NHL Game Preview: Chicago Blackhawks at Los Angeles Kings with Line Combinations 11/2/2024

Chicago Blackhawks (3-7-1, 7 pts) at Los Angeles Kings (6-3-2, 14 pts)
Venue: Crypto.com Arena
Date: Saturday, November 2
Time: 3:00 CT / 1:00 pm PT

TV: ESPN+ / CHSN / FDSW
Radio:
Chicago – WGN Radio 720 AM
Los Angeles – ESPN Radio 710 AM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Chicago +1.5 ML +170
Los Angeles -1.5 ML -200
O/U 5.5

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Chicago Blackhawks News & Notes:

Chicago has struggled recently with only one win in their last six games. Most recently, the Blackhawks dropped a 3-2 decision to the surging San Jose Sharks, who have now won three in a row. Chicago looks to get back on track tonight against a formidable Kings squad.

Los Angeles Kings News & Notes:

In a matchup of the top two teams in the Pacific Division the Kings got the better of the Vegas Golden Knights 6-3 at Crypto.com Arena on Halloween night. The Kings pulled within one point of Vegas with the victory. The win for LA also snapped Vegas’ four-game win streak.

Chicago Blackhawks Projected Lines:

RReichel-Bedard-Teravainen
Hall-Kurashev-Bertuzzi
Foligno-Dickinson-Mikheyev
Maroon-Donato-Smith

Kaiser-Jones
Vlasic-Murphy
Allan-Brodie

Soderblom
Mrazek

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Los Angeles Kings Projected Lines:

Byfield-Kopitar-Kempe
Fiala-Danault-Moore
Foegele-Turcotte-Laferriere
Thomas-Lewis-Jeannot

Anderson-Gavrikov
Edmunson-Clarke
Jones-Spence

Kuemper
Rittich

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Players To Watch:

Chicago Blackhawks

Ryan Donato has goals in three straight games and four of the last five for the Blackhawks. The Boston, MA native already has six goals on the season (tied for 16th in the NHL) and seems poised to exceed his career high of 16 set with the Seattle Kraken in the 2021-22 Season.

Los Angeles Kings

Anze Kopitar had 3 points (1g, 2a) in a 6-3 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights. Kopitar notched his 800th career assist during the game on a 3rd-period powerplay goal by Kevin Fiala. Kopitar joins Sidney Crosby (1,013) and Patrick Kane (818) as the only active players to have reached the milestone.

Injury Report:

Chicago Blackhawks

D Artyom Levshunov – IR (Non-Roster)
G Laurent Brossoit – IR (Non-Roster)
D Alec Martinez – IR

Los Angeles Kings

D Drew Doughty – LTIR – Month to Month
RW Arthur Kaliyev – IR – Est. return November 29

Next game:

Chicago Blackhawks – November 3 at Anaheim Ducks
Los Angeles Kings – November 4 at Nashville Predators

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