Los Angeles Kings (24-10-5, 53 pts) at Calgary Flames (19-14-7, 45 pts)
Venue: Scotiabank Saddledome
Date: Saturday, January 11
Time: 10:00 pm ET
TV: ESPN+/FDSNW/CBC
Radio:
Los Angeles – 710 ESPN
Calgary – Sportsnet 96.0
DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Los Angeles -1.5 ML -125
Calgary +1.5 ML +105
O/U 5.5
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Los Angeles Kings News & Notes:
The Kings picked up a 2-1 overtime last night to win their fifth straight game. In that stretch that are averaging 3.2 goals per game. They are allowing an average of 1.8 goals per game. They are tied with the Edmonton Oilers for second in the Pacific Division.
Calgary Flames News & Notes:
The Flames return tonight. The last scheduled game was postponed due to the wildfires in Los Angeles. On Tuesday they snapped their two-game skid with a 3-2 overtime win over the Anaheim Ducks., Jonathan Huberdeau scored the game-winner. The other goals were scored by Nazem Kadri and Mackenzie Weegar. They are one point out of the final Wild Card spot in the Western Conference.
Los Angeles Kings Projected Lines:
Turcotte-Kopitar-Kempe
Moore-Byfield-Foegele
Fiala-Danault- Laferriere
Jeannot-Lewis-Englund
Anderson-Gavrikov
Edmunson*-Clarke
Moverare-Spence
Rittich
Kuemper
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Calgary Flames Projected Lines:
Huberdeau-Kadri-Pospisil
Coleman-Backlund-Coronato
Kuzmenko-Sharangovich-Pelletier
Lomberg-Rooney-Duehr
Bahl-Andersson
Weegar-Hanley
Bean-Pachal
Wolf
Vladar
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Players To Watch:
Los Angeles Kings
Quinton Byfield this season has 20 points on nine goals and 11 assists. He’s faced the Flames nine times in his career recording six points on two goals and four assists; he had an assist in the previous matchup this season.
Calgary Flames
Mikael Backlund this season has 18 points on eight goals and ten assists. He’s faced the Kings 47 times in his career recording 21 points on eight goals and 13 assists; in the previous matchup this season he had two points on a goal and an assist.
Injury Report:
Los Angeles Kings
D Drew Doughty – LTIR
D Joel Edmundson – DTD
Calgary Flames
F Anthony Mantha – IR
F Justin Kirkland – IR
F Connor Zary – Out
Next game:
Los Angeles – January 13 at Edmonton Oilers
Calgary – January 13 at Chicago Blackhawks
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