Samuel Helenius scored a pair of goals, and David Rittich stopped 28 shots as the Los Angeles Kings held off the Seattle Kraken 6-5 on Tuesday night, spoiling Seattle’s final home game of the season.
The Kings are locked into a first-round playoff matchup with the Edmonton Oilers. After giving up a 2-0 lead in the first period, Los Angeles surged with four consecutive goals during a stretch spanning the second and third periods.
Warren Foegele put the Kings back on top with 3:55 remaining in the second period, and Alex Laferriere extended the lead just over a minute later. Adrian Kempe and Helenius added goals early in the third to make it 6-2.
Seattle mounted a comeback bid behind goals from Jaden Schwartz, Matty Beniers, and Eeli Tolvanen but ultimately fell short.
Earlier in the game, the Kraken erased a two-goal deficit with a short-handed goal from Tye Kartye at 5:26 of the second period and a power-play strike from Brandon Montour at 13:24.
Joey Daccord made 18 saves in goal for Seattle.
Game Takeaways
Kings: Los Angeles excelled at even strength and needed minimal shots to secure its 17th road win. Through the first two periods, the Kings managed just 14 shots on goal but capitalized efficiently.
Kraken: For the second straight year, Seattle finished with fewer than 20 home wins and a negative goal differential of at least minus 15. They rank fourth from the bottom in the Western Conference standings.
Key Moment
A late second-period icing reset play led to a Seattle zone faceoff. The Kings capitalized on one of their 30 faceoff wins of the night as Foegele reclaimed the lead.
Key Stat
Helenius entered the night with two career goals and matched that total in under 14 minutes of ice time against Seattle.
Looking Ahead
Kings: Wrap up the regular season at home against the Calgary Flames on Thursday.
Kraken: Season concludes with this loss.
