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Seattle Kraken lose final home game of season in 5-3 to Kings

By Allyson Ballard
Published  April 13, 2026 10:04pm PDT
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Associated Press
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SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - APRIL 13: Quinton Byfield #55 of the Los Angeles Kings reaches for the puck against Nikke Kokko #39 of the Seattle Kraken during the first period at Climate Pledge Arena on April 13, 2026 in Seattle, Washington.  (Steph Chambers / Getty Images)

The Brief

    • Quinton Byfield scored twice, Adrian Kempe scored his 35th goal of the season, and Alex Laferriere had an empty net goal for the Kings in a 5-3 loss for the Seattle Kraken in their home finale.
    • Adam Larsson, Freddy Gaudreau, and Bobby McMann scored for the Kraken. Nikke Kokko made 25 saves on 29 shots in his second career NHL start.
    • Bobby McMann scored his 10th goal and 14th point in 16 games with Seattle since joining the team after the trade deadline.

SEATTLE - Quinton Byfield scored twice, Anton Forsberg made 28 saves and the Los Angeles Kings secured a playoff spot with Monday night's 5-3 win over the Seattle Kraken.

Trevor Moore, Adrian Kempe and Alex Laferriere also scored for the Kings, who won their fifth straight and are playoff-bound for the fifth consecutive season.

With two games left, Los Angeles is in position for the second Western Conference wild card and fourth in the Pacific Division, just two points behind second-place Edmonton. The Kings' victory, combined with Nashville's loss to San Jose earlier Monday night, wrapped up their playoff spot and eliminated both the Predators and the Sharks.

Adam Larsson, Frederick Gaudreau and Bobby McMann scored for Seattle, all in the third period. Nikke Kokko stopped 25 shots in his second career start. Matty Beniers had two assists.

LA's Samuel Helenius and Seattle's Jacob Melanson dropped the gloves with 7:57 to go in the first, and both earned five-minute majors. Their fight occurred just after the forwards finished serving matching roughing minors for an attempted altercation earlier in the period.

Byfield opened the scoring when a failed pinch by Ryan Lindgren allowed him to take off on a two-on-one. He added his 22nd goal later in the first period when a pass jumped Lindgren's stick at the Kings' blue line, leading to a breakaway that Byfield converted.

Moore scored on a rebound 7:13 into the second. The Kraken twice got within one goal in the third, but Laferriere's empty-netter in the closing seconds ended their hopes.

Already eliminated from the playoffs, Seattle lost to Los Angeles for the first time this season and has not won three straight games since January.

Up next

Kings: At Vancouver on Tuesday.

Kraken: At Vegas on Wednesday.

The Source: Information in this story came from The Associated Press.

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