Los Angeles Kings and Philadelphia Flyers Trade Power-Play Answers, Then Shootout Settles the Night

The Los Angeles Kings moved to a 28-24-16 record with 3 points after a 4-3 shootout loss to the the Philadelphia Flyers, who improved to 33-23-12 with 4 points at Crypto.com Arena.

First period

The Los Angeles Kings opened the scoring with 1 goal in the first period while holding the Flyers to 0.

The Kings finished the night with 25 shots and a 66 faceoff win percent, and those early touches helped set up a 1-0 edge after the opening period.

Second period

The Flyers surged with 3 goals in the second period while the Kings answered with 1 to keep the game within reach.

The Kings power play produced 1 goal on 4 opportunities, while the Broad Street Bullies went 0-for-2 with the extra skater.

Artemi Panarin factored into the Kings attack with 2 points on 1 goal and 1 assist, and his 4 shots led Los Angeles skaters.

Third period

The Kings tied the third period on the scoreboard with 1 goal, and that single response pushed the game past regulation after the Flyers were held to 0 in the frame.

Quinton Byfield logged 1 goal on 1 shot, and Anze Kopitar added 1 goal on 2 shots as the Kings generated 2 even-strength goals overall.

Overtime and shootout

Both teams scored 0 goals in overtime, and each side recorded 2 overtime shots before the shootout decided the result.

The Flyers went 2-for-2 in the shootout while the Kings went 0-for-2, and that sequence completed this Los Angeles Kings vs Philadelphia Flyers recap.

Philadelphia’s netminder earned the win with 22 saves on 25 shots against, while Darcy Kuemper took the overtime loss with 17 saves on 20 shots against.

This post-game report Los Angeles Kings also starts with the Kings owning the dots at 37 faceoffs won, even as Philadelphia finished with 20 hits and 7 takeaways.

The Los Angeles Kings vs Philadelphia Flyers key moments included Los Angeles blocking 17 shots and Philadelphia blocking 22, and the special-teams gap showed up in the shot totals at 6 Kings power-play shots to 0 for the Flyers.

The Los Angeles Kings vs Philadelphia Flyers result analysis ends with the Flyers taking the extra point despite the Kings producing 3 goals on 12 shooting percent.

The Kings will host the Buffalo Sabres at 4:00 PM EDT on 2026-03-21 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, and the game will be broadcast on ESPN+, FDSW, and MSG-B.

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