NHL Game Preview: Philadelphia Flyers at Los Angeles Kings with Line Combinations 12/29/2024

Philadelphia Flyers (16-16-4, 36 pts) at Los Angeles Kings (20-10-5, 45 pts)

Venue: crypto.com Arena
Date: Sunday, December 29
Time: 9:00 pm ET 
TV: ESPN+/NBCSP/FDSN W
Radio: 
Philadelphia – WMMR 93.3 FM
Los Angeles – ESPN Radio 710 AM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Los Angeles: -1.5 ML -165
Philadelphia: +1.5 ML +140
O/U 6

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Philadelphia Flyers News & Notes:

Philadelphia comes into this one off a win improving to 2-3-0 on their last five and have been ourscored 26-18.

Los Angeles Kings News & Notes: 

Los Angeles comes into tonight’s game off a 4-3 overtime win over the Edmonton Oilers who they have now tied for the second seed in the Pacific Division. They’re now 2-1-2 in their last five outscoring their opponent 16-14.

Philadelphia Flyers Projected Lines:

Laughto-Couturier-Konecny
Tippett-Frost-Michkov
Foerster-Cates-Brink
Farabee-Poehling-Hathaway
York-Sanheim
Zamula-Ristolainen
Seeler-Drysdale

Kolovov
Ersson

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Los Angeles Kings Projected Lines:

Turcotte-Kopitar-Kempe
Fiala-Danault-Laferriere
Foegele-Byfield-Jeannot
Burroughs-Helenius-Thomas
Anderson-Gavrikov
Edmunson-Clarke
Moverare-Spence

Rittich
Kuemper

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Players To Watch:

Philadelphia Flyers

Tyson Foerster this season has 16 points on nine goals and seven assists. He’s faced the Kings three times in his career recording three points on two goals and an assist; all three points came in the matchup a few weeks ago.

Los Angeles Kings

Kevin Fiala this season has 21 points on 13 goals and eight assists. He’s faced the Flyers 14 times in his career recording 13 points on four goals and nine assists; in the matchup a few weeks ago he had two goals.

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:

Philadelphia – December 31 at San Jose Sharks
Los Angeles – January 1 vs New Jersey Devils

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