Schedule / Matchup Preview

Los Angeles Kings vs Ottawa Senators · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview vs Senators · THU · OCT 29 · 9:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
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THU · OCT 29 · 9:00 PM CT
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ABTV
Los Angeles Kings
Kings
0–1–1
VS
Ottawa Senators
Senators
1–0–0
Upcoming
THU · OCT 29 · 9:00 PM CT
ABTV
Los Angeles Kings
Home · Kings
0–1–1
1 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Linus Ullmark has not had an answer for Artemi Panarin: 9 goals on 33 shots.
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Ottawa Senators
Away · Senators
1–0–0
2 PTS
Kings
GOALIES
Senators
Darcy Kuemper
Darcy Kuemper
Expected
.724 SV% · 8.08 GAA · 0W
.767 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Linus Ullmark
Linus Ullmark
Expected
.931 SV% · 2.00 GAA · 1W
.931 SV% L5 · Locked in
Kings
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Senators
L1
Artemi Panarin · Quinton Byfield · Adrian Kempe
L1
Warren Foegele · Tim Stützle · Drake Batherson
L2
Mats Zuccarello · Alex Turcotte · Alex Laferriere
L2
William Eklund · Dylan Cozens · Fabian Zetterlund
L3
Trevor Moore · Erik Haula · Joel Armia
L3
Michael Amadio · Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux
L4
Scott Laughton · Corey Perry
L4
Nick Cousins · Stephen Halliday · Hayden Hodgson
D1
Brian Dumoulin · Drew Doughty
D1
Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
D2
Joel Edmundson · Brandt Clarke
D2
Thomas Chabot · Jordan Spence
D3
Mikey Anderson · Cody Ceci
D3
Tyler Kleven · Carter Yakemchuk
PP1
Mats Zuccarello · Quinton Byfield · Adrian Kempe · Artemi Panarin · Brandt Clarke
PP1
William Eklund · Tim Stützle · Dylan Cozens · Drake Batherson · Jake Sanderson
PP2
Alex Turcotte · Erik Haula · Alex Laferriere · Erik Gustafsson · Drew Doughty
PP2
Claude Giroux · Shane Pinto · Fabian Zetterlund · Carter Yakemchuk · Thomas Chabot
PK1
Erik Haula · Joel Armia · Mikey Anderson · Drew Doughty
PK1
Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux · Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
PK2
Scott Laughton · Trevor Moore · Joel Edmundson · Cody Ceci
PK2
Tim Stützle · Michael Amadio · Tyler Kleven · Jordan Spence
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
SenatorsProjected lines
L1
Warren Foegele · Tim Stützle · Drake Batherson
L2
William Eklund · Dylan Cozens · Fabian Zetterlund
L3
Michael Amadio · Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux
L4
Nick Cousins · Stephen Halliday · Hayden Hodgson
D1
Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
D2
Thomas Chabot · Jordan Spence
D3
Tyler Kleven · Carter Yakemchuk
PP1
William Eklund · Tim Stützle · Dylan Cozens · Drake Batherson · Jake Sanderson
PP2
Claude Giroux · Shane Pinto · Fabian Zetterlund · Carter Yakemchuk · Thomas Chabot
PK1
Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux · Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
PK2
Tim Stützle · Michael Amadio · Tyler Kleven · Jordan Spence
Zach Dooley · Oct 3 · 8:39 PM CT Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:09 AM CT
Kings
INJURY REPORT
Senators
Otto Salin
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 6
Andre Burakovsky
DAY-TO-DAY · Upper body
Jakub Dvorak
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 6
Jake Sanderson
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Jan Jenik
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 6
Blake Montgomery
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 8
Kevin Fiala
IR · Left lower leg (surgery) · Expected back Oct 17
Kurtis MacDermid
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 31
Artem Zub
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 10
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
SenatorsInjury report
Andre Burakovsky
DAY-TO-DAY · Upper body
Jake Sanderson
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Blake Montgomery
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 8
Kurtis MacDermid
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 31
Artem Zub
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 10
Zach Dooley · Oct 3 · 8:39 PM CT Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:09 AM CT
STORYLINE
The Kings lost their last game in overtime and are 0-1-1 in their first 2 games. The Senators won their last game and are 1-0-0 in their first 1 game.

Matchup Intel

Linus Ullmark has not had an answer for Artemi Panarin: 9 goals on 33 shots.

Drake Batherson is 2 goals shy of 300 career goals.

The numbers behind it
Matchup
Artemi Panarin has 9 goals on Linus Ullmark (33 shots).
(Los Angeles)
9 goals on Linus Ullmark
Matchup
Claude Giroux has 6 goals on Darcy Kuemper (24 shots).
(Ottawa)
6 goals on Darcy Kuemper
Milestone
Drake Batherson is 2 goals shy of 300 career goals.
298 career goals
Milestone
Tim Stützle is 2 goals shy of 300 career goals.
298 career goals