Game 1: Los Angeles vs San Jose

San Jose Sharks 3, Los Angeles Kings 2
Final-Overtime

Preview
Box Score
Ice Tracker

SOG: LAK – 21; SJS – 33
PP: LAK – 0/5; SJS – 0/3

First Period
SJS – Timo Meier (1) (Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Joe Thornton); 9:42
SJS – Evander Kane (2) (Antti Suomela, Joonas Donskoi); 13:48
LAK – Anze Kopitar (1) (Alex Iafallo, Derek Forbort); 17:15

Second Period
LAK – Tyler Toffoli (1) (Tanner Pearson); 0:37

Third Period
No scoring

Overtime
SJS – Kevin Labanc (1) (Logan Couture, Erik Karlsson); 2:54

Los Angeles Kings (0-0-0) vs San Jose Sharks (0-0-0)
Friday, October 5, 2018, 7:30 p.m. PT
Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA
Referees: #17 Frederick L’Ecuyer, #25 Marc Joannette
Linesmen: #66 Darren Gibbs, #64 Brandon Gawryletz
Fox Sports West, FOX Sports GO, LA Kings Audio Network

LAK starters: G Jonathan Quick, D Drew Doughty, D Derek Forbort, LW Tanner Pearson, C Jeff Carter, RW Tyler Toffoli
LAK scratches: D Paul LaDue, F Jaret Anderson-Dolan

SJS starters: G Martin Jones, D Marc-Edouard Vlasic, D Erik Karlsson, L Tomas Hertl, C Logan Couture, RW Kevin Labanc
SJS scratches: D Radim Simek, F Rourke Chartier, D Tim Head

Dodger blue spotted in the crowd tonight. Before posing for a photo, these guys didn’t even know each other.

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