NHL Game Preview: Los Angeles Kings at Seattle Kraken with Line Combinations 4/15/2025

NHL Game Preview: Los Angeles Kings at Seattle Kraken with Line Combinations 4/15/2025

Los Angeles Kings (47-24-9, 103 Pts) at Seattle Kraken (35-40-6, 76 pts)

Venue: Climate Pledge Arena
Date: Tuesday, April 15
Time: 10:30 pm ET
TV: ESPN+/FDSN W/KHN/KONG
Radio: 
Los Angeles – 710 ESPN
Seattle – Sportsnet 96.0

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Los Angeles: -1.5 ML -148
Seattle: +1.5 ML +124
O/U 5.5

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Los Angeles Kings News & Notes:

The Kings picked up their third straight win last night with a 5-0 shutout over the Edmonton Oilers. The Kings are also locked into home ice advantage for the first round of the playoffs.

Seattle Kraken News & Notes: 

The Kraken will wrap up their season tonight. They are coming off a 4-3 shootout win over the St. Louis Blues on Saturday. The Kraken are 4-2-0 in April, averaging three goals per game while allowing 2.3 goals per game.

Los Angeles Kings Projected Lines:

Kuzmenko-Kopitar-Kempe
Fiala-Byfield-Laferriere
Foegele-Danault-Moore
Malott-Helenius-Turcotte

Anderson-Doughty
Gavrikov-Spence
Moverare-Clarke

Rittich
Kuemper

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Seattle Kraken Projected Lines:

Schwartz-Stephenson-Eberle
Tolvanen-Beniers-Kakko
Winterton-McCann -Burakovsky
Kartye-Wright-Eyssimont

Dunn-Larsson
Evans-Montour
Oleksiak-Mahura

Daccord
Grubauer

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Players To Watch:

Los Angeles Kings

Adrian Kempe this season has 71 points on 34 goals and 37 assists. He’s faced the Kraken 13 times in his career, recording ten points on five goals and five assists; he scored two goals between three meetings this season.

Seattle Kraken

Jaden Schwartz this season has 48 points on 25 goals and 23 assists. He faced the Kings 30 times in his career, recording 22 points on 11 goals and 11 assists; he has three goals against the Kings this season

Injury Report:

Los Angeles Kings

D Joel Edmundson – DTD
F Tanner Jeannot – Out
F Quinton Byfield – DTD

Seattle Kraken

None

Next game:

Los Angeles – April 17 vs. Calgary Flames
Seattle – None

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