Utah Hockey Club (4-3-1, 9 pts) at Los Angeles Kings (4-2-2, 10 pts)
Venue: Crypto.com Arena
Date: Saturday, October 26
Time: 2:00 pm MT / 1:00 pm PT
TV: ESPN+ / UTAH16 / FDS
Radio:
Utah – The KSL Sports Zone 1280 AM / 97.5 FM
Los Angeles – ESPN Radio 710 AM
DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Utah +1.5 ML +130
Los Angeles -1.5 ML -150
O/U 5.5
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Utah Hockey Club Notes:
After a hot start to the season that saw the Hockey Club win 3 games in a row, Utah has dropped 4 of their last 5 contests with the only win coming in overtime against the struggling Boston Bruins. Utah does get some good news though as Nick Bjugstad will return from injury and make his Utah HC debut. Kailer Yamamoto has been placed on waivers to clear a roster spot.
Los Angeles Kings Notes:
Darcy Keumper has been activated from IR and is a game-time decision for today’s game against Utah. LA bounced back on Thursday with a 3-2 win over the San Jose Sharks after their tough loss on Tuesday to Vegas. Warren Foegele led the charge for the Kings with 2 goals, while Alex Laferriere chipped in with 2 assists.
Utah Hockey Club Projected Lineup: (subject to change)
Keller-Hayton-Schmaltz
Guenther-Cooley-Doan
Maccelli-Crouse-Bjugstad
McBain-Stenlund-Kerfoot
Sergachev-Kesselring
Lamoureux-Valimaki
Kolyachonok-Bortuzzo
Ingram
Vejmelka
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Los Angeles Kings Projected Lineup: (subject to change)
Byfield-Kopitar-Kempe
Fiala-Danault-Moore
Foegele-Turcotte-Laferriere
Lee-Lewis-Jeannot
Anderson-Spence
Gavrikov-Burroughs
Edmunson-Clarke
Kuemper
Rittich
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Players To Watch:
Utah Hockey Club – Utah has struggled to score goals during their recent slide and the team will look to Captain Clayton Keller to lead the team out of the funk they’ve been in. Keller, Dylan Guenther, and Barrett Hayton are the goal-scoring leaders for Utah who need to break out to snap this short losing streak.
Los Angeles Kings – Alex Laferriere has points in 5 of 8 games this season, including 2 assists in the 3-2 win over San Jose. Laferriere is second on the Kings in scoring with 7 points (4g, 3a) in 8 games and is a team high +7.
Injury Report:
Utah Hockey Club –
D Sean Durzi – IR
D John Marino – IR
Los Angeles Kings –
D Drew Doughty – LTIR – Month to Month
RW Arthur Kaliyev – IR – Est. return November 29
Next game
Utah Hockey Club – October 28 vs. San Jose
Los Angeles Kings – October 29 at San Jose
