Utah's Kerfoot and Cooley lead mammoth to decisive win over Kings in wild-card push battle.
The LA Kings suffered a 2–6 blowout loss at Crypto.com Arena as Alexander Kerfoot, Logan Cooley (each with two goals), Mikhail Sergachev tied the game late on assists for Utah's Mammoth victory that extends their lead atop Western Conference standings and widens separation in wild-card race. The UTAH MAMMOTH COME OUT FIERCELY TO DEFEAT THE LA KINGS 6–2 ON TONIGHT IN A GAME THAT MARKED ONE OF THEIR WORST LOSSES FOR CALIFORNIA'S SKATING TEAM THIS SEASON, WITH KERFOOT AND COOLEY EACH SCORING TWO GOALS WHILE SERGACHEV PROVIDED AN ASSIST TO HELP SECURE THE WIN.
Key Points
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1The LA Kings suffered one of their worst defeats of the 2025-26 season with an early exit from Crypto.com Arena.
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2Utah Mammoth's Alexander Kerfoot and Logan Cooley each scored two goals, while Mikhail Sergachev tied a franchise record for four assists in this decisive win over LA Kings
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3The Utah victory created more separation between the teams as they compete to secure Western Conference wild-card spots.
Developments
The Utah Mammoth defeated the LA Kings 6-2 at Crypto.com Arena in a poor performance by Los Angeles. The victory was secured through goals scored early, including an intentional ice to set up Logan Cooley's second goal on power play and Alexander Kerfoot scoring twice off rushes against goaltender Darcy Kuemper.
The Utah Mammoth defeated the Los Angeles Kings 6-2 in March of 2026, ending a two-game losing slump with strong performances from Logan Cooley and Alexander Kerfoot who each scored twice. The team's early lead was built on goals by John Marino (assisted by Sergachev) followed quickly by assists to Kooleey for his season-high goal number nineteen off of Mikhail Serghaevs pass
The Utah Mamouth defeated the Los Angeles Kings 6-2, with Alexander Kerfoot and Logan Cooley each scoring two goals while Mikhail Sergachev recorded a franchise-record four assists in his first game. The victory extended the lead of fifth-seeded Utah over Nashville by five points for the Western Conference's final wild-card spot as it avoided its second losing streak since March began on Saturday night at Staples Center, Los Angeles (AP).