The Kings honored firefighters and first responders in the first game back in their downtown arena since the catastrophic wildfires that devastated large parts of Los Angeles.

The Los Angeles Kings honored firefighters and first responders in the first game back in their downtown arena since the catastrophic wildfires that devastated large parts of Los Angeles

The Los Angeles Kings will play at home on Monday for the first time since wildfires devastated the region, killing at least 27 people and destroying thousands of structures. The Kings will honor firefighters and first responders during the game against the Pittsburgh Penguins at Crypto.

In their first home game back to Crypto.com Arena, the Los Angeles Kings and the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins honoured the local fire department by wearing LAFD hats during warm-ups and partaking in a centre-ice ceremony ahead of first puck drop.