Joel Armia and Scott Laughton score in regulation and Adrian Kempe has the lone goal in a shootout, lifting the Kings to a 3-2 win that moves them one point ahead of the Predators for the final Western Conference wild-card spot with

The Los Angeles Kings' playoff hopes are going to go right down to the wire with critical matchups against the Nashville Predators and Seattle Kraken coming up.

LOS ANGELES -- — Adrian Kempe scored the only goal of the shootout in the second round, and the Los Angeles Kings tightened the Western Conference playoff race with a 3-2 win over the Nashville Predators on Monday night. Los Angeles has played extra time in seven of its last 10 games — and 32 this season.

LOS ANGELES -- Quinton Byfield scored his second goal of the game at 2:33 of overtime, and the Los Angeles Kings won 7-6 against the Toronto Maple Leafs at Crypto.com Arena on Saturday. Byfield finished off Artemi Panarin ’s cross-slot pass on a 3-on-2 break after William Nylander whiffed on his breakaway shot at the other end.

Defenseman Henry Brzustewicz has signed a three-year entry level contract with the Los Angeles Kings that begins at the start of the 2026-27 season.