Sharks lose 2-7 at Los Angeles as Kempe records a hat trick
Celebrini and Stenberg scored power-play goals; Askarov stopped 20 of 27 shots.
The San Jose Sharks lost 2-7 to the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday night, Nov. 4, at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, according to the National Hockey League's official game summary.
Adrian Kempe scored a hat trick for Los Angeles, with goals at 1:23 and 16:09 of the first period and a power-play goal at 15:51 of the second. Quinton Byfield scored two power-play goals, and Erik Haula and Joel Armia also scored for the Kings.
Macklin Celebrini and Ivar Stenberg scored San Jose's goals, both on the power play in the second and third periods. Dmitry Orlov and Michael Misa assisted on both.
San Jose outshot Los Angeles 32-27. Kings goalie Darcy Kuemper stopped 30 of 32 shots; Sharks goalie Yaroslav Askarov stopped 20 of 27. Kempe was the first star, Panarin (four assists) the second, and Byfield the third.
The Sharks fall to 7-9-1 (15 points) on a three-game losing streak; the Kings are 5-7-2, according to the league standings. San Jose plays at Minnesota on Friday, Nov. 6, at 5 p.m. PT and at Dallas on Saturday, Nov. 7, at 5 p.m. PT, per the league schedule.
Source: NHL official game center, Sharks at Kings; NHL game summary; Sharks schedule