Kings left wing Kevin Fiala, right, moves the puck while defended by San Jose Sharks right wing Collin Graf during the first period on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, in San Jose. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
San Jose Sharks center Ty Dellandrea (10) celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal during the first period of their game against the Kings on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, in San Jose. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
Kings right wing Quinton Byfield, left, moves the puck while defended by San Jose Sharks center Tyler Toffoli during the first period on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, in San Jose. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
San Jose Sharks right wing Adam Gaudette (81) celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal during the first period of their game against the Kings on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, in San Jose. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
Kings defenseman Cody Ceci, left, and San Jose Sharks center Tyler Toffoli compete for possession of the puck during the second period on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, in San Jose. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
Kings center Anze Kopitar, right, scores a goal against San Jose Sharks goaltender Yaroslav Askarov during the second period on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, in San Jose. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
Kings center Anze Kopitar (11) celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the San Jose Sharks, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
San Jose Sharks center Macklin Celebrini, left, passes the puck while defended by Kings center Phillip Danault during the second period on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, in San Jose. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
Kings defenseman Cody Ceci, left, knocks the puck out of the air next to San Jose Sharks left wing William Eklund during the second period on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, in San Jose. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
Kings left wing Trevor Moore, right, moves the puck while defended by San Jose Sharks left wing William Eklund during the second period on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, in San Jose. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
Kings goaltender Anton Forsberg deflects the puck during the second period of their game against the San Jose Sharks on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, in San Jose. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
San Jose Sharks center Macklin Celebrini moves the puck during the second period of their game against the Kings on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, in San Jose. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
San Jose Sharks center Zack Ostapchuk (63) tries to shoot the puck in front of Kings goaltender Anton Forsberg (31) and defenseman Brandt Clarke (92) during the second period on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, in San Jose. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
San Jose Sharks center Macklin Celebrini (71) moves the puck between Kings defenseman Joel Edmundson, left, and right wing Quinton Byfield during the second period on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, in San Jose. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
Kings goaltender Anton Forsberg, left, deflects the puck next to San Jose Sharks center Alexander Wennberg during the second period on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, in San Jose. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
Kings goaltender Anton Forsberg watches the puck get past him for a goal by San Jose Sharks center Philipp Kurashev during the second period on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, in San Jose. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
San Jose Sharks center Philipp Kurashev, left, celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal during the second period of their game against the Kings on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, in San Jose. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
San Jose Sharks goaltender Yaroslav Askarov, center, deflects a shot during the third period of a game against the Kings on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, in San Jose. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
Kings goaltender Anton Forsberg, right, deflects a shot by San Jose Sharks center Will Smith (2) during the third period on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, in San Jose. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
San Jose Sharks defenseman Mario Ferraro, top, and Kings center Alex Turcotte (15) fight during the third period on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, in San Jose. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
San Jose Sharks defenseman Mario Ferraro, top, and Kings center Alex Turcotte fight during the third period on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, in San Jose. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
Kings defenseman Mikey Anderson, left, collides with San Jose Sharks center Macklin Celebrini during the third period on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, in San Jose. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
Kings right wing Quinton Byfield, left, and San Jose Sharks center Alexander Wennberg chase after the puck during the third period on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, in San Jose. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
San Jose Sharks center Philipp Kurashev falls on the ice next to Kings defenseman Cody Ceci during the third period on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, in San Jose. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
Kings right wing Adrian Kempe (9) celebrates with teammates after scoring a game-tying goal late in the third period of their game against the San Jose Sharks on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, in San Jose. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
Kings goaltender Anton Forsberg shows his frustration after being unable to stop a goal by San Jose Sharks center Philipp Kurashev, foreground, during the shootout portion of their game on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, in San Jose. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
San Jose Sharks goaltender Yaroslav Askarov stops a shot by Kings left wing Trevor Moore during the shootout on Thursday night in San Jose. The Kings failed to score in the shootout and lost, 4-3. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
San Jose Sharks center Macklin Celebrini, left, is unable to score against Kings goaltender Anton Forsberg during the shootout portion of their game on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, in San Jose. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
San Jose Sharks goaltender Yaroslav Askarov, left, stops the puck against Kings right wing Adrian Kempe during the shootout portion of their game on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, in San Jose. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
San Jose Sharks goaltender Yaroslav Askarov celebrates after the team’s 4-3 shootout victory over the Kings on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, in San Jose. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
San Jose Sharks goaltender Yaroslav Askarov (30) celebrates with teammates after the team’s 4-3 shootout victory over the Kings on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, in San Jose. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
San Jose Sharks goaltender Yaroslav Askarov (30) celebrates with right wing Collin Graf (51) after the team’s 4-3 shootout victory over the Kings on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, in San Jose. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
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Kings left wing Kevin Fiala, right, moves the puck while defended by San Jose Sharks right wing Collin Graf during the first period on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, in San Jose. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
SAN JOSE — Adrian Kempe delivered some late magic in regulation, allowing the Kings to salvage a point in the final stop of a successful six-game road trip.
Philipp Kurashev scored the only goal of a shootout, and the San Jose Sharks held on for a 4-3 win on Thursday night.
San Jose’s first player in the shootout, Kurashev skated toward his left then shifted direction toward the net before flipping the puck over the left shoulder of Kings goalie Anton Forsberg. Kurashev also had a goal in the second period.
Anze Kopitar had a goal and an assist, Joel Armia and Adrian Kempe also scored for the Kings, and Anton Forsberg made 21 saves, as they lost their second consecutive game but finished 4-2-0 on the trip. Kempe sent the game into OT on a goal with 58.3 seconds remaining.
The Kings (10-6-5) pulled Forsberg for a late 6-on-5 advantage and Kempe scored into an open net after Kevin Fiala’s initial shot from the point was blocked in front by Ferraro.
“I just worked up and down there. I was waiting for that shot to come,” Kempe told NHL.com. “A little lucky bounce, but I think it was a deserved one for the team tonight.”
Ty Dellandrea had a goal and an assist for San Jose (10-8-3), which earned a point for the ninth time in its past 11 games. Adam Gaudette scored a goal, while Collin Graf had two assists. Yaroslav Askarov made 31 saves, two during the shootout.
Teen sensation Macklin Celebrini had an assist as the Sharks avenged a 4-3 home loss on Oct. 28 and picked up their 10th victory in 21 games after not reaching double-digit wins until their 28th game last season.
Gaudette got the Sharks going with a goal on San Jose’s first shot of the game 2:33 into the first period. Gaudette raced in from the blue line following a Kings turnover and took a pass from Dellandrea then fired a wrist shot into the lower left corner of the net.
Armia tied the score with a short-handed goal at 16:04 of the first period when he forced a turnover and scored on a breakaway stick side past Askarov.
“I liked our energy, especially to start the game,” Kings coach Jim Hiller told NHL.com. “We were commenting on the bench, it felt fast. Much different game than the last time we were in here. It is a game of mistakes in the end, and we made just a couple too many.”
Dellandrea gave San Jose a 2-1 lead with 9.9 seconds left in the first period when he deflected a centering pass from Graf off his skate blade and into the goal.
The Kings responded quickly and pulled even at 2-2 hen Kopitar scored 1:47 into the second period on a backhand between the legs of Askarov. Trevor Moore and Cody Ceci had assists.
The Kings had a goal nullified by an offside penalty midway through the second period, then San Jose went back on top, 3-2, with 2:56 remaining in the frame when Kurashev took a feed from Will Smith at the edge of the left circle and used the Kings’ Andrei Kuzmenko as a screen to score past Forsberg.
KOPITAR WATCH
Kopitar recorded his 320th career multipoint game, moving him within one of Luc Robitaille for the second-most in Kings history. Marcel Dionne holds the record with 392.
UP NEXT
The Kings host the Boston Bruins on Friday at 7:30 p.m.