Pittsburgh lost to Los Angeles, Murashov made his NHL debut

The Pittsburgh Penguins hockey players lost at home to the Los Angeles Kings in the NHL regular season match.

The meeting took place in Pittsburgh and ended with a score of 3:2 in favor of the guests. Anze Kopitar, Corey Perry and Kevin Fiala scored for Los Angeles. Thomas Novak and Anthony Mantha scored for Pittsburgh.

Russian goalie Sergei Murashov made his debut for the hosts, playing the first NHL match of his career. The 21-year-old Russian stopped 24 shots (88.9%).

Russian Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin scored an assist, scoring his 21st point (3+18) this season. Malkin secured first place among championship assistants.

Pittsburgh scored 21 points in 17 matches, while Los Angeles had 18 points after 16 games.

In another match of the day, Chicago defeated Detroit on the road with a score of 5:1.

NHL. Regular season

Pittsburgh Penguins (Pittsburgh) – Los Angeles Kings (Los Angeles) – 2:3 (1:1, 1:0, 0:2)

Goals: Novak, 8:48. Manta, 27:48 (bol.). — Kopitar, 14:58 (bol.). Perry, 44:49. Fiala, 51:52.

Detroit Red Wings (Detroit) – Chicago Blackhawks (Chicago) – 1:5 (1:1, 0:1, 0:3)

Goals: Larkin, 4:19. — Bedard, 0:59 (bol.). Teräväinen, 23:22 (bol.). Bertuzzi, 45:09 (bol.). Burakovsky, 56:37. Moore, 59:44.