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Fiala breaks tie with 500th NHL point, Kings open 6-game trip with 3-2 win over Penguins

Fiala breaks tie with 500th NHL point, Kings open 6-game trip with 3-2 win over Penguins | iNFOnews.ca
Pittsburgh Penguins' Blake Lizotte (46) collides with Los Angeles Kings' Drew Doughty (8) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Kevin Fiala broke a tie with 8:08 left with his 500th NHL point to help the Los Angeles Kings beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Sunday to open a six-game trip.

Fiala got around defenseman Erik Karlsson and shot over goalie Sergei Murashov. Fiala also had an assist. The 29-year-old Swiss winger has 218 goals and 282 assists in 667 regular-season games with Nashville, Minnesota and Los Angeles.

Corey Perry tied it at 2 for the Kings at 4:49 of the third. He also had an assist.

Anze Kopitar also scored for Los Angeles, and Darcy Kuemper stopped 31 shots. The Kings improved to 7-5-4. They had lost three of four.

Tommy Novak and Anthony Mantha scored for Pittsburgh, coming off a 2-1 shootout loss at New Jersey on Saturday. The Penguins have lost four of five to fall to 9-5-3. They now head to Sweden for a pair of games against Nashville.

Murashov made 24 saves in his NHL debut.

Up next

Kings: At Montreal on Tuesday night.

Penguins: Face Nashville in Stockholm on Friday and Sunday in NHL Global Series games.

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Fiala breaks tie with 500th NHL point, Kings open 6-game trip with 3-2 win over Penguins | iNFOnews.ca
Los Angeles Kings’ Corey Perry (10) celebrates after his goal with Cody Ceci (5) during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Fiala breaks tie with 500th NHL point, Kings open 6-game trip with 3-2 win over Penguins | iNFOnews.ca
Los Angeles Kings’ Kevin Fiala (22) celebrates after his goal with Drew Doughty during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Fiala breaks tie with 500th NHL point, Kings open 6-game trip with 3-2 win over Penguins | iNFOnews.ca
Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Sergei Murashov looks at the scoreboard during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Los Angeles Kings in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Fiala breaks tie with 500th NHL point, Kings open 6-game trip with 3-2 win over Penguins | iNFOnews.ca
Los Angeles Kings head coach Jim Hiller, center top, gives directions during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

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