Penguins rally to beat Kings as Hallander nets first NHL goal

The Pittsburgh Penguins rallied to beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-2 on Thursday night at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, with Filip Hallander scoring his first NHL goal late in the third period to put Pittsburgh ahead. The victory capped a comeback that saw the Penguins erase an early deficit and handed the Kings their third straight loss.

Hallander, playing in his seventh NHL game, jammed home Rickard Rakell's rebound near the post for a shorthanded goal at 6:50 of the third period to give Pittsburgh a 3-2 lead. Evgeni Malkin and Connor Dewar each scored earlier in the comeback and Sidney Crosby added an empty-net goal late. Goaltender Arturs Silovs made 30 saves for the Penguins. Anton Forsberg started in net for Los Angeles and finished with 22 saves.

Los Angeles opened the scoring in the first period when Warren Foegele and Kevin Fiala struck to make it 2-0 after 20 minutes. Pittsburgh responded in the second period with two goals 41 seconds apart to knot the score at 2-2. Malkin began the rally with a power-play goal, helping ignite the comeback that would be completed by Hallander's shorthanded finish.

The game marked a milestone for Pittsburgh veterans Sidney Crosby and...