen Pickering sits for two for holding the stick. Very bewildered look on his face in the box.
• Much more evenly-matched period than the first. Alex Nedeljkovic having a quiet good game.
• Kind of crazy: This is the first game in which both Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin have scored since Nov. 5, a 4-3 shootout loss on Long Island.
• I don't think Will Ferrell is here tonight :(
• GOAL: Evgeni Malkin, caps off a great shift for him. Phil Tomasino cut through the slot and had a crazy backhand pass to Malkin to set it up. Penguins 3, Kings 0
• Cody Glass got clocked in the face by two different Kings at a post-whistle scrum.
• Kings have some energy to start this period.
• Second period is underway.
• Phil Tomasino has two of the Penguins' three hits.
• End of a great first period for the Penguins, they lead 2-0 after goals from Kevin Hayes and Sidney Crosby. Shots are 12-6 Penguins. Slow start for both teams but Penguins woke up as it went on.
• GOAL: Sidney Crosby doubles the lead, tipping in a Matt Grzelcyk blast from the blue line. Penguins 2, Kings 0
Here to share that Sidney Crosby has 50 points in a season for the 18th time in his career 👏 pic.twitter.com/ajACCl48U0
• That was Kevin Hayes fourth goal on the power play alone this season. Not bad.
• GOAL: Kevin Hayes opens the scoring. He didn't even shoot it, lost control of it and it bounced in and over the pad of David Rittich. Nice move to get past Joel Edmundson. Penguins 1, Kings 0
• Penguins to the power play with 11:22 left. Tanner Jeannot tripped Phil Tomasino.
• Aaaand Matt Grzelcyk returns as the TV timeout ends. Crisis averted.
• Very brief tribute video for Blake Lizotte at this first TV timeout. Polite applause follows.
• Matt Grzelcyk just went down the tunnel. Didn't see what happened.
• Six minutes in and each team has one shot. Not a lot going on here.
• Crazy quiet in here.
• Penguins and Kings are underway
• The Kings have a bunch of first responders in a circle at center ice for a moment of recognition.
• Kyle Dubas and Vukie Mpofu are here in the press box wearing Los Angeles Fire Department sweatshirts.
• Kings' lines and pairings:
Alex Turcotte - Anze Kopitar - Adrian Kempe Warren Foegele - Quinton Byfield - Tanner Jeannot Trevor Moore - Philip Danault - Kevin Fiala Samuel Helenius - Trevor Lewis
Mikey Anderson - Vladislav Gavrikov Joel Edmundson - Brandt Clarke Jacob Moverare - Jordan Spence/Kyle Burroughs
• Same lines and pairings as this morning. Matt Nieto gets in for Rickard Rakell, and a healthy P.O Joseph knocks Ryan Graves back out of the lineup.
Anthony Beauvillier- Sidney Crosby - Bryan Rust Michael Bunting - Evgeni Malkin - Cody Glass Drew O'Connor - Kevin Hayes - Phil Tomasino Matt Nieto - Blake Lizotte - Noel Acciari
Marcus Pettersson - Kris Letang Matt Grzelcyk - Erik Karlsson Owen Pickering - P.O Joseph
• Penguins and Kings players all take the ice in LAFD baseball hats. Very nice.
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8:13 am - 01.20.2025Los AngelesFinal: Penguins 5, Kings 1
• Who: Penguins (19-21-8) vs. Kings (30-10-5)
• What: NHL regular season, Game 49
• When: 10:46 p.m. Eastern
• Where: Crypto.com Arena
• Goaltenders: Alex Nedeljkovic (8-7-4, .890 SV%) vs. David Rittich (11-9, .887 SV%)
• TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh, Fan Duel Sports Network West (Los Angeles)
• Radio: Penguins Radio Network
• Streaming: SNP360 (local), ESPN+ (out-of-market)
• Boxscore: NHL.com
• Media notes: Penguins | Kings
► FOLLOW ALONG
• Penguins win, 5-1. Goals from Kevin Hayes, Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Cody Glass, Anthony Beauvillier. Total domination on both sides of the puck, Alex Nedeljkovic solid. After a long travel day, third game in three cities in four days, against a team that's only lost two games in regulation at home all season. That'll do.
• Anthony Beauvillier is up to six shots on goal.
• That penalty is killed.
• Penguins to the PK with 11:13 left. Matt Grzelcyk sits for two for hooking.
• A "Let's go Pens" chant has broken out. Several Terrible Towels in the crowd.
• GOAL: Anthony Beauvillier. Kris Letang took the shot from the point, David Rittich stopped it but lost track of it and Beauvillier knocked it in behind him. Penguins 5, Kings 1.
• Minor kerfuffle as Michael Bunting seemingly tries to dump Kevin Fiala into the Kings' bench. Just Bunting things.
• If the Kings don't score again soon it's not looking good for Alex Nedeljkovic's chances of extending his goal streak.
• Third period is underway.
• End of the second. Penguins lead, 4-1. Goals from Kevin Hayes, Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Cody Glass. Shots are 21-15 Penguins.
• GOAL: Cody Glass. Wow. Drove to the net and deflected a pass from Kevin Hayes. Puck bounced off David Rittich and down and in. Penguins 4, Kings 1
• Back to full strength.
• GOAL: Adrian Kempe on the five-on-three, a one-timer from the right circle. Still 1:28 left on the P.O Joseph penalty. Penguins 3, Kings 1
• Kings hit a post on the five-on-three.
• Whoops. Now P.O Joseph joins Owen Pickering in the box on a tripping call. It'll be a five-on-three for the Kings for 1:03.
• Penguins to the PK with 5:28 left in the second. Owen Pickering sits for two for holding the stick. Very bewildered look on his face in the box.
• Much more evenly-matched period than the first. Alex Nedeljkovic having a quiet good game.
• Kind of crazy: This is the first game in which both Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin have scored since Nov. 5, a 4-3 shootout loss on Long Island.
• I don't think Will Ferrell is here tonight :(
• GOAL: Evgeni Malkin, caps off a great shift for him. Phil Tomasino cut through the slot and had a crazy backhand pass to Malkin to set it up. Penguins 3, Kings 0
• Cody Glass got clocked in the face by two different Kings at a post-whistle scrum.
• Kings have some energy to start this period.
• Second period is underway.
• Phil Tomasino has two of the Penguins' three hits.
• End of a great first period for the Penguins, they lead 2-0 after goals from Kevin Hayes and Sidney Crosby. Shots are 12-6 Penguins. Slow start for both teams but Penguins woke up as it went on.
• GOAL: Sidney Crosby doubles the lead, tipping in a Matt Grzelcyk blast from the blue line. Penguins 2, Kings 0
• That was Kevin Hayes fourth goal on the power play alone this season. Not bad.
• GOAL: Kevin Hayes opens the scoring. He didn't even shoot it, lost control of it and it bounced in and over the pad of David Rittich. Nice move to get past Joel Edmundson. Penguins 1, Kings 0
• Penguins to the power play with 11:22 left. Tanner Jeannot tripped Phil Tomasino.
• Aaaand Matt Grzelcyk returns as the TV timeout ends. Crisis averted.
• Very brief tribute video for Blake Lizotte at this first TV timeout. Polite applause follows.
• Matt Grzelcyk just went down the tunnel. Didn't see what happened.
• Six minutes in and each team has one shot. Not a lot going on here.
• Crazy quiet in here.
• Penguins and Kings are underway
• The Kings have a bunch of first responders in a circle at center ice for a moment of recognition.
• Kyle Dubas and Vukie Mpofu are here in the press box wearing Los Angeles Fire Department sweatshirts.
• Kings' lines and pairings:
Alex Turcotte - Anze Kopitar - Adrian Kempe
Warren Foegele - Quinton Byfield - Tanner Jeannot
Trevor Moore - Philip Danault - Kevin Fiala
Samuel Helenius - Trevor Lewis
Mikey Anderson - Vladislav Gavrikov
Joel Edmundson - Brandt Clarke
Jacob Moverare - Jordan Spence/Kyle Burroughs
• Same lines and pairings as this morning. Matt Nieto gets in for Rickard Rakell, and a healthy P.O Joseph knocks Ryan Graves back out of the lineup.
Anthony Beauvillier- Sidney Crosby - Bryan Rust
Michael Bunting - Evgeni Malkin - Cody Glass
Drew O'Connor - Kevin Hayes - Phil Tomasino
Matt Nieto - Blake Lizotte - Noel Acciari
Marcus Pettersson - Kris Letang
Matt Grzelcyk - Erik Karlsson
Owen Pickering - P.O Joseph
• Penguins and Kings players all take the ice in LAFD baseball hats. Very nice.
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