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Playoff-bound Kings out to improve positioning vs. Flames
Arsenii Sergeev stopped 27 of 28 shots in his first NHL start, and Zayne Parekh scored the tiebreaking goal for Calgary.
- On Thursday, the Calgary Flames defeated the playoff-bound Los Angeles Kings 3-1 to conclude their season. Goaltender Arsenii Sergeev made 27 saves in his first NHL start, while Zayne Parekh broke a third-period tie to secure the win.
- The Kings learned during the contest they will enter the Western Conference playoffs as the second wild-card team, facing NHL regular-season champion Colorado in the first round with Game 1 on Sunday in Denver.
- Morgan Frost opened the scoring with his 22nd goal, while Joel Farabee added an empty-netter to reach 20 goals; Quinton Byfield scored his 24th of the season for Los Angeles less than two minutes later.
- Earlier Thursday, Edmonton secured second place in the Pacific Division with a 6-1 victory over Vancouver, while Anaheim defeated Nashville 5-4 to finish third in division standings.
- Los Angeles star Anze Kopitar finished his final regular-season appearance with 1,316 career points, the seventh-most by a European player, trailing category leader Jaromir Jagr's 1,921.
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Rutland Herald
Flames beat the playoff-bound Kings 3-1 to end the season
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Arsenii Sergeev made 27 saves in his first NHL start, Zayne Parekh broke a third-period tie and the Calgary Flames beat the playoff-bound Los Angeles Kings 3-1 on Thursday night to end the season.
The Los Angeles Kings, with captain Anžet Kopitar, played their final game of the NHL regular season against the now-defunct Calgary Flames. During the game, they learned that regardless of the outcome of the game - they lost 1:3 - they would face regular season champion Colorado in the first round of the playoffs. The first game will be on Sunday in Denver. The entire stadium in Canada gave the Slovenian star a standing ovation.
FINAL - Kings 1, Flames 3 - Kopitar, Clarke, Smith
The LA Kings concluded their 2025-26 regular-season schedule with a 3-1 defeat against the Calgary Flames, setting up a Round 1 playoff matchup with the Colorado Avalanche. Neither team found the back of the net in the first period, despite a 10-2 advantage for the Kings in shots on goal. Calgary opened the scoring early […]
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