NHL Game Preview: Seattle Kraken at Los Angeles Kings with Line Combinations 4/7/2025

Seattle Kraken (33-38-6, 72 pts) at Los Angeles Kings (44-23-9, 97 Pts)

Venue: crypto.com Arena
Date: Monday, April 7
Time: 10:30 pm EST
TV: ESPN+/KHN/KONG/FDSN W 
Radio:
Seattle – Sportsnet 96.0
Los Angeles – 710 ESPN

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

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

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Seattle Kraken News & Notes:

The Kraken picked up their second straight win with a 5-1 win on Saturday over the San Jose Sharks. They are entering the final five games of their season looking to end it on a high note to build on for 2025-26.

Los Angeles Kings News & Notes:

The Kings picked up their fourth straight win behind a 3-0 shutout over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday. They’ve outscored their opponents 19-4 in their last four games.

Seattle Kraken Projected Lines:

Nyman-Beniers-Kakko
Schwartz-Stephenson-Eberle
McCann-Wright-Burakovsky
Tolvanen-Hayden-Eyssimont

Dunn-Larsson
Evans-Montour
Oleksiak-Mahura

Daccord
Grubauer

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Los Angeles Kings Projected Lines:

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

Anderson-Doughty
Spence-Gavrikov
Edmunson-Clarke

Kuemper
Rittich

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Players To Watch:

Seattle Kraken

Jaden Schwartz this season has 47 points on 24 goals and 23 assists. He’s faced the Kings 29 times in his career, recording 22 points on 11 goals and 11 assists; he had a hat trick in one of the meetings this season.

Los Angeles Kings

Adrian Kempe this season has 64 points on 33 goals and 31 assists. He’s faced the Kraken 12 times in his career, recording ten points on five goals and five assists; he has scored a goal in each meeting this season.

Injury Report:

Seattle Kraken

None

Los Angeles Kings

F Alex Turcotte – DTD
F Tanner Jeannot – DTD

Next Game

Seattle – April 8 at Utah Hockey Club   
Los Angeles– April 10 vs. Anaheim Ducks

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