Kings Rout San Jose 7 to 2 as Kempe Adds a Hat Trick
November 4, 2026
Four games on the NHL schedule Wednesday and one number to hang the night on: Adrian Kempe’s three goals.
Stories of the night
The games worth talking about, one line each.
- Kempe opened the scoring at 1:23 of the first and completed the trick on the power play at 15:51 of the second to make it 5-1. Artemi Panarin collected four assists, Quinton Byfield scored twice with the extra man, and the Kings won even though San Jose outshot them 32-27.
- Florida needed more than it should have against Chicago. The Panthers led 3-0 after two periods on a first period goal from Sandis Vilmanis, a Carter Verhaeghe power play goal and a tally from Seth Jones.
- The other one goal game went to the visitor. Buffalo led 1-0 on Peyton Krebs’ goal at 14:00 of the second, then Shane Pinto tied it at 11:33 of the third and Michael Amadio scored the go-ahead goal at 16:51.
- Seattle needed overtime to get past Calgary. Yegor Sharangovich put Calgary up 1-0 in the first, Berkly Catton evened it in the second, and Matty Beniers ended it 2-1 at 0:55 of overtime.
The night, game by game
Each final, the stars, and the model’s read.
| Final | Stars |
|---|---|
| Ottawa Senators 2 at Buffalo Sabres 1 | S. Ersson (OTT), 0.958 SV%, 1.01 GAA |
| Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Florida Panthers 5 | S. Vilmanis (FLA), 2G 2A, 4 PTS |
| San Jose Sharks 2 at Los Angeles Kings 7 | A. Kempe (LAK), 3G 1A, 4 PTS |
| Calgary Flames 1 at Seattle Kraken 2 (OT) | M. Beniers (SEA), 1G, OT winner |
Pro Hockey Stats models the NHL in public. Every pick is graded on the Ledger, no deletions.