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Los Angeles Kings vs New Jersey Devils · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview @ Devils · SAT · OCT 24 · 2:30 PM CT ← Back to schedule
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SAT · OCT 24 · 2:30 PM CT
Prudential Center
ABTV · MSGSN
Los Angeles Kings
Kings
0–1–1
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New Jersey Devils
Devils
1–1–0
Upcoming
SAT · OCT 24 · 2:30 PM CT
ABTV · MSGSN
Los Angeles Kings
Away · Kings
0–1–1
1 PTS
VS
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The read
Jack Hughes is still looking for his first goal on Darcy Kuemper after 26 shots. But Nico Hischier has made a habit of hurting the Kings: 5 points in the last 4 meetings.
Prudential Center
New Jersey Devils
Home · Devils
1–1–0
2 PTS
Kings
GOALIES
Devils
Darcy Kuemper
Darcy Kuemper
Expected
.724 SV% · 8.08 GAA · 0W
.767 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Jake Allen
Jake Allen
Expected
.920 SV% · 1.89 GAA · 1W
.896 SV% L5 · Cooling
Kings
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Devils
L1
Artemi Panarin · Quinton Byfield · Adrian Kempe
L1
Anthony Mantha · Jack Hughes · Jesper Bratt
L2
Mats Zuccarello · Alex Turcotte · Alex Laferriere
L2
Timo Meier · Nico Hischier · Luke Evangelista
L3
Trevor Moore · Erik Haula · Joel Armia
L3
Arseny Gritsyuk · Evan Rodrigues · Dawson Mercer
L4
Scott Laughton · Corey Perry
L4
Amadeus Lombardi · Cody Glass · Stefan Noesen
D1
Brian Dumoulin · Drew Doughty
D1
Luke Hughes · Brett Pesce
D2
Joel Edmundson · Brandt Clarke
D2
Jonas Siegenthaler · Dougie Hamilton
D3
Mikey Anderson · Cody Ceci
D3
Brenden Dillon · Declan Chisholm
PP1
Mats Zuccarello · Quinton Byfield · Adrian Kempe · Artemi Panarin · Brandt Clarke
PP1
Jesper Bratt · Nico Hischier · Luke Evangelista · Jack Hughes · Luke Hughes
PP2
Alex Turcotte · Erik Haula · Alex Laferriere · Erik Gustafsson · Drew Doughty
PP2
Timo Meier · Evan Rodrigues · Anthony Mantha · Arseny Gritsyuk · Dougie Hamilton
PK1
Erik Haula · Joel Armia · Mikey Anderson · Drew Doughty
PK1
Nico Hischier · Dawson Mercer · Brenden Dillon · Brett Pesce
PK2
Scott Laughton · Trevor Moore · Joel Edmundson · Cody Ceci
PK2
Cody Glass · Jesper Bratt · Jonas Siegenthaler · Dougie Hamilton
KingsProjected lines
L1
Artemi Panarin · Quinton Byfield · Adrian Kempe
L2
Mats Zuccarello · Alex Turcotte · Alex Laferriere
L3
Trevor Moore · Erik Haula · Joel Armia
L4
Scott Laughton · Corey Perry
D1
Brian Dumoulin · Drew Doughty
D2
Joel Edmundson · Brandt Clarke
D3
Mikey Anderson · Cody Ceci
PP1
Mats Zuccarello · Quinton Byfield · Adrian Kempe · Artemi Panarin · Brandt Clarke
PP2
Alex Turcotte · Erik Haula · Alex Laferriere · Erik Gustafsson · Drew Doughty
PK1
Erik Haula · Joel Armia · Mikey Anderson · Drew Doughty
PK2
Scott Laughton · Trevor Moore · Joel Edmundson · Cody Ceci
DevilsProjected lines
L1
Anthony Mantha · Jack Hughes · Jesper Bratt
L2
Timo Meier · Nico Hischier · Luke Evangelista
L3
Arseny Gritsyuk · Evan Rodrigues · Dawson Mercer
L4
Amadeus Lombardi · Cody Glass · Stefan Noesen
D1
Luke Hughes · Brett Pesce
D2
Jonas Siegenthaler · Dougie Hamilton
D3
Brenden Dillon · Declan Chisholm
PP1
Jesper Bratt · Nico Hischier · Luke Evangelista · Jack Hughes · Luke Hughes
PP2
Timo Meier · Evan Rodrigues · Anthony Mantha · Arseny Gritsyuk · Dougie Hamilton
PK1
Nico Hischier · Dawson Mercer · Brenden Dillon · Brett Pesce
PK2
Cody Glass · Jesper Bratt · Jonas Siegenthaler · Dougie Hamilton
Zach Dooley · Oct 3 · 8:39 PM CT New Jersey Devils · Oct 3 · 6:15 PM CT
Kings
INJURY REPORT
Devils
Otto Salin
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 6
Connor Brown
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Jakub Dvorak
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 6
Seamus Casey
IR · Knee · Expected back Nov 21
Jan Jenik
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 6
Johnathan Kovacevic
IR · Right knee · Expected back Oct 6
Kevin Fiala
IR · Left lower leg (surgery) · Expected back Oct 17
Nick Bjugstad
IR · Left pectoral (surgery) · Expected back Jan 19
KingsInjury report
Otto Salin
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 6
Jakub Dvorak
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 6
Jan Jenik
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 6
Kevin Fiala
IR · Left lower leg (surgery) · Expected back Oct 17
DevilsInjury report
Connor Brown
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Seamus Casey
IR · Knee · Expected back Nov 21
Johnathan Kovacevic
IR · Right knee · Expected back Oct 6
Nick Bjugstad
IR · Left pectoral (surgery) · Expected back Jan 19
Zach Dooley · Oct 3 · 8:39 PM CT New Jersey Devils · Oct 3 · 6:15 PM CT
STORYLINE
The Kings lost their last game in overtime and are 0-1-1 in their first 2 games. The Devils lost their last game and are 1-1-0 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

Jack Hughes is still looking for his first goal on Darcy Kuemper after 26 shots. But Nico Hischier has made a habit of hurting the Kings: 5 points in the last 4 meetings.

The numbers behind it
Matchup
Jack Hughes has 26 shots on Darcy Kuemper without a goal.
(New Jersey)
0/26 vs Darcy Kuemper
Matchup
Mats Zuccarello has 5 goals on Jake Allen (9 shots).
(Los Angeles)
5 goals on Jake Allen
Player
Nico Hischier has 5 points in his last 4 games against Los Angeles. See the games →
(New Jersey)
5 pts, last 4 vs LAK