Los Angeles Kings (18-9-3, 39 pts) at Philadelphia Flyers (14-14-4, 32 pts))
Venue: Wells Fargo Center
Date: Thursday, December 19
Time: 7:30 pm ET
TV: ESPN+ / Hulu / Disney+
Radio:
Los Angeles Kings – ESPN Radio 710 AM
Philadelphia Flyers – WMMR 93.3 FM
DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Los Angeles Kings -1.5 ML -165
Philadelphia Flyers +1.5 ML +140
O/U 6
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Los Angeles Kings News & Notes:
The Kings are 2-1-1 so far on their road trip as they travel to Philadelphia to face the Flyers tonight. This is the first meeting of the season between the two teams. The Kings are 8-7-3 on the road this season and are 9-0-1 when they score at least one powerplay goal. Los Angeles is 7-2-1 in their last ten games and has a +14 goal differential this season.
Philadelphia Flyers News & Notes:
The Flyers had their two-game winning streak snapped in their last game in a 4-1 loss in Minnesota against the Wild. The Flyers are 7-8-1 at home and are 5-4-1 in their last ten games. Philadelphia is in 5th place in the Metropolitan Division but only two points behind Ottawa for the second Wild Card spot.
Los Angeles Kings Projected Lines:
Turcotte-Kopitar-Kempe
Fiala-Danault-Laferriere
Foegele-Byfield-Jeannot
Burroughs-Helenius-Thomas
Anderson-Gavrikov
Edmunson-Clarke
Moverare-Spence
Kuemper
Rittich
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Philadelphia Flyers Projected Lines:
Farabee-Couturier-Konecny
Tippett-Frost-Michkov
Foerster-Cates-Brink
Laughton-Poehling-Hathaway
York-Sanheim
Zamula-Ristolainen
Seeler-Drysdale
Ersson
Kolosov
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Players To Watch:
Los Angeles Kings
Anze Kopitar has gone without a goal so far in the month of December but is still contributing with six assists in six games this month. The 37-year-old pivot leads the Kings in scoring with 35 points (8g, 27a) in 31 games. Kopitar is third on the team with a +15 on the season.
Philadelphia Flyers
Travis Sanheim is having a career year for the Flyers, he leads all Philly defensemen in scoring with 20 points (6g, 14a) in 32 games. The 28-year-old from Elkhorn, Manitoba is on pace for 51 points which would eclipse his career high of 44 set last season.
Injury Report:
Los Angeles Kings
LW Trevor Moore – Day To Day
D Drew Doughty – LTIR
RW Arthur Kaliyev – IR
C Trevor Lewis – IR
Philadelphia Flyers
D Ryan Ellis – IR
LW Nicolas Deslauriers – IR
D Emil Andrae – OUT
Next Game:
Los Angeles Kings – December 21 at Nashville Predators
Philadelphia Flyers – December 21 vs. Columbus Blue Jackets
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