LAK 4–5 SJS

Final / OT · L

Kings/Schedule/Recap Sat, Oct 3, 2026 · 2026-27 regular season

Los Angeles Kings

LAK · 0-1-1

4–5

Final / OTL

San Jose Sharks

SJS · 2-0-0

1ST2ND3RDOTT LAK 11011021401435 SJS 06391812525 goals · shots on goal

First meeting this season — the Kings trail the season series 0–1 ·Next: Tue, Oct 6 vs FLA

LAK 0-1-1 · SJS 2-0-0 · First meeting this season — the Kings trail the season series 0–1 · Next: Tue vs FLA

Kings fell to the Sharks

The Kings created the better chances (4.4 to 1.9 expected goals) — and lost it in overtime on Chernyshov's goal. Anton Forsberg allowed 2.4 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.

▶ Recap ↗ ▶ Condensed game ↗

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★ NHL first starIgor Chernyshov

SJS · LW · #92 2 G · 1 A · 3 P

Who had the better chances

The Kings created the better chances: 4.4 expected goals to 1.9, on 35 and 25 shots on goal.

LAK 4.4 xG · 35 shots SJS 1.9 xG · 25 shots

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1st 1.1 · 0.4

2nd 1.7 · 0.9

3rd · the swing 1.5 · 0.5

OT 0.1 · 0.1

Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.

Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Kings win 84.

LAK 84%SJS 16%

Goals and penalties

9 goals · 5 penalties

← Kings shoot this way Sharks shoot this way →

On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list

1st period

PEN

03:36

Drew Doughty· Cross-checking

Killed

2 min
Minor

PEN

14:53

Nolan Allan· Hooking

Kempe scored on this power play

2 min
Minor

1

15:50

Adrian Kempe PP

Artemi Panarin, Brandt Clarke · Power play (Allan, hooking) · slap shot, a good chance (12%)

1–0 ▶ Watch ↗

PEN

20:00

Alex Laferriere· Roughing

Toffoli scored on this power play

2 min
Minor

2nd period

2

01:48

Tyler Toffoli PP

Ivar Stenberg, Macklin Celebrini · Power play (Laferriere, roughing) · tip in shot, a great chance (29%)

1–1 ▶ Watch ↗

3

09:52

Kiefer Sherwood

Unassisted · snap shot, a low-percentage shot (9%) that found a way in

1–2 ▶ Watch ↗

4

12:32

Nolan Allan

Michael Misa, Igor Chernyshov · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (5%) that found a way in

1–3 ▶ Watch ↗

PEN

19:24

Macklin Celebrini· Slashing

Byfield scored on this power play

2 min
Minor

5

19:58

Quinton Byfield PP

Mats Zuccarello, Adrian Kempe · Power play (Celebrini, slashing) · wrist shot, a good chance (11%)

2–3 ▶ Watch ↗

3rd period

6

04:08

Igor Chernyshov GWG

Tyler Toffoli, Jacob Trouba · backhand shot, a good chance (13%)

2–4 ▶ Watch ↗

PEN

07:42

Collin Graf· Tripping

Killed

2 min
Minor

7

10:21

Erik Haula

Erik Gustafsson, Brandt Clarke · tip in shot, a good chance (11%)

3–4 ▶ Watch ↗

8

15:00

Artemi Panarin

Quinton Byfield · slap shot, a low-percentage shot (9%) that found a way in

4–4 ▶ Watch ↗

Overtime

9

03:18

Igor Chernyshov GWG

Macklin Celebrini · slap shot, a low-percentage shot (7%) that found a way in

4–5 ▶ Watch ↗

NHL three stars

the league's pick

Igor Chernyshov

SJS · LW · #92 2 G · 1 A · 3 P2G 1A ★ 2nd star

Quinton Byfield

LAK · RW · #55 1 G · 1 A · 2 P1G 1A ★ 3rd star

Tyler Toffoli

SJS · C · #73 1 G · 1 A · 2 P1G 1A

Goaltending

Anton Forsberg

LAK

−2.4

vs expected

20/25 saves · 5 GA · 2.6 xGA Allowed 2.4 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.

Yaroslav Askarov

SJS

−0.9

vs expected

31/35 saves · 4 GA · 3.1 xGA Allowed 0.9 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.

Team LAKSJS

Shots on goal

35

25

Expected goals

4.4

1.9

Hits

19

23

Blocks

12

11

Faceoffs

53%

47%

Power play

2/3

1/2

Penalty minutes

4

6

The Kings went 2-for-3 on the power play and allowed 1 on 2 Sharks power plays.

Box score

xG and GSAx are Inside the Game numbers

Forwards	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	S	Hits	Blk	TOI	Shifts	FO%	PPG	GV	TK	xG
55Quinton ByfieldQ. ByfieldRW	1	1	2	−1	0	4	0	0	22:40	23	65%	1	1	2	0.4
10Artemi PanarinA. PanarinLW	1	1	2	0	0	4	0	0	22:21	24	—	0	2	0	0.8
9Adrian KempeA. KempeRW	1	1	2	0	0	6	2	0	22:00	25	50%	1	2	0	1.6
36Mats ZuccarelloM. ZuccarelloRW	0	1	1	−1	0	1	0	0	19:18	23	—	0	2	0	0.1
14Alex LaferriereA. LaferriereRW	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	1	16:45	22	100%	0	1	0	0.3
12Trevor MooreT. MooreLW	0	0	0	−1	0	2	0	0	16:07	27	—	0	1	0	0.0
15Alex TurcotteA. TurcotteC	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	15:15	21	17%	0	0	0	0.1
56Erik HaulaE. HaulaLW	1	0	1	−1	0	2	0	0	14:45	26	50%	0	1	0	0.3
21Scott LaughtonS. LaughtonC	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	13:30	21	54%	0	1	1	0.3
40Joel ArmiaJ. ArmiaRW	0	0	0	−1	0	2	4	4	13:27	23	50%	0	2	0	0.1
90Corey PerryC. PerryRW	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	09:57	13	—	0	0	0	0.2

Defense	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	S	Hits	Blk	TOI	Shifts	FO%	PPG	GV	TK	xG
92Brandt ClarkeB. ClarkeD	0	2	2	−2	0	5	0	2	20:44	26	—	0	1	0	0.1
8Drew DoughtyD. DoughtyD	0	0	0	+1	2	0	1	1	20:12	30	—	0	0	0	0.0
5Cody CeciC. CeciD	0	0	0	−1	0	2	1	2	17:38	22	—	0	0	0	0.1
64Erik GustafssonE. GustafssonD	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	17:15	20	—	0	0	0	0.0
44Mikey AndersonM. AndersonD	0	0	0	−2	0	1	1	1	16:25	20	—	0	0	0	0.0
2Brian DumoulinB. DumoulinD	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	14:56	19	—	0	4	0	0.0
6Joel EdmundsonJ. EdmundsonD	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	13:17	19	—	0	0	0	0.0

Goalies	Saves	SA	GA	Sv%	EV	PP	SH	TOI	GS	GSAx
31Anton ForsbergA. ForsbergG	20	25	5	.800	17/21	3/4	0/0	62:52	✓	−2.4

Forwards	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	S	Hits	Blk	TOI	Shifts	FO%	PPG	GV	TK	xG
71Macklin CelebriniM. CelebriniC	0	2	2	+1	2	2	0	2	21:42	23	50%	0	4	1	0.0
21Alexander WennbergA. WennbergC	0	0	0	−1	0	1	0	1	18:43	23	50%	0	1	2	0.1
2Will SmithW. SmithC	0	0	0	−1	0	2	1	1	18:41	22	100%	0	1	0	0.1
51Collin GrafC. GrafRW	0	0	0	−1	2	1	2	0	16:43	22	67%	0	0	0	0.2
92Igor ChernyshovI. ChernyshovLW	2	1	3	+3	0	2	0	0	16:23	21	—	0	1	0	0.2
27Mason MarchmentM. MarchmentLW	0	0	0	−1	0	1	2	0	16:23	20	—	0	1	1	0.1
41Ivar StenbergI. StenbergLW	0	1	1	−1	0	0	0	1	15:37	19	—	0	0	0	0.0
73Tyler ToffoliT. ToffoliC	1	1	2	+2	0	3	1	1	14:31	21	—	1	0	0	0.4
77Michael MisaM. MisaC	0	1	1	+2	0	0	1	0	14:14	21	46%	0	5	0	0.0
23Barclay GoodrowB. GoodrowC	0	0	0	+1	0	1	3	0	11:55	16	—	0	2	0	0.1
44Kiefer SherwoodK. SherwoodLW	1	0	1	+1	0	2	5	0	11:49	16	—	0	1	0	0.2
63Zack OstapchukZ. OstapchukC	0	0	0	+1	0	3	3	1	10:14	15	36%	0	0	0	0.1

Defense	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	S	Hits	Blk	TOI	Shifts	FO%	PPG	GV	TK	xG
25Darnell NurseD. NurseD	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	0	21:51	25	—	0	1	0	0.0
42Luca CagnoniL. CagnoniD	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	21:21	20	—	0	2	0	0.1
7Michael KesselringM. KesselringD	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	21:15	26	—	0	2	0	0.0
65Jacob TroubaJ. TroubaD	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	1	20:49	25	—	0	0	0	0.0
9Dmitry OrlovD. OrlovD	0	0	0	−1	0	1	0	0	18:12	21	—	0	1	1	0.2
5Nolan AllanN. AllanD	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	1	16:00	20	—	0	1	0	0.1

Goalies	Saves	SA	GA	Sv%	EV	PP	SH	TOI	GS	GSAx
30Yaroslav AskarovY. AskarovG	31	35	4	.886	29/31	1/3	1/1	63:18	✓	−0.9

EV / PP / SH = saves on shots at even strength, on the opponent's power play, and shorthanded. GS = started. A dash means the stat isn't on file for that player or game. Showing the short set. Tap "All columns" to scroll through every stat inside this card.

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