Exhibition game: Penguins 3, Kings 2 (FINAL, SO)

Here’s how tonight’s game went in Kansas City between the Kings and Pittsburgh Penguins, a 3-2 shootout loss for the Kings.

SHOOTOUT
In goal: It’s still Bernier vs. Fleury.

Kings: Johnson, save.
Penguins: Malkin, GOAL.
Kings: Richards, save.
Penguins: Kennedy, off post.
Kings: Stoll, GOAL.
Penguins: Letestu, save.
Kings: Brown, save.
Penguins: Neal, wide.
Kings: Williams, save.
Penguins: Kunitz, save.
Kings: Penner, save.
Penguins: Staal, save.
Kings: Hunter, save.
Penguins: Park, save.
Kings: Lewis, save.
Penguins: Niskanen, GOAL.

OVERTIME
In goal: It’s still Bernier vs. Fleury.
End of period: Shots were 41-21 in the game in favor of Pittsburgh as we head to a shootout. The Penguins had a power play in the final 27 seconds but couldn’t score.

THIRD PERIOD
In goal: It’s still Bernier vs. Fleury.
Kings 1, Penguins 1: The Penguins beat Bernier for the first time 3:45 into the third period, when Deryk Engelland took a pass in open ice on the right side and beat Bernier with a sharp wrist shot. Assists went to Joe Morrow and Eric Tangradi.
Penguins 2, Kings 1: The Kings killed all of a Pittsburgh 5-on-3 advantage for 1:43, but the Penguins took the lead seven seconds after it ended with an even-strength goal. Chris Kunitz crashed the net and tapped in a centering pass from Tyler Kennedy. The goal came 9:07 into the third period, at which point the Kings had still not recorded a shot on goal.
Kings 2, Penguins 2: On the Kings’ third shot on goal of the period, they tied the game with 6:17 remaining in regulation. With Trent Hunter running traffic in front of Fleury, Jarret Stoll shot from the outside of the right faceoff circle. The rebound kicked left, to Alec Martinez, who pinched down and scored before Fleury could scramble right. The goal came with two seconds remaining on a power play, and Justin Williams also got an assist.
End of period: The game heads to overtime after a third period in which the Penguins outshot the Kings 15-3.

SECOND PERIOD
In goal: It’s still Bernier vs. Fleury.
End of period: The Penguins outshot the Kings 12-6 in the period, and shots are 21-16 in favor of Pittsburgh through two periods. The game was penalty-free until 2:54 remained in the period, when Jordan Nolan got called for an obvious cross-check. Think the referees have an early-morning flight? Bernier has been very strong in this game, as the Kings’ defense got loose in this period.

FIRST PERIOD
In goal: It’s the Kings’ Jonathan Bernier against the Penguins’ Marc-Andre Fleury.
Kings 1, Penguins 0: The Kings took a 1-0 lead 4:31 into the first period. Alec Martinez’s point shot got deflected on its way to the net, and Jarret Stoll crashed the net from the right side to knock the puck in before Fleury could recover. Dustin Brown also got an assist.
End of period: The Kings outshot the Penguins 10-9 in a penalty-free first period. First sign you know you’re in a non-hockey market? The puck goes into the netting and the PA announcer says, “Puck out of play.” Thanks. And, wherever you are in the world, if you open your window/door after a goal, you’ll hear the horn. The Kings did a good job of getting pucks to the net throughout the period, and the teams had some entertaining end-to-end play at times.