Kings defeat Sharks 7-2 with Adrian Kempe's hat trick in San Jose

The San Jose Sharks fell 7-2 to the Los Angeles Kings in their latest NHL matchup, with Adrian Kempe leading the Kings by scoring a hat trick and adding an assist, CBS News Bay Area reported.

Kempe's performance included goals early in the game and a power-play goal late in the second period, helping the Kings build a strong lead. Quinton Byfield contributed two goals, while Erik Haula and Joel Armia also scored for Los Angeles. Darcy Kuemper made 30 saves for the Kings, who capitalized on three power-play goals out of five opportunities.

For the Sharks, Macklin Celebrini and Ivar Stenberg scored power-play goals, with Erik Gustafsson assisting on both. Yaroslav Askarov made 20 saves in net. The Sharks have now lost three consecutive games.

The game was notable for Sharks defenseman Eric Pohlkamp, who made his NHL debut after being called up from the AHL prior to the game.

With this win, Kempe surpassed Dustin Brown for ninth place in franchise history for multigoal games, marking his 37th such game with the Kings.