Kevin Hayes, Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Cody Glass and Anthony Beauvillier scored for the Penguins. Alex Nedeljkovic, fresh off making history by becoming the first goalie in NHL history to score a goal and record an assist in the same game on Friday in Buffalo, stopped 25 of 26 shots to earn the victory.

One of my first conversations with Kevin Hayes at training camp this season was about his support for first responders.

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The circumstances were particularly meaningful for Pittsburgh forward Blake Lizotte, who started his NHL career with the Kings and had 106 points (37 goals, 69 assists) in 320 games for them. This was his first game at Crypto.com Arena as a visitor, but the LAFD hat he wore after the morning skate reflected the larger circumstances.

Game time is 10:30 p.m. ET from Crypto.com Arena in downtown Los Angeles and you can watch it on ESPN+ (packages start at $11.99/month). Pittsburgh Penguins (19-21-8, in the Metropolitan Division) last played on Saturday night and fell to the NHL-leading Washington Capitols by a 4-1 score.

The Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Los Angeles Kings 5-1 on Monday night, the Kings' first home day since the wildfires.

Pittsburgh will be without their top goal-scoring forward when they take on Los Angeles, who will play their first home game since the onset of the wildfires

The Los Angeles Kings honored firefighters and first responders in the first game back in their downtown arena since the catastrophic wildfires that devastated large parts of Los Angeles.

The Los Angeles Kings returned home Monday for the first time since the devastating fires ravaged southern California. The Kings are honoring the first responders, and specifically the Los Angeles Fire Department,

The struggling Los Angeles Kings will be facing a tall order to change their fortunes when they host the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers on Wednesday. Thanks to a dismal 5-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday — coming on a night in which Los Angeles honored the first responders who have been

The Pittsburgh Penguins locker room is dotted with several new faces, some of whom began the season with the team, dumped upon them by their former teams with additional draft picks tucked in their luggage to offset onerous salaries.