Kings center Anze Kopitar, left, pushes past Seattle Kraken center Matty Beniers during the first period on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Kings center Phillip Danault (24) and Seattle Kraken left wing Mason Marchment (27) reach for the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Seattle Kraken center Chandler Stephenson (9) looks back at the puck with Kings defenseman Joel Edmundson (6) and right wing Quinton Byfield (55) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Kings right wing Quinton Byfield (55) pushes past Seattle Kraken center Ryan Winterton (26) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Kings right wing Corey Perry (10) looks to pick up the loose puck from center Alex Turcotte (15) and Seattle Kraken defenseman Brandon Montour (62) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Kings left wing Warren Foegele (37) shoots against Seattle Kraken goaltender Joey Daccord (35) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Kings center Anze Kopitar (11) collides with Seattle Kraken left wing Jared McCann (19) near the goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Seattle Kraken defenseman Brandon Montour (62) throws Kings left wing Jeff Malott (39) against the wall behind the Kraken goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Seattle Kraken center Chandler Stephenson celebrates a goal by teammate Jared McCann against the Kings during the second period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Seattle Kraken left wing Jared McCann, left, celebrates his goal with right wing Jordan Eberle (7) and center Matty Beniers (10) against the Kings during the second period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Seattle Kraken left wing Jared McCann, second from left, celebrates his goal with teammates, including center Chandler Stephenson (9), defenseman Vince Dunn, third from left, and right wing Jordan Eberle (7) during the second period of a game against the Kings on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Kings goaltender Anton Forsberg (31) stops a shot from Seattle Kraken center Chandler Stephenson (9) as center Matty Beniers (10) looks on during the second period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Kings right wing Alex Laferriere scores against Seattle Kraken goaltender Joey Daccord during the second period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Kings right wing Alex Laferriere (14) celebrates his goal against the Seattle Kraken with right wing Joel Armia (40) during the second period on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Kings right wing Alex Laferriere, second from left, celebrates his goal against the Seattle Kraken with right wing Joel Armia (40) and defenseman Cody Ceci (5) during the second period on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Seattle Kraken center Matty Beniers (10) tries to maneuver around Kings defenseman Drew Doughty (8) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Seattle Kraken center Matty Beniers (10) falls while trying for a shot on goal against Kings goaltender Anton Forsberg (31) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Seattle Kraken left wing Mason Marchment reacts after a missed chance on goal against the Kings during the second period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Seattle Kraken right wing Jani Nyman (38) falls against Kings defenseman Brian Dumoulin (2) and defenseman Cody Ceci (5) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Kings left wing Kevin Fiala (22) scores against Seattle Kraken goaltender Joey Daccord (35) during the third period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Kings left wing Kevin Fiala, center, celebrates his goal with right wing Joel Armia (40) and defenseman Drew Doughty (8) during the third period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Kings left wing Warren Foegele (37) moves the puck against Seattle Kraken defenseman Jamie Oleksiak (24) during the third period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Seattle Kraken defenseman Jamie Oleksiak (24) falls against the ice against Kings left wing Warren Foegele (37) during the third period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Kings left wing Trevor Moore (12) follows the puck against Seattle Kraken defenseman Ryker Evans (41) during the third period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Seattle Kraken center Ben Meyers looks on against Kings right wing Quinton Byfield (55) during the third period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Seattle Kraken center Matty Beniers, far right, reacts after scoring a game-tying goal against Kings goaltender Anton Forsberg, second from right, with 25.3 seconds left in the third period on Wednesday night in Seattle. The Kraken won, 3-2, in overtime. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Seattle Kraken center Chandler Stephenson reacts to the game-winning goal in overtime by Vince Dunn against Kings goaltender Anton Forsberg (31) in an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Seattle Kraken center Chandler Stephenson reacts to the game-winning goal in overtime by Vince Dunn against Kings goaltender Anton Forsberg in an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
The Seattle Kraken celebrate a 3-2 win in overtime on a goal by Vince Dunn against the Kings on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
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Kings center Anze Kopitar, left, pushes past Seattle Kraken center Matty Beniers during the first period on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
SEATTLE — The Kings were on the cusp of a road win, but they couldn’t finish off a Seattle Kraken squad that was desperate for a victory.
Matty Beniers tied the score on a power-play goal with 24.8 seconds left in regulation, then Vince Dunn scored on a man advantage 1:21 into overtime as the Seattle Kraken rallied to beat the Kings, 3-2, on Wednesday night at Climate Pledge Arena.
Jared McCann also scored for Seattle (12-10-6), which had been winless in its previous six outings (0-5-1) since Nov. 23. Eeli Tolvanan assisted on the tying and winning goals. Dunn added two assists.
Joey Daccord made 24 saves.
Alex Laferriere had a short-handed goal and Kevin Fiala scored on the power play for the Kings (14-8-8), who had won their previous two. Anton Forsberg made 30 saves.
Seattle went 3 for 7 on the power play, while the Kings went 1 for 5.
“No goals scored at 5-on-5, so I thought both teams checked, and neither of them are the most offensive teams, so that was on par with what we expected,” Kings coach Jim Hiller told NHL.com. “Lots of penalties on both sides tonight, and too many for us. That probably is the difference in the game.”
The Kraken got the power-play opportunity with 3:55 left in overtime when Adrian Kempe was called for tripping. Tolvanen, playing near the left circle, sent a pass across to Dunn just above the right circle, and his slap shot zipped past Forsberg 16 seconds into the man advantage.
It was a tripping penalty against Forsberg that gave the Kraken a power play with 38.8 seconds left in regulation. With Daccord already having been pulled for the extra attacker, Seattle took advantage of a Kings giveaway in their own end. Tolvanen gained control on the right side and sent it toward the net, where Beniers redirected it into the low slot over Forsberg’s right shoulder.
“Matty’s goal, there, there’s not much to it,” Dunn told NHL.com. “It’s throwing the puck where guys are going to the net, and eventually it’s going to go in for us.”
The Kraken opened the scoring with the man advantage at 3:21 of the second period. The Kings’ Quinton Byfield broke his stick while killing the penalty and headed to the bench for a change, in effect giving Seattle a two-man edge. Dunn fed McCann for a blistering one-timer from the high slot that beat Forsberg high to the blocker side for his fifth goal of the season.
The Kraken have power-play goals in three of the past four games after going 0 for 14 in the four games prior to that.
Seattle had hopes of extending its lead when the Kings’ Warren Foegele was called for tripping a little more than three minutes later, but the Kraken turned over the puck just inside the offensive blue line. The Kings’ Joel Armia chipped it ahead to spring Laferriere on a short-handed breakaway from center ice. Laferriere raced in, deked to his backhand and lifted the puck over Daccord’s blocker and into the upper left corner of the net at 8:16 to even the score at 1-1, his league-leading sixth short-handed goal of the season.
“They don’t really give too much off the rush,” Kings defenseman Joel Edmundson told NHL.com. “They kind of back out [of the offensive zone], similar to us, so we knew it was going to be a game where the team that uses the offensive zone as much as they can, work the puck low, is going to come out on top. They played us well, and it was a tough game.”
Fiala gave the Kings a 2-1 lead on a power-play goal with 5:20 left in regulation. Kempe sent a stretch pass to Anze Kopitar at the offensive blue line, who sent a touch pass to Fiala in stride at the top of the slot to create a partial breakaway. Fiala deked to his right and lifting the puck under the crossbar for his team-leading 11th goal of the season.
“The guys executed really well on the entry [into the zone],” Hiller told NHL.com. “So we’ll take one [power-play goal], but we had the chance for more.”
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