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NHL roundup: Adrian Kempe’s hat trick lifts Kings past Sharks

By Thomson Reuters Nov 5, 2026 | 1:23 AM

By Field Level Media

Nov 05 (Field Level Media) – Adrian Kempe notched his fifth NHL hat trick to lead the Los Angeles Kings to a 7-2 win over the visiting San Jose Sharks ​on Wednesday.

Kempe also had an assist for the Kings, who are ‌5-3-0 since starting the season 0-4-2.

Quinton Byfield scored two of Los Angeles’ three power-play goals, Artemi Panarin had four assists, Erik Haula had a goal and an assist, Joel Armia also tallied, and Darcy Kuemper made 30 saves.

Macklin Celebrini and Ivar Stenberg scored ‌power-play ​goals, Dmitry Orlov and Michael Misa each had ⁠two assists, and Yaroslav Askarov ⁠made 20 saves for the Sharks, who are 1-5-0 in their past six games.

Panthers 5, Blackhawks 3

Sandis Vilmanis scored two goals and added two assists for his first career multi-point game as Florida defeated Chicago ​in Sunrise, Fla.

Sam Reinhart notched a goal and two assists while Carter Verhaeghe had a goal and an assist for the Panthers, who have ⁠won four of their past five games. ⁠Seth Jones also scored, and Jacob Markstrom made 17 saves.

Frank ​Nazar scored twice for the Blackhawks, who have lost four straight (0-3-1). Roman Kantserov ​also tallied, Connor Bedard recorded two assists, and goalie Spencer ‌Knight made 25 saves while falling to 0-4-0 against his former team.

Kraken 2, Flames 1 (OT)

Matty Beniers scored on a breakaway 55 seconds into overtime as Seattle defeated visiting Calgary.

Berkly Catton also tallied for the Kraken, who were playing ⁠for the first time since a 6-2 loss in Calgary on Friday. Seattle goaltender Joey Daccord made 25 saves.

Yegor Sharangovich scored for the Flames, who are ⁠7-3-1 since an 0-5-0 ‌start. Dustin Wolf stopped 27 of 29 shots in ⁠Calgary’s first overtime game of the season.

Senators 2, Sabres ​1

Michael Amadio ‌scored to break a late third-period deadlock, and visiting ​Ottawa claimed ⁠a comeback victory over Buffalo.

Shane Pinto also tallied for the Senators, who ended a 2-2-1 road trip on a high note thanks to a pair of unanswered goals in the third. Sam Ersson made 23 saves.

Peyton Krebs scored for the Sabres, who had their three-game winning streak snapped. Colten Ellis stopped 28 ​shots.

(–Field Level Media)