NHL Game Preview: Florida Panthers at Los Angeles Kings with Line Combinations 1/22/2025

NHL Game Preview: Florida Panthers at Los Angeles Kings with Line Combinations 1/20/2025

Florida Panthers (28-17-3, 59 Pts) at Los Angeles Kings (25-14-5, 55 Pts)

Venue: crypto.com Arena
Date: Wednesday, January 22
Time: 10:00 pm EST
TV: TNT/MAX            
Radio:
Florida – AM 560 Sports WQAM / 1230 WBZT / WCTH-FM 100.3
Los Angeles – 710 ESPN

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Florida +1.5 ML +105
Los Angeles -1.5 ML -125
O/U 5.5

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Florida Panthers News & Notes:

The Panthers are coming off back-to-back wins over the Anaheim Ducks. They outscored the Ducks 8-2 in the home and home. This month the Panthers are 5-4-1 and are scoring 2.70 goals per game while allowing 2.50 goals a game. They hold second place in the Atlantic Division trailing the Maple Leafs by three points.

Los Angeles Kings News & Notes:

The Kings dropped their second straight game and their fourth in their last five. In that span, they are allowing 2.60 goals per game while scoring 1.80 goals per game. They are now 4-4-0 in January and hold the third spot in the Pacific Division but by four points and with the skid the lead is dwindling.

Florida Panthers Projected Lines:

Tkachuk-Barkov-Reinhart
Luostarinen-Bennett-Samoskevich
Verhaeghe-Lundell-Boqvist
Greer-Nosek-Rodrigues

Forsling-Kulikov
Mikkola-Schmidt
Bjornfot-Balinskis

Knight
Bobrovsky

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Los Angeles Kings Projected Lines:

Turcotte-Kopitar-Kempe
Foegele-Byfield-Jeannot
Fiala-Danault-Moore
Lewis-Helenius-Burroughs

Anderson-Gavrikov
Edmunson-Clarke
Moverare-Spence

Kuemper
Rittich

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Players To Watch:

Florida Panthers

Sam Reinhart this season has 52 points on 28 goals and 24 assists. He’s faced the Kings 16 times in his career recording nine points on three goals and six assists; last season in the two meetings he had two goals and an assist.

Los Angeles Kings

Anze Kopitar this season has 43 points on 12 goals and 31 assists. He’s faced the Panthers 26 times in his career recording 26 points on eight goals and 18 assists; last season against the Panthers he had a goal and an assist.

Injury Report:

Florida Panthers

F Jonah Gadjovich – DTD
D Aaron Ekblad – DTD

Los Angeles Kings

D Drew Doughty – LTIR
F Alex Laferriere – DTD  

Next Game

Florida – January 25 at San Jose Sharks
Los Angeles– January 25 at Columbus Blue Jackets

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