Los Angeles Kings defeat Ottawa Senators 6-5 in overtime

The Los Angeles Kings secured a 6-5 overtime victory against the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night, recovering from a four-goal deficit in the third period. Quinton Byfield scored the winning goal at 3:37 of overtime, assisted by Drew Doughty.

Los Angeles established an early lead with goals from Erik Haula, Trevor Moore, Mikey Anderson, Joel Armia, and Artemi Panarin, making the score 5-1 by the second period. Ottawa responded with a rapid comeback in the third period, fueled by goals from Dylan Cozens, Drake Batherson, and Shane Pinto. The Senators utilized an extra attacker to tie the game with 1:40 remaining in regulation.

During the second period, Ottawa's Hayden Hodgson was removed from the game for boarding defenseman Brandt Clarke, who subsequently missed the remainder of the match due to an upper-body injury. In goal, Darcy Kuemper made 17 saves for the Kings, while Samuel Ersson recorded 20 saves on 22 shots in relief of Jonas Johansson for the Senators.