The LA Kings made it 4-for-4 on their current roadtrip, as they skated to a 1-0 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday evening at Canadian Tire Centre in Kanata, Ontario.

On just the second total shot on goal of the period, coming nearly 10 minutes into the game, forward Alex Laferriere got to the front of the net and deflected a point shot from defenseman Mikey Anderson past Ottawa goaltender Linus Ullmark and in to open the scoring. Laferriere’s goal was his second off a deflection in as many games and his fifth goal overall this season, giving the Kings a 1-0 lead on the road.

The second and third periods came and went without a goal for either club, as the Kings secured their lowest-scoring victory of the season. Ottawa looked the more threatening side throughout the final 40 minutes, but Kings goaltender Anton Forsberg was big on several occasions between the pipes to seal the victory. Forsberg made 17 saves in total, but several were from threatening areas. The performance earned him his first shutout as a member of the Kings organization, coming in the city he spent the last four years of his career in.

Hear from Forsberg, Anderson and Head Coach Jim Hiller after tonight’s victory.

Anton Forsberg

Mikey Anderson
On finding a way to win in a game without the connectivity of Montreal or Toronto
Yeah, I think both ways, both teams would say the same thing. There wasn’t much going on. Sometimes, it’s the way it goes and we found a way to get one. Bergy was big when we needed him and just good to get one when it’s not the prettiest.

On a special night and performance for Anton Forsberg
I’m sure it means more to him than any of us, but it’s fun for him, when he’s here, he gets to see everyone, see some friends people that have probably become family for him. It’s fun night for him. I think everyone’s pretty juiced up for him.

On a low-scoring, battle of a game all night
I didn’t really realize it, I think we looked up halfway through the game and it was like 6-6 in shots. Sometimes, it’s just the way it goes. Maybe some bad bounces, pucks going each way, maybe a few too many turnovers both ways, but also, I think just they defended hard. They made it hard for us, we tried to make it hard for them. I think both ways, guys were executing what they wanted to do and it was just the way the game went.

On Drew Doughty’s injury and the defensive play he made before exiting
I don’t think there’s much that needs to be said. He’s obviously one of the probably biggest, if not the biggest competitor, I think, in the league. Sucks to see him be hurting, but again, he battles and he’s going to do anything he can to keep playing or stay engaged and involved. Hopefully it’s not too bad and everything and he can play hopefully in two days, so we’ll find out.

On how he felt the defensemen adjusted to playing with 5 from that point on.
Everyone’s played with each other a little bit so far. I mean, all the three of us that have been here the last year, and then obviously Dumo and Cece, everyone’s kind of familiar, and guys responded well and able to get the job done.

Jim Hiller
On finding a way to win on a night where maybe the team had its “B” game
Well, I don’t think I would call it a B game. I would call it the fact that Ottawa played really well. I think what we saw was Ottawa played tonight probably similar to the way we typically try to play and frustrate and try to win puck battles and stay above you. I thought both teams, there wasn’t a lot of room, a lot of chances either way, so I was really proud of our guys to get through that. It’s good for us to know that we can be that frustrating to play against too, when we do it right like that. Credit to Ottawa, they made it realty hard.

On Anton Forsberg’s performance in net tonight to earn the shutout
He was really good, that was probably his best game of the year. I’m sure that was a good time to save it for him, coming back here, he’s got a lot of friends here. Of course, fans appreciated the job he did. We really needed him tonight. You look at the shots and you saw there wasn’t a lot, but four or five were really important and he got them.

On Joel Edmundson’s role in helping to close out the one-goal victory
Eddy, when you’re protecting a lead, Eddy’s one of the guys you want on the ice for sure. 6-4, 6-5, 215 pounds, they take up a lot of space. They threw some pucks at the net, he’s in there, cross checking guys in front of the net, clearing out bodies, winning puck races into the corner. When it gets in the trenches, that time of the game, those are the players that can really excel and he’s one of them..

On how he felt the group adjusted as a whole to having five defensemen
It’s easier to do when you’re in the thick of a game, because you’ve already [got] adrenaline’s pumping and you want to get out there. Sometimes it’s harder if it happens really early, because, nobody’s in the flow of the game, but at that point, we’re in a battle. We knew we were in a battle. So for the guys, when your name is called, you get out there and step up.

On Drew Doughty’s injury and how he battled to stop a Grade-A chance despite it
We’ll probably have an update tomorrow, but not much to share right now. He made a great play at the end of it, because they had somebody back door. He’s a warrior. We’ve talked about him a lot and that’s just another example of it.

Notes –
– Forward Alex Laferriere (1-0=1) scored his fifth goal of the season to extend his point streak to a fourth game, dating back to the start of the Kings’ road-trip on Sunday, Nov. 9, in Pittsburgh. With his second goal in as many games (1 G, Nov. 13 at TOR), Laferriere matches his career-long four-game point streak achieved on two prior occasions: 2-2=4, Oct. 26 – Nov. 1, 2025, and 2-4=6, Apr. 5 – 12, 2025.
– With the 1-0 score holding through more than 50 minutes of action, Laferriere’s goal stands as his first game-winner of the season and seventh of his career.
– Forward Quinton Byfield (0-1=1) posted his 13th assist of the campaign on Laferriere’s game-opening tally, tying Adrian Kempe (13 A) for the most by a Kings skater through this point of the season. In doing so, the 23-year-old center extended his point streak to a third game dating back to Nov. 11 in Montreal.
– With his 104th career assist and 159th point (55-104=159 in 279 GP), the native of Newmarket, Ontario broke a tie with Butch Goring (65-93=158 in 225 GP) for sole possession of the 10th most points by a Kings player 23 years of age or younger – a list paced by Luc Robitaille (184-188=372 in 296 GP).
– Defenseman Mikey Anderson (0-1=1) recorded his fourth assist of the season and has helpers in consecutive games (0-1=1, Nov. 13 at TOR) for the ninth time in his career. Anderson’s career-long assist streak is three games, recorded on three different occasions.
– Goaltender Anton Forsberg made 17 saves against his former team tonight to earn his third win and first shutout as a member of the LA Kings. The Harnosand, Sweden, native now has nine career shutouts, having posted his previous eight blank-sheets as a member of the Senators.
– With their 10th victory of the season, the Kings pushed their point streak in away games to 10 games (8-0-2), the sixth road point streak of 10 or more games in franchise history. The only other times were in 2023-24 (11-0-1 in 12 GP), 1974-75 (6-0-5 in 11 GP), 2021-22 (8-0-2 in 10 GP), 2013-14 (8-0-2 in 10 GP) and 2003-04 (4-0-6 in 10 GP).
– Tonight’s victory also extended the Kings’ point streak against the Ottawa Senators to an 11th game, dating back to Nov. 7, 2019, the second longest active point streak against the Senators behind Vegas (12GP, 11-0-1).

The Kings have a scheduled day off tomorrow in Washington, DC. They will return to the ice for morning skate on Monday, November 17 in advance of that evening’s game versus the Washington Capitals