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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Carolina 5, Los Angeles 1
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 18, 2021
Where: PNC Arena, Raleigh, North Carolina
Referees: Kelly Sutherland, Ian Walsh
Linesmen: Devin Berg, Jonathan Deschamps
Attendance: 16238
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Los Angeles 0101
Carolina 2215
Periods:
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1
Los Angeles   Carolina
Phillip Danault wins the faceoff against Jesperi Kotkaniemi. 0:00  
  0:11 Giveaway by Teuvo Teravainen.
  0:29 Takeaway by Jesper Fast.
  0:35 Brady Skjei shoots Saved by Jonathan Quick.
  0:37 Jesperi Kotkaniemi scores. Assisted by Brady Skjei and Jesper Fast.
Team penalty for Los Angeles delay of game - 2 mins (Minor). Served by Brendan Lemieux. 0:37  
  0:37 Vincent Trocheck wins the faceoff against Anze Kopitar.
  1:12 Takeaway by Tony DeAngelo.
  1:26 Shot by Vincent Trocheck misses the net
Phillip Danault wins the faceoff against Andrew Poturalski. 1:29  
  1:36 Jesper Fast scores a power play goal. Assisted by Jaccob Slavin and Andrew Poturalski.
  1:36 Derek Stepan wins the faceoff against Rasmus Kupari.
  1:57 Jack Drury hits Mikey Anderson.
Blake Lizotte hits Andrew Poturalski. 2:25  
Brendan Lemieux hits Brendan Smith. 2:27  
Blake Lizotte shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 3:08  
Matt Roy shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 3:19  
Matt Roy shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 3:24  
  3:25 Jesperi Kotkaniemi wins the faceoff against Phillip Danault.
Viktor Arvidsson shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 3:30  
  3:32 Giveaway by Brady Skjei.
Viktor Arvidsson shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 3:33  
Phillip Danault shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 3:50  
  3:51 Giveaway by Jesper Fast.
  4:27 Vincent Trocheck blocks shot from Dustin Brown.
Adrian Kempe shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 4:39  
Carl Grundstrom hits Ethan Bear. 5:00  
Giveaway by Rasmus Kupari. 5:23  
  5:30 Shot by Stefan Noesen misses the net
Blake Lizotte wins the faceoff against Andrew Poturalski. 5:32  
  5:48 Brendan Smith shoots Saved by Jonathan Quick.
  5:49 Andrew Poturalski wins the faceoff against Blake Lizotte.
  6:00 Giveaway by C.J. Smith.
  6:05 Jesperi Kotkaniemi wins the faceoff against Blake Lizotte.
  6:11 Shot by Brady Skjei misses the net
Giveaway by Adrian Kempe. 6:32  
Anze Kopitar wins the faceoff against Vincent Trocheck. 6:44  
Adrian Kempe shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 7:12  
  7:13 Brady Skjei penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Adrian Kempe.
  7:13 Vincent Trocheck wins the faceoff against Anze Kopitar.
  7:36 Jaccob Slavin hits Viktor Arvidsson.
Alex Iafallo shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 7:57  
  8:07 Takeaway by Jaccob Slavin.
Giveaway by Rasmus Kupari. 8:39  
  9:31 Giveaway by Jaccob Slavin.
  10:04 Brendan Smith blocks shot from Matt Roy.
  10:11 Shot by C.J. Smith misses the net
  10:15 Josh Leivo shoots Saved by Jonathan Quick.
Anze Kopitar wins the faceoff against Vincent Trocheck. 10:16  
Shot by Anze Kopitar misses the net 10:22  
Sean Durzi penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Martin Necas. 10:34  
  10:34 Jesperi Kotkaniemi wins the faceoff against Anze Kopitar.
  10:55 Giveaway by Teuvo Teravainen.
  11:29 Brett Pesce shoots Saved by Jonathan Quick.
Olli Maatta blocks shot from Tony DeAngelo. 11:47  
  12:36 Andrew Poturalski shoots Saved by Jonathan Quick.
  12:37 Derek Stepan wins the faceoff against Rasmus Kupari.
  12:41 Shot by Brendan Smith misses the net
Brendan Lemieux hits Ethan Bear. 12:45  
  12:55 Stefan Noesen hits Carl Grundstrom.
Carl Grundstrom hits Brendan Smith. 13:11  
Takeaway by Rasmus Kupari. 13:14  
Shot by Rasmus Kupari misses the net 13:15  
  13:54 Vincent Trocheck wins the faceoff against Phillip Danault.
  14:40 Jack Drury wins the faceoff against Phillip Danault.
Viktor Arvidsson blocks shot from Jaccob Slavin. 14:45  
Viktor Arvidsson hits Jaccob Slavin. 14:48  
  15:53 Shot by Andrew Poturalski misses the net
Carl Grundstrom shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 16:07  
  16:16 Giveaway by Ethan Bear.
  16:31 Brendan Smith shoots Saved by Jonathan Quick.
  16:51 Giveaway by Jesperi Kotkaniemi.
  17:02 Teuvo Teravainen shoots Saved by Jonathan Quick.
  17:11 Brady Skjei shoots Saved by Jonathan Quick.
  17:19 Jesper Fast shoots Saved by Jonathan Quick.
Rasmus Kupari wins the faceoff against Vincent Trocheck. 17:19  
  17:34 Vincent Trocheck hits Dustin Brown.
Adrian Kempe shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 18:12  
  18:13 Jesperi Kotkaniemi wins the faceoff against Phillip Danault.
  18:29 Jesperi Kotkaniemi hits Olli Maatta.
Olli Maatta blocks shot from Brady Skjei. 18:34  
Giveaway by Sean Durzi. 19:16  
Takeaway by Anze Kopitar. 19:37  
Matt Roy shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 19:47  
Brendan Lemieux hits Nino Niederreiter. 19:58  
Arthur Kaliyev shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 19:59  
2
Los Angeles   Carolina
  0:00 Vincent Trocheck wins the faceoff against Phillip Danault.
  0:10 Shot by Stefan Noesen misses the net
Viktor Arvidsson penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Brady Skjei. 0:13  
  0:13 Vincent Trocheck wins the faceoff against Anze Kopitar.
  0:23 Teuvo Teravainen shoots Saved by Jonathan Quick.
Anze Kopitar wins the faceoff against Vincent Trocheck. 0:24  
  0:52 Shot by Stefan Noesen misses the net
Adrian Kempe shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 1:45  
Shot by Adrian Kempe misses the net 1:47  
  1:48 Andrew Poturalski wins the faceoff against Blake Lizotte.
  2:24 Jack Drury wins the faceoff against Blake Lizotte.
  2:38 Brett Pesce scores. Assisted by Josh Leivo. Assisted by Brady Skjei.
Rasmus Kupari wins the faceoff against Andrew Poturalski. 2:38  
  2:52 Giveaway by Ethan Bear.
  3:02 Ethan Bear shoots Saved by Jonathan Quick.
  3:08 Shot by Josh Leivo misses the net
Takeaway by Olli Maatta. 3:14  
Shot by Anze Kopitar misses the net 3:23  
Sean Durzi shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 3:27  
Brendan Lemieux hits Ethan Bear. 3:28  
Tobias Bjornfot shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 3:50  
  3:51 Vincent Trocheck wins the faceoff against Phillip Danault.
Takeaway by Sean Durzi. 3:55  
  3:58 Vincent Trocheck blocks shot from Sean Durzi.
  4:09 Vincent Trocheck wins the faceoff against Phillip Danault.
  4:25 Nino Niederreiter hits Phillip Danault.
  5:15 Josh Leivo blocks shot from Blake Lizotte.
Brendan Lemieux wins the faceoff against Derek Stepan. 5:16  
Arthur Kaliyev shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 5:20  
Blake Lizotte wins the faceoff against Derek Stepan. 5:21  
Arthur Kaliyev shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 5:26  
  5:27 Jack Drury wins the faceoff against Blake Lizotte.
Rasmus Kupari wins the faceoff against Andrew Poturalski. 5:46  
  5:48 Stefan Noesen hits Tobias Bjornfot.
  6:10 Brady Skjei penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Trevor Moore.
  6:10 Vincent Trocheck wins the faceoff against Anze Kopitar.
  7:08 Vincent Trocheck shoots Saved by Jonathan Quick.
Viktor Arvidsson hits Vincent Trocheck. 7:11  
Brendan Lemieux hits Tony DeAngelo. 8:24  
Blake Lizotte penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Brendan Smith. 9:05  
Anze Kopitar wins the faceoff against Jesperi Kotkaniemi. 9:05  
  9:13 Vincent Trocheck shoots Saved by Jonathan Quick.
  9:36 Teuvo Teravainen scores a power play goal. Assisted by Tony DeAngelo and Jesperi Kotkaniemi.
Rasmus Kupari wins the faceoff against Derek Stepan. 9:36  
  9:52 Giveaway by Jack Drury.
Matt Roy shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 9:57  
Takeaway by Trevor Moore. 9:59  
Blake Lizotte wins the faceoff against Jack Drury. 10:29  
  10:40 Jack Drury wins the faceoff against Blake Lizotte.
Arthur Kaliyev shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 10:54  
  11:13 Jack Drury hits Sean Durzi.
Blake Lizotte wins the faceoff against Jesperi Kotkaniemi. 11:16  
Tobias Bjornfot hits Teuvo Teravainen. 11:35  
  11:44 Shot by Teuvo Teravainen misses the net
Takeaway by Anze Kopitar. 12:39  
Anze Kopitar hits Vincent Trocheck. 12:43  
  13:03 Tony DeAngelo shoots Saved by Jonathan Quick.
  13:30 Takeaway by Brett Pesce.
Christian Wolanin blocks shot from Brett Pesce. 14:00  
  14:19 Stefan Noesen shoots Saved by Jonathan Quick.
  14:21 Andrew Poturalski wins the faceoff against Rasmus Kupari.
Carl Grundstrom hits Brendan Smith. 14:26  
Carl Grundstrom shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 15:04  
  15:06 Giveaway by C.J. Smith.
  15:21 Brendan Smith blocks shot from Blake Lizotte.
Blake Lizotte scores. Assisted by Tobias Bjornfot. 15:33  
  15:33 Jesperi Kotkaniemi wins the faceoff against Anze Kopitar.
Phillip Danault wins the faceoff against Jesperi Kotkaniemi. 16:05  
  16:09 Jaccob Slavin blocks shot from Viktor Arvidsson.
  16:46 Brady Skjei shoots Saved by Jonathan Quick.
  16:52 Giveaway by Vincent Trocheck.
Mikey Anderson shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 17:30  
Dustin Brown hits Vincent Trocheck. 17:31  
Adrian Kempe shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 17:44  
  17:45 Derek Stepan wins the faceoff against Brendan Lemieux.
  17:48 Ethan Bear hits Brendan Lemieux.
Brendan Lemieux shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 17:56  
  17:57 Derek Stepan wins the faceoff against Brendan Lemieux.
Arthur Kaliyev hits Josh Leivo. 18:16  
  18:42 Jesper Fast hits Matt Roy.
  18:56 Vincent Trocheck wins the faceoff against Anze Kopitar.
Takeaway by Adrian Kempe. 19:01  
  19:16 Stefan Noesen hits Olli Maatta.
Christian Wolanin shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 19:30  
  19:31 Jack Drury wins the faceoff against Brendan Lemieux.
  19:45 Shot by Josh Leivo misses the net
Mikey Anderson blocks shot from Derek Stepan. 19:51  
Mikey Anderson blocks shot from Jack Drury. 19:54  
  19:57 Jack Drury shoots Saved by Jonathan Quick.
Anze Kopitar wins the faceoff against Vincent Trocheck. 19:58  
3
Los Angeles   Carolina
Phillip Danault wins the faceoff against Vincent Trocheck. 0:00  
Olli Maatta blocks shot from Vincent Trocheck. 0:13  
Phillip Danault blocks shot from Vincent Trocheck. 0:21  
  0:22 Nino Niederreiter shoots Saved by Jonathan Quick.
  0:23 Nino Niederreiter shoots Saved by Jonathan Quick.
  0:24 Stefan Noesen shoots Saved by Jonathan Quick.
Viktor Arvidsson shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 0:33  
Viktor Arvidsson hits Teuvo Teravainen. 0:42  
  1:22 Team penalty for Carolina too many men on ice - 2 mins (Minor). Served by Nino Niederreiter.
Anze Kopitar wins the faceoff against Vincent Trocheck. 1:22  
Giveaway by Adrian Kempe. 1:39  
  2:22 Brady Skjei blocks shot from Carl Grundstrom.
Takeaway by Christian Wolanin. 2:45  
  3:10 Takeaway by Vincent Trocheck.
Olli Maatta blocks shot from Vincent Trocheck. 3:14  
Brendan Lemieux hits Vincent Trocheck. 3:16  
  4:24 Brady Skjei shoots Saved by Jonathan Quick.
Takeaway by Viktor Arvidsson. 4:50  
  4:58 Takeaway by Jack Drury.
  4:59 Derek Stepan shoots Saved by Jonathan Quick.
  5:27 Derek Stepan shoots Saved by Jonathan Quick.
  5:54 Shot by Stefan Noesen misses the net
  5:59 Shot by Brendan Smith misses the net
Trevor Moore hits Vincent Trocheck. 6:15  
  6:29 Brett Pesce shoots Saved by Jonathan Quick.
  6:43 Giveaway by Vincent Trocheck.
  6:56 Takeaway by Brendan Smith.
  7:31 Takeaway by Teuvo Teravainen.
Mikey Anderson hits Josh Leivo. 7:38  
Giveaway by Adrian Kempe. 8:06  
  8:30 Takeaway by Vincent Trocheck.
  8:37 Brady Skjei shoots Saved by Jonathan Quick.
  8:42 Vincent Trocheck hits Viktor Arvidsson.
Phillip Danault hits Brady Skjei. 8:54  
  9:00 Shot by Nino Niederreiter misses the net
  9:06 Jesperi Kotkaniemi wins the faceoff against Phillip Danault.
Phillip Danault penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jesperi Kotkaniemi. 9:12  
Blake Lizotte wins the faceoff against Jesperi Kotkaniemi. 9:12  
Olli Maatta blocks shot from Vincent Trocheck. 9:29  
  9:30 Vincent Trocheck wins the faceoff against Blake Lizotte.
  9:57 Stefan Noesen hits Tobias Bjornfot.
Mikey Anderson hits Tony DeAngelo. 10:15  
Shot by Blake Lizotte misses the net 10:29  
Takeaway by Mikey Anderson. 10:39  
  11:07 Ethan Bear hits Trevor Moore.
Trevor Moore shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 11:28  
  11:47 Giveaway by Jack Drury.
Shot by Tobias Bjornfot misses the net 12:03  
Shot by Dustin Brown misses the net 12:13  
  12:42 Jaccob Slavin hits Adrian Kempe.
Dustin Brown shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 12:58  
  13:04 Jesperi Kotkaniemi wins the faceoff against Blake Lizotte.
Brendan Lemieux hits Brady Skjei. 13:10  
  13:12 Jesperi Kotkaniemi wins the faceoff against Blake Lizotte.
Matt Roy hits Jesper Fast. 13:27  
  13:51 Nino Niederreiter shoots Saved by Jonathan Quick.
Giveaway by Brendan Lemieux. 13:53  
  14:01 Stefan Noesen shoots Saved by Jonathan Quick.
  14:13 Shot by Vincent Trocheck misses the net
  14:29 Jack Drury scores. Assisted by Derek Stepan and Brendan Smith.
Anze Kopitar wins the faceoff against Jesperi Kotkaniemi. 14:29  
Adrian Kempe shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 14:56  
Shot by Anze Kopitar misses the net 14:57  
Shot by Blake Lizotte misses the net 15:35  
  15:40 Tony DeAngelo hits Blake Lizotte.
  15:55 Shot by C.J. Smith misses the net
  16:03 Andrew Poturalski shoots Saved by Jonathan Quick.
  16:42 Takeaway by Jack Drury.
Shot by Trevor Moore misses the net 16:54  
  17:11 Brendan Smith blocks shot from Carl Grundstrom.
  17:12 Jack Drury wins the faceoff against Rasmus Kupari.
Shot by Rasmus Kupari misses the net 17:42  
Giveaway by Trevor Moore. 17:45  
Arthur Kaliyev shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 18:11  
Sean Durzi shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 18:21  
Sean Durzi shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 18:32  
Sean Durzi shoots misses the net 18:36  
Shot by Blake Lizotte misses the net 18:38  
  18:42 C.J. Smith hits Sean Durzi.
Rasmus Kupari wins the faceoff against Derek Stepan. 19:08  
  19:28 Giveaway by Josh Leivo.
Matt Roy blocks shot from Jack Drury. 19:59