NHL Game Preview: Utah Hockey Club at Los Angeles Kings with Line Combinations 2/22/2025

NHL Game Preview: Utah Hockey Club at Los Angeles Kings with Line Combinations 2/22/2025

Utah Hockey Club (24-23-9, 57 pts) at Los Angeles Kings (29-17-7, 65 Pts)

Venue: crypto.com Arena
Date: Saturday, February 22
Time: 9:00 pm EST
TV: ESPN+/Utah16/FDSN W
Radio:
Utah – The KSL Sports Zone 1280 AM / 97.5 FM
Los Angeles – 710 ESPN

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Utah +1.5 ML +145
Los Angeles -1.5 ML -175
O/U 5.5

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Utah Hockey Club News & Notes:

Utah went into the break with a much-needed 5-4 shootout win over the Washington Capitals. They’ve won three of their last four games after a five-game losing streak. In the last four games, they are averaging 3.25 goals per game while allowing an average of 3.75 goals per game.

Los Angeles Kings News & Notes:

The Kings prior to the break had their three-game winning streak snapped with a 2-1 shootout loss to the Anaheim Ducks. The Kings are averaging four goals per game while allowing an average of 2.75 goals per game.

Utah Hockey Club Projected Lines: 

Keller-Kerfoot-Schmaltz
Carcone-Hayton-Guenther
Crouse-McBain-Doan
O’Brien-Stenlund-Bjugstad

Sergachev-Marino
Cole-Kesselring
Durzi-Maatta

Vejmelka
Stauber

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Los Angeles Kings Projected Lines:

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

Gavrikov-Doughty
Edmunson-Clarke
Moverare-Spence

Rittich
Copley

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Players To Watch:

Utah Hockey Club 

Clayton Keller this season has 60 points on 20 goals and 40 assists. He’s faced the Kings 29 times in his career recording eight goals and nine assists; in the matchup earlier this season he scored a goal.

Los Angeles Kings

Joel Edmundson this season has 11 points on four goals and seven assists. He’s faced the Utah/Arizona 18 times in his career recording eight points on four goals and four assists; two of those goals came in the previous meeting this season.

Injury Report:

Utah Hockey Club

D Robert Bortuzzo – IR                                    
C Logan Cooley – DTD                                                
G Connor Ingram – DTD

Los Angeles Kings

D Mikey Anderson – IR
G Darcy Kuemper – Out

Next Game

Utah – February 23 vs. Vancouver Canucks
Los Angeles– February 24 vs. Vegas Golden Knights

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