Overview
- Los Angeles beat Ottawa 6-5 in overtime Thursday after Quinton Byfield scored at 3:37 of OT to snap a high-slot wrist shot over goalie Samuel Ersson.
- The Kings carried a 5-1 lead into the third period but surrendered four straight goals to force overtime, highlighting a breakdown in late-game defensive execution.
- Artemi Panarin had a power-play goal and an assist, Drew Doughty recorded three assists, and Darcy Kuemper made 17 or 18 saves depending on the report as the team’s top contributors.
- Ottawa’s Hayden Hodgson was ejected for a boarding hit on Brandt Clarke and Clarke left with an upper-body injury that is being monitored for availability.
- The result was Los Angeles’ first home win in four tries and moved the Kings to 4-6-2 with 10 points as coach Peter Laviolette’s emphasis on practicing three-on-three overtime play appears to be producing early dividends during the team’s extended homestand.