by ZACH MARTIN, Associated Press

Wed, April 16th 2025 at 11:03 PM

Los Angeles Kings center Samuel Helenius, third from left, celebrates his goal with teammates Akil Thomas (26), Jacob Moverare and Trevor Lewis (61) as Seattle Kraken goaltender Joey Daccord, right, looks away during the third period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Seattle Kraken’s home finale hopes dashed after 6-5 loss to Los Angeles Kings

SEATTLE — Samuel Helenius scored twice, David Rittich made 28 saves, and the Los Angeles Kings spoiled the Seattle Kraken’s home finale with a 6-5 victory on Tuesday night.

The Kings head into their regular-season finale locked into a first-round playoff series against the Edmonton Oilers. After the Kings blew a 2-0 first-period cushion, they responded with four unanswered goals over a five-plus minute stretch of game time between the second and third periods.

Warren Foegele gave the lead back to Los Angeles with 3:55 to play in the second and Alex Laferriere made it 4-2 just 72 seconds later. Adrian Kempe and Helenius added third-period goals to make it 6-2.

Seattle nearly came back in the third period with three straight goals from Jaden Schwartz, Matty Beniers and Eeli Tolvanen, but the deficit was too much.

Seattle erased a two-goal deficit with a short-handed goal from Tye Kartye at 5:26 of the second period and a power-play tally by Brandon Montour at 13:24.

Seattle goalie Joey Daccord had 18 saves.

Takeaways

Kings: Five-on-five is where LA dominated on Tuesday and it didn’t need a lot of shots on goal to end up with its 17th road victory of the season. The Kings had 14 total shots on target in the first 40 minutes.

Kraken: For the second consecutive season, the Kraken finished with less than 20 home victories and a minus goal differential of at least 15. Seattle will finish as the fourth-worst team in the Western Conference.

Key moment

An icing reset the puck in Seattle’s zone and LA took advantage with a faceoff win, one of 30 on the night, and Foegele’s goal.

Key stat

Helenius came into Tuesday’s game with two goals. He equaled that total in 13:49 minutes of ice time against the Kraken.

Up Next

The Kings close the regular season at home against the Calgary Flames on Thursday night. The Kraken’s season is done.