The LA Kings’ Nov. 7 matchup with the Pittsburgh Penguins at Crypto.com Arena is set up to be more than just another home date on the schedule. With puck drop at 6 p.m., the night will mix hockey with the Kings’ annual Hockey Fights Cancer celebration, plus a few personal milestones and a music debut on the jumbotron.
The centerpiece of the evening is the team’s cancer awareness effort. Before and during the game, the Kings will recognize cancer survivors, people currently fighting the disease and the memory of those who have died through a series of activations. Fans who buy the Hockey Fights Cancer ticket pack will receive a fleece blanket, and part of the proceeds will go to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
Once inside the arena, fans will be handed a Hockey Fights Cancer I Fight For poster card to show support for those affected by cancer. That card ties into an in-game moment of silence. Other tributes include cancer survivors and CHLA patients taking part in the national anthem, the Bailey drum moment and the ringing of the survivor bell.
The Kings Care Foundation will also be active throughout the night, auctioning lavender player-signed jerseys and Darcy Kuemper’s Hockey Fights Cancer mask. NHL locker room gear and socks will be available for purchase at the foundation’s booth.
There’s also a new wrinkle for fans arriving early. As part of the Kings’ “First Look” program, the team will debut an artist’s music video on the jumbotron before select Saturday games during the 2026-27 season.
That initiative started at the home opener, and on Nov. 7, multi-platinum singer and songwriter Andy Grammar will unveil the video for his recently released song “Happy Place.” Grammar, known for “Keep Your Head Up” and “Honey, I’m Good,” brings the kind of upbeat feel the Kings are aiming for with the feature.
On the ice, LA is trying to carry over the energy from Wednesday night’s 7-2 win over the San Jose Sharks. The Kings scored in the first two minutes and kept pouring it on from there, finishing with six more goals. Adrian Kempe’s hat trick, Artemi Panarin’s four-point night and Kuemper’s 30 saves helped power the dominant result.
Saturday also brings a set of milestones for three Kings players. Joel Edmundson is scheduled to play in his 700th NHL game, Trevor Moore in his 500th and Brandt Clarke in his 200th career game.
Edmundson entered the league in 2015 with the St. Louis Blues and won a Stanley Cup in 2019.
He later played for the Carolina Hurricanes, Montreal Canadians, Washington Capitals and Toronto Maple Leafs before signing with the Kings in 2024. Since joining LA, he has posted nine goals and 36 assists in 169 games.
Moore, a Thousand Oaks, CA native, spent his first two seasons with Toronto before making Los Angeles the main stop of his career. In seven-plus seasons with the Kings, he has produced 104 goals and 135 assists.
Clarke has been with the Kings from the start of his NHL career after being drafted in the first round in 2021. He followed his best NHL season in 2025-26 by continuing to pile up points in the current campaign, leading all Kings blueliners with three goals and eight assists.
The night also includes a reunion of players who were teammates on the international stage. Sidney Crosby, who captained Team Canada at the 2026 Winter Olympics, will face Kings captain Drew Doughty and Darcy Kuemper. Team Sweden will be represented too, with Kempe, Erik Karlsson and Rickard Rakell all back on the same ice, this time as opponents.
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