Nashville Predators 5, Los Angeles Kings 4: final score and stats
Nashville Predators beat Los Angeles Kings, Nashville Predators 5 to Los Angeles Kings 4, on Thursday, April 2, 2026 at crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Los Angeles Kings vs Nashville Predators.
NHLThursday, April 2, 2026
DateApr 2, 2026
Start time10:30 PM ET
Venuecrypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA
TVESPN+
Attendance18,145
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT1 | OT2 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville Predators | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Los Angeles Kings | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Top performers
Nashville Predators
GoalsJonathan Marchessault · 1
AssistsJonathan Marchessault · 1
PointsJonathan Marchessault · 2
Team comparison
Nashville PredatorsLos Angeles Kings
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
35-31-9Record30-26-19
3rd in Central DivisionStanding7th in Pacific Division
3-4Road record / home record2-6
WWWWWLast 5LLWLW
W5StreakL2
Team stats
Nashville PredatorsLos Angeles Kings
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
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Short Handed Goals
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Faceoffs Won
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Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
Nashville Predators
Jonathan Marchessault RW · Lower Body
Day-To-DayLos Angeles Kings
Kevin Fiala LW · Lower Leg - Surgery
Injured ReserveJakub Dvorak D · Upper Body
Injured ReserveDrew Doughty D · Lower Body - Not Specified
Day-To-DayErik Gustafsson D · Undisclosed - Not Specified
Day-To-DayBox score
Nashville Predators Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Evangelista | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 10:50 | 1:36 | 0:00 | 9:14 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Filip Forsberg | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 20:34 | 4:14 | 0:00 | 16:20 | 22 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik Haula | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16:31 | 1:33 | 2:40 | 12:18 | 28 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 40.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyson Jost | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 14:29 | 0:00 | 2:41 | 11:48 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joakim Kemell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:12 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zachary L'Heureux | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16:55 | 0:45 | 2:59 | 13:11 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Marchessault | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:12 | 4:00 | 0:00 | 17:12 | 22 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ryan O'Reilly | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 22:39 | 4:00 | 2:40 | 15:59 | 28 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 46.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reid Schaefer | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8:05 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:05 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Stamkos | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 20:40 | 4:14 | 0:00 | 16:26 | 22 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 53.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fedor Svechkov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12:54 | 0:03 | 0:12 | 12:39 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 42.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Wood | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 15:00 | 1:22 | 0:00 | 13:38 | 18 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 37.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nashville Predators Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Barron | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:18 | 0:28 | 0:18 | 14:32 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicolas Hague | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 19:30 | 0:07 | 4:15 | 15:08 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Roman Josi | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27:49 | 4:13 | 1:18 | 22:18 | 30 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Perbix | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 19:02 | 0:09 | 4:34 | 14:19 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brady Skjei | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 24:59 | 1:16 | 0:47 | 22:56 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Adam Wilsby | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:36 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 14:36 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Nashville Predators Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juuse Saros | 4 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 29 | .879 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 64:45 | 0 | 0 |
Los Angeles Kings Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joel Armia | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13:08 | 0:21 | 0:30 | 12:17 | 20 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Quinton Byfield | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22:07 | 0:58 | 2:18 | 18:51 | 28 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 33.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Samuel Helenius | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6:13 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:13 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 20.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mathieu Joseph | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6:47 | 0:00 | 0:28 | 6:19 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adrian Kempe | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20:26 | 4:33 | 0:12 | 15:41 | 24 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anze Kopitar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:34 | 4:24 | 0:15 | 15:55 | 25 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 61.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Laferriere | 1 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 24:08 | 4:28 | 2:37 | 17:03 | 28 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 66.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Laughton | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16:54 | 1:01 | 2:10 | 13:43 | 28 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 60.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Moore | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 19:12 | 0:50 | 2:40 | 15:42 | 26 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Artemi Panarin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:53 | 4:50 | 0:02 | 16:01 | 24 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Taylor Ward | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7:13 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:13 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Wright | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11:50 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:50 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Los Angeles Kings Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikey Anderson | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21:52 | 0:20 | 3:09 | 18:23 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cody Ceci | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:32 | 0:00 | 2:25 | 15:07 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandt Clarke | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:40 | 3:28 | 0:00 | 16:12 | 27 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew Doughty | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26:11 | 2:14 | 3:03 | 20:54 | 32 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Dumoulin | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:33 | 0:13 | 0:44 | 16:36 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Edmundson | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16:47 | 0:20 | 1:51 | 14:36 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Los Angeles Kings Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darcy Kuemper | 4 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 30 | .882 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 65:00 | 0 | 0 |
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Nashville Predators vs Los Angeles Kings?
Nashville Predators won, 5-4, on Thursday, April 2, 2026.
What was the final score of Nashville Predators vs Los Angeles Kings?
Nashville Predators 5, Los Angeles Kings 4.
Who were the top performers?
Nashville Predators: Jonathan Marchessault (1 goals). Los Angeles Kings: Adrian Kempe (2 goals).
Where is Nashville Predators vs Los Angeles Kings played?
crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA.
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