NHL Game Preview: Los Angeles Kings at Vegas Golden Knights with Line Combinations 3/9/2025

Los Angeles Kings (32-20-9, 73 Pts) at Vegas Golden Knights (38-18-6, 82 Pts)

Venue: T-Mobile Arena
Date: Sunday, March 9
Time: 8:00 pm ET
TV: ESPN+/ FDSN W /SCRIPPS
Radio:
Los Angeles – 710 ESPN
Vegas – Fox Sports Radio 98.9 FM / 1340 AM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Los Angeles  +1.5 ML +142
Vegas: -1.5 ML -170
O/U 5.5

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Los Angeles Kings News & Notes:

The Kings snapped their five game losing streak with a much needed 2-1 overtime win over the St. Louis Blues. The Kings got goals from Anze Kopitar and the game-winner from Quinton Byfield

Vegas Golden Knights News & Notes:

The Golden Knights have won four straight games, most recently beating the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-0 on Friday. In the recent hot stretch they are averaging 4.50 goals per game while allowing 1.75 goals per game. They’ve posted two shutouts in the last three games.

Los Angeles Kings Projected Lines:

Kuzmenko-Kopitar-Kempe
Fiala-Byfield-Laferriere
Foegele-Danault-Moore
Jeannot-Lewis-Turcotte

Anderson-Gavrikov
Edmunson-Doughty
Moverare-Clarke

Kuemper
Rittich

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Vegas Golden Knights Projected Lines:

Pearson-Eichel-Stone
Saad-Hertl-Dorofeyev 
Barbashev-Howden-Kolesar
Reilly-Roy-Schwindt

Hague-Pietrangelo
Hanifin-Whitecloud
McNabb-Korczak

Hill
Samsonov

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Players To Watch:

Los Angeles Kings

Warren Foegele this season has 33 points on 17 goals and 16 assists. He’s faced the Golden Knights 18 times in his career recording nine points on six goals and three assists; he has a goal in each of the three games this season and also has an assist.  

Vegas Golden Knights

Tomas Hertl this season has 49 points on 24 goals and 25 assists. He’s faced the Kings 45 times in his career recording 31 points on 15 goals and 16 assists; this season in three games he has six points on two goals and four assists.

Injury Report:

Los Angeles Kings

None

Vegas Golden Knights

C William Karlsson – IR
F Raphael Lavoie – DTD
D Shea Theodore – Out

Next Game:

Los Angeles – March 11 vs. New York Islanders
Vegas – March 11 at Pittsburgh Penguins

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