The LA Kings’ search for their first win of the 2026-27 regular season has turned into a four-game grind, and Saturday night ended the same way the others have begun: with another loss.
Los Angeles fell 2-1 in overtime at T-Mobile Arena, where Vegas cashed in on the extra-man chance in the final frame of the game and handed the Kings their fourth straight defeat to open the season.
The evening started slowly, with neither side breaking through in the first period. Vegas finally solved the deadlock early in the second while working on its first power play. Mitch Marner handled things up top, Mark Stone moved the puck down to the goal line, and Trevor Connolly finished the sequence at the back post for his second goal of the year and a 1-0 Golden Knights lead.
The Kings answered less than four minutes later with a power-play goal of their own. Adrian Kempe set up Artemi Panarin in the slot, and Panarin held, adjusted the angle, then ripped a wrist shot off the post and in behind Carter Hart to tie it 1-1. It was Panarin’s third goal of the season, which leads the team.
Neither club found a winner in the third period, sending the game to overtime for the second time in four games. Midway through the extra session, Scott Laughton was whistled for tripping, giving Vegas a power play. Marner made it count, scoring from the center point soon after to seal the 2-1 victory and send the Golden Knights home with the extra point.
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