Mechanics Bank Arena officials said the NHL is returning to Bakersfield for an exhibition game for the first time in 10 years.

Mechanics Bank Arena is set to host an NHL preseason game as the Los Angeles Kings face off against the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday, September 27, 2025.

The Ducks may be rock bottom. But at least they know who they are. They are proud to be from Anaheim," said Angels fan Jake Pineros.

Mason McTavish scored the tying goal early in the second period and assisted on Robby Fabbri's go-ahead goal 4:35 later, sending the Anaheim Ducks to a 6-4 victory over the Seattle Kraken.

LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Kings played at home Monday for the first time since wildfires devastated the region, killing at least 27 people and destroying thousands of structures.

Bennett’s goal 4:55 into regulation came when he took a feed from Tkachuk across the goal crease and sent a wrist shot high as Kings goaltender Dary Kuemper was sprawled down on the ice.

The final NHL game on Wednesday's schedule will pit the defending champion Panthers against the Kings out on the West Coast.

LOS ANGELES – The Florida Panthers will wrap up their first of two back-to-backs on their current road trip when they visit the Los Angeles Kings at Crypto.com Arena on Wednesday. Overall, Florida is 5-1-0 on the second half of back-to-backs this season.

After getting a well-earned two-day break in Southern California, the Pittsburgh Penguins resume a seven-day road trip on Thursday night with a game against the slumping Anaheim Ducks. It's the ...

As any would-be hockey broadcaster raised in Pittsburgh, Cooney was influenced heavily by Mike Lange. The longtime voice of the Penguins and a broadcaster emeritus, Lange is famous in the region — and throughout North America, really — for his dozens of colorful goal calls.

Jacob Trouba: Trouba's nonchalance in his end contributed to the Panthers' third goal where he misread the opposing forecheck, turned the puck over to the F2, and screened Dostal on the ensuing shot from Carter Verhaeghe.

The Seattle Kraken will send Philipp Grubauer to the American Hockey League if he clears waivers. Follow this tracker for the latest NHL news.