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PIT· Sat Nov 7Game preview →2026-27 season
- GP
- 11
- G
- 1
- A
- 0
- PTS
- 1
- +/-
- 0
- PPP
- 0
- SOG
- 8
- TOI/G
- 8:17
Game log
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | PTS | +/- | SOG | TOI | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | vs BUF | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:42 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 29 | vs OTT | W 6-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:18 | 2 | 1 |
| Oct 27 | @CHI | L 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 7:24 | 3 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | @NYR | W 6-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 10:12 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | @NJD | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 9:48 | 4 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | @NYI | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9:42 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | @WSH | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:24 | 6 | 2 |
| Oct 17 | vs BOS | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7:42 | 4 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | vs EDM | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8:48 | 3 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | @VGK | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:06 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | @COL | L 4-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7:00 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025-26 season | ||||||||||
| Apr 16 | @CGY | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 8:06 | 2 | 0 |
| Apr 14 | @VAN | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:24 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 13 | @SEA | W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6:42 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 11 | vs EDM | W 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:18 | 4 | 0 |
| Apr 9 | vs VAN | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:42 | 1 | 1 |
| Apr 6 | vs NSH | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7:42 | 4 | 0 |
| Apr 4 | vs TOR | W 7-6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 5:48 | 2 | 0 |
| Apr 2 | vs NSH | L 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:12 | 3 | 0 |
| Mar 28 | vs UTA | L 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 8:00 | 5 | 0 |
| Mar 26 | @VAN | W 4-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7:18 | 3 | 0 |
| Mar 24 | @CGY | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:12 | 3 | 0 |
| Mar 22 | @UTA | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 6:30 | 4 | 1 |
| Mar 21 | vs BUF | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 9:06 | 3 | 1 |
| Mar 19 | vs PHI | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:18 | 2 | 2 |
| Mar 16 | @NYR | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:18 | 6 | 0 |
| Mar 14 | @NJD | L 4-6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 10:24 | 1 | 1 |
| Mar 13 | @NYI | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:48 | 3 | 0 |
| Mar 10 | @BOS | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:48 | 2 | 0 |
| Mar 9 | @CBJ | W 5-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 6:48 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 7 | vs MTL | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 7:06 | 7 | 0 |
| Mar 5 | vs NYI | W 5-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7:48 | 6 | 1 |
| Mar 2 | vs COL | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 11:30 | 4 | 0 |
| Feb 28 | vs CGY | W 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:30 | 5 | 1 |
| Feb 25 | vs VGK | L 4-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8:00 | 3 | 0 |
| Feb 5 | @VGK | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 10:18 | 3 | 1 |
| Feb 4 | vs SEA | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 8:30 | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 1 | @CAR | L 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 9:06 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 31 | @PHI | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11:06 | 6 | 2 |
| Jan 29 | @BUF | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 10:06 | 4 | 0 |
| Jan 27 | @DET | W 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 11:00 | 2 | 0 |
| Jan 24 | @STL | W 5-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 7:18 | 2 | 0 |
| Jan 20 | vs NYR | W 4-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9:42 | 2 | 2 |
| Jan 17 | @ANA | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:30 | 2 | 0 |
| Jan 16 | vs ANA | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:18 | 2 | 1 |
| Jan 14 | vs VGK | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 9:24 | 3 | 1 |
| Jan 12 | vs DAL | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:18 | 5 | 0 |
| Jan 10 | @EDM | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8:48 | 2 | 1 |
| Jan 9 | @WPG | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 11:54 | 4 | 2 |
| Jan 7 | vs SJS | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:36 | 2 | 1 |
| Jan 5 | vs MIN | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:12 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 3 | vs MIN | W 5-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 4:36 | 1 | 1 |
| Jan 1 | vs TBL | L 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 7:24 | 3 | 0 |
| Dec 29 | @COL | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:36 | 3 | 0 |
| Dec 27 | vs ANA | W 6-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:54 | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 23 | vs SEA | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3:00 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 22 | vs CBJ | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1:12 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 18 | @TBL | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:18 | 3 | 0 |
| Dec 17 | @FLA | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:24 | 2 | 0 |
| Dec 15 | @DAL | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 10:48 | 6 | 0 |
| Dec 13 | vs CGY | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2:36 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | vs OTT | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3:24 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | vs CAR | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 10:06 | 6 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | vs PIT | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:12 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024-25 season | ||||||||||
| Apr 17 | vs CGY | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:12 | 5 | 0 |
| Apr 15 | @SEA | W 6-5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 3 | 13:24 | 4 | 0 |
| Apr 14 | @EDM | W 5-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:36 | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 12 | vs COL | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:54 | 2 | 0 |
| Apr 10 | vs ANA | W 6-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:36 | 6 | 0 |
| Apr 7 | vs SEA | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5:06 | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 5 | vs EDM | W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:00 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3 | @UTA | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7:24 | 2 | 0 |
| Apr 1 | vs WPG | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8:00 | 5 | 2 |
| Mar 30 | vs SJS | W 8-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:48 | 4 | 0 |
| Mar 29 | vs TOR | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:42 | 3 | 1 |
| Mar 27 | @COL | L 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 10:06 | 2 | 0 |
| Mar 25 | vs NYR | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7:30 | 2 | 0 |
| Mar 23 | vs BOS | W 7-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 9:54 | 2 | 0 |
| Mar 22 | vs CAR | W 7-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11:36 | 2 | 0 |
| Mar 20 | @CHI | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 9:24 | 4 | 0 |
| Mar 17 | @MIN | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:06 | 4 | 0 |
| Mar 15 | vs NSH | W 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7:00 | 2 | 1 |
| Mar 13 | vs WSH | W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:24 | 5 | 1 |
| Mar 11 | vs NYI | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:48 | 2 | 0 |
| Mar 9 | @VGK | W 6-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7:18 | 7 | 2 |
| Mar 8 | vs STL | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:30 | 4 | 1 |
| Mar 5 | vs STL | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:48 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 27 | @DET | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:00 | 4 | 0 |
| Jan 25 | @CBJ | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:12 | 3 | 0 |
| Jan 22 | vs FLA | W 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 6:48 | 1 | 1 |
| Jan 20 | vs PIT | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:30 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 18 | @SEA | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:12 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 16 | @VAN | W 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:30 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 1 | vs NJD | W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:24 | 3 | 0 |
| Dec 29 | vs PHI | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 9:54 | 5 | 0 |
| Dec 28 | vs EDM | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 8:06 | 7 | 0 |
| Dec 22 | @WSH | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:36 | 5 | 1 |
| Dec 21 | @NSH | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 8:24 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 19 | @PHI | W 7-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:12 | 2 | 1 |
| Dec 17 | @PIT | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:18 | 0 | 0 |
Latest news
Helenius scored a goal and dished out three hits in Tuesday's 2-1 loss to Chicago.
Helenius placed his first tally of the 2026-27 campaign on Tuesday's scoresheet when he found the back of the net just 151 seconds into the contest. The 23-year-old center has played his part without the puck as the Kings' checking-line center, where he's posted 10 PIM, eight shots on net and 24 hits across nine appearances. He has a safe role for the time being with Alex Turcotte (undisclosed) without a timeline to return from injured reserve. Upon Turcotte's return, however, Helenius could be shifted throughout the lineup, which could affect his fantasy value for better or worse depending how the Kings fare around him. He's best left on waivers outside fairly-deep leagues that value banger stats.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 28
Helenius scored a goal in Saturday's 7-6 overtime win against the Maple Leafs.
It was Helenius' fifth goal this season, which sets a new career high. It was his first point in nine games and first goal in 14 games (two assists). Helenius is more of a disruptor on the ice than a scorer. He centers the fourth line, and he has five goals, nine points and 133 hits in 47 games this season.
RotoWire via ESPN · Apr 5
Helenius (undisclosed) is expected to return to the lineup Thursday versus the Predators, Zach Dooley of the Kings' official site reports.
Helenius missed one game due to the injury. He's gone 12 games without a goal and has just two assists in that span, though he generates most of his value through physicality. Helenius is slated to skate on the Kings' fourth line.
RotoWire via ESPN · Apr 3
Helenius (undisclosed) is still considered day-to-day and won't be in the lineup versus the Blues on Wednesday, per NHL.com.
With the Kings heading into a back-to-back, Helenius could be questionable, at best, to play in Thursday's clash with the Predators. The 23-year-old center hasn't scored a goal in 12 straight games while registering 11 shots, two assists and 40 hits.
RotoWire via ESPN · Apr 1
Helenius (undisclosed) is day-to-day and didn't participate in Sunday's practice, Zach Dooley of the Kings' official site reports.
It's unclear if he will play against St. Louis on Wednesday. Still, Alex Turcotte and Taylor Ward could both be in the lineup regardless of Helenius' availability. The 23-year-old Helenius has registered four goals, eight points, 34 shots on net and 128 hits across 45 appearances this season.
RotoWire via ESPN · Mar 29
Helenius scored a goal and added six hits in Thursday's 5-3 win over the Islanders.
Helenius put the Kings ahead 2-0 in the second period. The 23-year-old forward continues to see limited minutes in a fourth-line role, but he appears to have a good chance to stay in the lineup down the stretch. He snapped a five-game point drought Thursday and is up to four goals, two assists, 23 shots on net, 34 PIM and 88 hits through 33 appearances this season.
RotoWire via ESPN · Mar 6