NHL Game Preview: San Jose Sharks at Los Angeles Kings with Line Combinations 3/30/2025

San Jose Sharks (20-43-9, 49 pts) at Los Angeles Kings (40-23-9, 89 Pts)

Venue: crypto.com Arena
Date: Sunday, March 30
Time: 7:30 pm EST
TV: ESPN+/NBCSCA /FDSN W 
Radio:
Toronto – Sportsnet 590 AM The FAN
San Jose – Sharks Audio Network

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

San Jose  +1.5 ML +320
Los Angeles: -1.5 ML -410
O/U 5.5

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San Jose Sharks News & Notes:

The Sharks suffered a 6-1 loss to the New York Rangers last night they now dropped to 4-6-0 in their last ten averaging 2.1 points per game while allowing 3.8 goals per game.

Los Angeles Kings News & Notes:

The Kings suffered their second straight loss last night with a 3-1 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs. They are now 7-3-0 in their last ten, averaging three goals per game while allowing 1.7 goals per game.

San Jose Sharks Projected Lines:

Eklund-Celebrini-Smith
Graf-Wennberg-Toffoli
Kovalenko-Giles-Dellandrea
Grundstrom-Ostapchuk-Goodrow

Ferraro-Mukhamadullin
Cagnoni-Desharnais
Carlsson-Liljegren

Romanov
Georgiev

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Los Angeles Kings Projected Lines:

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

Anderson-Doughty
Gavrikov-Spence
Edmunson-Clarke

Rittich
Kuemper

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Players To Watch:

San Jose Sharks

William Eklund this season has 54 points on 17 goals and 37 assists. He’s faced the Kings seven times in his career recording five points on two goals and three assists; he recorded a goal and two assists in the previous three meetings this season.

Los Angeles Kings

Warren Foegele this season has 40 points on 20 goals and 20 assists. He’s faced the Sharks 12 times in his career recording eight points on three goals and five assists; in the meeting earlier this season, he scored a goal.  

Injury Report:

San Jose Sharks

D Henry Thrun – Out
D Vincent Deharnais – DTD
C Logan Couture – LTIR
D Marc-Edouard Vlasic – DTD
D Jan Rutta – IR

Los Angeles Kings

F Tanner Jeannot – DTD
F Alec Turcotte – DTD

Next Game

San Jose – April 1 at Anaheim Ducks    
Los Angeles– April 1 vs. Winnipeg Jets

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