NHL Game Preview: Montreal Canadiens at Los Angeles Kings with Line Combinations 2/5/2025

NHL Game Preview: Montreal Canadiens at Los Angeles Kings with Line Combinations 2/5/2025

Montreal Canadiens (25-23-5, 55 Pts) at Los Angeles Kings (27-17-6, 60 Pts)

Venue: crypto.com Arena
Date: Wednesday, February 5
Time: 10:30 pm EST
TV: ESPN+/RDS/FDSN W
Radio:
Montreal – TSN 690
Los Angeles – 710 ESPN

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Montreal +1.5 ML +195
Los Angeles -1.5 ML -238
O/U 5.5

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Montreal Canadiens News & Notes:

Last night, Montreal snapped a five game losing streak behind a 4-3 win over the San Jose Sharks. Throughout their losing streak they were averaging 1.6 goals per game and were allowing 3.8 goals per game. They enter tonight’s game five points back of the final wild card spot in the Eastern Conference.

Los Angeles Kings News & Notes:

On Saturday the Kings snapped a four game skid with a 4-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes. The Kings had also previously lost eight of their last 11. In the recent skid, they are averaging 1.72 goals per game as they’ve been shut out in three of those 11 games, they’ve allowed an average of 2.73 goals per game.

Montreal Canadiens Projected Lines

Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky
Newhook-Dach-Anderson
Laine-Evans-Armia
Beck-Dvorak-Gallagher

Hutson-Matheson
Struble-Carrier
Xhekaj-Savard

Dobes
Montembeault

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Los Angeles Kings Projected Lines:

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

Gavrikov-Doughty
Edmunson-Clarke
Moverare-Spence

Kuemper
Rittich

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Players To Watch:

Montreal Canadiens

Nick Suzuki this season has 52 points on 15 goals and 37 assists. Having faced the Kings eight times in his career recording two assists; one of those assists came earlier this season in the first meeting.

Los Angeles Kings

Adrian Kempe this season has 44 points on 24 goals and 20 assists. Kempe has played against the Canadiens 12 times in his career recording 12 points on eight goals and four assists; in the matchup earlier this season he had a goal and an assist. 

Injury Report:

Montreal Canadiens

D Emil Heineman – Out
D David Reinbacher – LTIR
D Kaiden Guhle – Out

Los Angeles Kings

D Mikey Anderson – DTD

Next Game

Montreal – February 8 vs New Jersey Devils
Los Angeles– February 7 vs. Dallas Stars  

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