Kings pick up massive two points in shootout win over Predators

Los Angeles Kings rush the goalie Anton Forsberg (31) after winning the shootout during an NHL game against the Nashville Predators, Monday April 6th, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. LOS ANGELES — With just six games remaining in the regular season, every point matters for the Kings. And on Monday, the implications were escalated further by facing the Nashville Predators, who were tied with the Kings for the last playoff spot heading into Monday night’s affair at Crypto.

com Arena. The first two matches between the two clubs summarize the Kings' season, a pair of shootout losses for Los Angeles. It wasn’t hard to predict that Monday’s game would go to overtime.

As fate would have it, the Kings went to overtime for an NHL-record 32nd time this season, but managed to pull away with the desperately needed second point in a 3-2 shootout win over the Predators. “We have (Anze Kopitar) and (Drew Doughty), I don't think you can ask for better leaders around the league, and just lean on those guys,” forward Jared Wright said. “It just felt like even when the game was tied into high-pressure moments, we felt we were pretty calm there, and we really truly believed that we were going to win that game.

” Goaltender Anton Forsberg stayed hot as he stopped 29 of 31 shots faced, and he blanked the Predators in the shootout. Forsberg is sporting a . 939 save percentage in his last four outings, and given goaltender Darcy Kuemper’s recent struggles, interim head coach D.