NHL Game Preview: Los Angeles Kings at Philadelphia Flyers with Line Combinations 12/19/2024

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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