NHL Game Preview: Vegas Golden Knights at Los Angeles Kings with Line Combinations 2/24/2025

Vegas Golden Knights (34-17-6, 74 pts) at Los Angeles Kings (30-17-7, 67 Pts)

Venue: crypto.com Arena
Date: Monday, February 24
Time: 10:30 pm EST
TV: ESPN+/SCRIPPS/FDSN W
Radio:
Vegas – Fox Sports Radio 98.9 FM / 1340 AM
Los Angeles – 710 ESPN

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Vegas +1.5 ML -105
Los Angeles -1.5 ML -115
O/U 5.5

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Vegas Golden Knights News & Notes:

The Golden Knights returned from the Four Nations break and picked up where they left off as they won their third straight on Saturday. They beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-1 getting goals from Ivan Barbashev, Brandon Saad, and Tomas Hertl. Adin Hill got the start stopping 33 of the 34 shots he faced.

Los Angeles Kings News & Notes:

The Kings also returned with a win as they beat the Utah Hockey Club on Saturday 5-3. They got goals from Mikey Anderson, Trevor Lewis, Alex Laferriere, Kevin Fiala, and Drew Doughty. Darcy Kuemper stopped 25 of the 28 shots he faced in the win.

Vegas Golden Knights Projected Lines:

Barbashev-Eichel-Olofsson
Saad-Howden-Stone
Lavoie-Hertl-Dorofeyev
Pearson-Roy-Kolesar

Hague-Pietrangelo
McNabb-Korczak
Hanifin-Whitecloud

Hill
Samsonov

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Los Angeles Kings Projected Lines:

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

Gavrikov-Anderson
Edmunson-Doughty
Moverare-Spence

Kuemper
Rittich

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Players To Watch:

Vegas Golden Knights

Pavel Dorofeyev this season has 36 points on 23 goals and 13 assists. He’s faced the Kings seven times in his career recording five points on three goals and two assists; in the two meetings this season he has four points on three goals and an assist.

Los Angeles Kings

Anze Kopitar this season has 46 points on 13 goals and 33 assists. He’s faced the Golden Knights 34 times in his career recording 39 times on 15 goals and 24 assists; in the previous two meetings, he’s recorded three points on a goal and two assists.

Injury Report:

Vegas Golden Knights

C William Karlsson – IR
RW Cole Schwindt – IR
D Shea Theodore – Out

Los Angeles Kings

None

Next Game

Vegas – February 27 vs. Chicago Blackhawks
Los Angeles– February 26 vs. Vancouver Canucks  

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