2 studs, 1 dud from the LA Kings' comeback win v. Pittsburgh

After falling behind on the scoreboard 2-1 early in the third period this afternoon, the Los Angeles Kings (7-5-4) rallied to score two straight goals and defeat the Pittsburgh Penguins (9-5-2) on the road at PPG Paints Arena. Tommy Novak opened up the scoring early in the opening frame for the Penguins in Pittsburgh, scoring a goal on an assist from Evgeni Malkin and Parker Wotherspoon.

Kevin Fiala leads the Los Angeles Kings past the Penguins for a key comeback road win in Pittsburgh on Sunday afternoon

Thanks to a sharp-angle goal from Anze Kopitar, the Kings responded quickly on the power play on special teams late in the first period vs. Pittsburgh. The Penguins grabbed the lead on the scoreboard back in the middle frame, on a power play goal.

The rest of the game's goals were scored by the Kings in the third period, including tallies from wingers Corey Perry and Kevin Fiala in the final frame today.

Jim Hiller and the Kings prevented their losing streak from going to two games today against the Penguins in Pittsburgh. The Kings rallied when it mattered most in clutch time down the stretch in the third period.

Hiller and the Kings have something to build off of for the six-game road trip in the East this upcoming week with this perseverant one-goal win in Pittsburgh this afternoon.

Here are two studs and one dud from the Kings' 3-2 comeback win over the Penguins on the road in Pittsburgh on Nov. 9.

Stud: Kevin Fiala, W

I thought this was Fiala's best game early this regular season this fall for the Kings on the road. Fiala not only had his first multi-point contest of this regular season this fall for the Kings, but he also scored the clutch game-winning goal late in the third period today.

Fiala had some great moves today, putting Penguins' defenders on skates over and over again on the attack and in the offensive zone. The game-winning goal he scored in the final frame in the third period today was his 500th career point.

"He and I talked before the game, and we both knew that he would have to have a good game for us to win, so it’s great to see. When you deliver when you say ‘get me out there and I’ll deliver’ and you get out there and you deliver, I think he played over 23 minutes, it’s pretty easy to keep putting him back out there. What a game, what a game. Deliver, that’s the part I like."

Jim Hiller on Kevin Fiala

The type of impact Fiala had on the game today was the reason why he led the team in goal scoring this past regular season in the 2024-25 campaign.