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2025-26 Gamethread #12: New Jersey Devils at Los Angeles Kings
The Game Preview: Jackson took care of that this morning.
LOS ANGELES -- Jacob Markstrom made 43 saves in a 4-1 win for the New Jersey Devils against the Los Angeles Kings at Crypto.com Arena on Saturday. Markstrom signed a two-year, $12 million contract on Friday. It has an average annual value of $6 million and begins with the 2026-27 season.
The Sharks were carrying a nine-game losing streak at home into Tuesday. They went 0-5-0 at home to end last season and were 0-2-2 at the Shark Tank so far this season. They and the Kings were the only two teams left in the NHL not to win a game in their home arenas.
The Penguins snapped a two-game losing streak with a character-building comeback win over the LA Kings Thursday, 4-2 at Crypto.com Arena. The Penguins rallied from a 2-0 deficit in the first period with goals from Evgeni Malkin and Connor Dewar before Filip Hallander scored his first NHL goal early in the third period.
Austin Reaves led Los Angeles with a career-high 51 points, along with 11 rebounds and nine assists, improving the Lakers to 2-1. For Sacramento, Zach LaVine scored 32 points, while DeMar DeRozan added 21 points, six rebounds and three assists.
The Sacramento Kings are coming off a much-needed win over the Utah Jazz on Friday after blowing a 20-point lead to the Phoenix Suns in their season opener, but