Los Angeles Kings (24-12-5, 53 pts) at Vancouver Canucks (19-14-10, 48 pts)
Venue: Rogers Arena
Date: Thursday, January 16
Time: 10:00 pm ET
TV: ESPN+/FDSNSO/SCRI
Radio:
Los Angeles – 710 ESPN
Vancouver – Sportsnet 650 AM
DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Los Angeles +1.5 ML -105
Vancouver: -1.5 ML -115
O/U 5.5
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Los Angeles Kings News & Notes:
The Kings dropped their second straight game on Monday 1-0 to the Edmonton Oilers. The skid comes after they had won five straight games. They are now 6-3-1 in their last ten and are averaging 2.7 goals per game while allowing 2.1 goals per game. Darcy Kuemper despite the loss last night is 4-1-0 in his last five games with a 1.19 goals-against average and a .958 save percentage.
Vancouver Canucks News & Notes:
The Canucks lost on Tuesday 6-1 to the Winnipeg Jets and have now dropped seven of their last nine. They are now 3-4-3 in their last ten and are averaging 2.2 goals per game while allowing an average of 3.2 goals per game. They are one point behind the Calgary Flames for the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference.
Los Angeles Kings Projected Lines:
Fiala-Kopitar-Kempe
Foegele-Byfield-Jeannot
Moore-Danault-Lewis
Laferriere-Turcotte-Burroughs
Anderson-Gavrikov
Edmundson-Clarke
Moverare-Spence
Kuemper
Rittich
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Vancouver Canucks Projected Lines:
DeBrusk-Pettersson-Boeser
Hoglander-Miller-Garland
Heinen-Suter-Sherwood
Di Guiuseppe-Blueger-Lekkerimaki
Hughes-Hronek
Forbort-Myers
Soucy-Juulsen
Demko
Lankinen
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Players To Watch:
Los Angeles Kings
Philip Danault this season has 21 points on three goals and 18 assists. He’s faced the Canucks 29 times in his career recording 15 points on two goals and 13 assists; in the previous matchup this season he had an assist.
Vancouver Canucks
Quinn Hughes this season has 47 points on nine goals and 38 assists. He’s faced the Kings 16 times in his career recording 16 points on two goals and 14 assists; in the previous matchup this season he had a goal and an assist.
Injury Report:
Los Angeles Kings
D Drew Doughty – LTIR
Vancouver Canucks
F Dakota Joshua – IR
Next game:
Los Angeles – January 18 at Seattle Kraken
Vancouver – January 18 vs. Edmonton Oilers
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