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Los Angeles Kings vs San Jose Sharks · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview vs Sharks · WED · DEC 9 · 8:30 PM CT ← Back to schedule
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Los Angeles Kings
Kings
0–1–1
VS
San Jose Sharks
Sharks
2–0–0
Upcoming
WED · DEC 9 · 8:30 PM CT
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Los Angeles Kings
Home · Kings
0–1–1
1 PTS
VS
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The read
Darcy Kuemper has not had an answer for Tyler Toffoli: 5 goals on 53 shots. But Yaroslav Askarov has had trouble with the Kings, a .880 save percentage on 133 shots.
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San Jose Sharks
Away · Sharks
2–0–0
4 PTS
Kings
GOALIES
Sharks
Darcy Kuemper
Darcy Kuemper
Expected
.724 SV% · 8.08 GAA · 0W
.767 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Yaroslav Askarov
Yaroslav Askarov
Expected
.885 SV% · 3.32 GAA · 2W
.858 SV% L5 · Cooling
Kings
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Sharks
L1
Artemi Panarin · Quinton Byfield · Adrian Kempe
L1
Mason Marchment · Macklin Celebrini · Will Smith
L2
Mats Zuccarello · Alex Turcotte · Alex Laferriere
L2
Ivar Stenberg · Alexander Wennberg · Collin Graf
L3
Trevor Moore · Erik Haula · Joel Armia
L3
Igor Chernyshov · Michael Misa · Tyler Toffoli
L4
Scott Laughton · Corey Perry
L4
Barclay Goodrow · Zack Ostapchuk · Kiefer Sherwood
D1
Brian Dumoulin · Drew Doughty
D1
Darnell Nurse · Michael Kesselring
D2
Joel Edmundson · Brandt Clarke
D2
Nolan Allan · Jacob Trouba
D3
Mikey Anderson · Cody Ceci
D3
Dmitry Orlov · Luca Cagnoni
PP1
Mats Zuccarello · Quinton Byfield · Adrian Kempe · Artemi Panarin · Brandt Clarke
PP1
Igor Chernyshov · Alexander Wennberg · Will Smith · Macklin Celebrini · Luca Cagnoni
PP2
Alex Turcotte · Erik Haula · Alex Laferriere · Erik Gustafsson · Drew Doughty
PP2
Mason Marchment · Michael Misa · Tyler Toffoli · Dmitry Orlov · Ivar Stenberg
PK1
Erik Haula · Joel Armia · Mikey Anderson · Drew Doughty
PK1
Alexander Wennberg · Collin Graf · Darnell Nurse · Jacob Trouba
PK2
Scott Laughton · Trevor Moore · Joel Edmundson · Cody Ceci
PK2
Barclay Goodrow · Kiefer Sherwood · Nolan Allan · Dmitry Orlov
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
SharksProjected lines
L1
Mason Marchment · Macklin Celebrini · Will Smith
L2
Ivar Stenberg · Alexander Wennberg · Collin Graf
L3
Igor Chernyshov · Michael Misa · Tyler Toffoli
L4
Barclay Goodrow · Zack Ostapchuk · Kiefer Sherwood
D1
Darnell Nurse · Michael Kesselring
D2
Nolan Allan · Jacob Trouba
D3
Dmitry Orlov · Luca Cagnoni
PP1
Igor Chernyshov · Alexander Wennberg · Will Smith · Macklin Celebrini · Luca Cagnoni
PP2
Mason Marchment · Michael Misa · Tyler Toffoli · Dmitry Orlov · Ivar Stenberg
PK1
Alexander Wennberg · Collin Graf · Darnell Nurse · Jacob Trouba
PK2
Barclay Goodrow · Kiefer Sherwood · Nolan Allan · Dmitry Orlov
Zach Dooley · Oct 3 · 8:39 PM CT Max Miller · Oct 3 · 8:38 PM CT
Kings
INJURY REPORT
Sharks
Otto Salin
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 6
Adam Gaudette
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 10
Jakub Dvorak
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 6
Alex Barre-Boulet
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 5
Jan Jenik
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 6
Quentin Musty
IR · Upper body · Expected back Dec 1
Kevin Fiala
IR · Left lower leg (surgery) · Expected back Oct 17
Cam Lund
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 19
Kyle Keyser
IR · Upper body · Expected back Dec 1
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
SharksInjury report
Adam Gaudette
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 10
Alex Barre-Boulet
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 5
Quentin Musty
IR · Upper body · Expected back Dec 1
Cam Lund
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 19
Kyle Keyser
IR · Upper body · Expected back Dec 1
Zach Dooley · Oct 3 · 8:39 PM CT Max Miller · Oct 3 · 8:38 PM CT
STORYLINE
The Kings lost their last game in overtime and are 0-1-1 in their first 2 games. The Sharks have won 2 straight and are 2-0-0 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

Darcy Kuemper has not had an answer for Tyler Toffoli: 5 goals on 53 shots. But Yaroslav Askarov has had trouble with the Kings, a .880 save percentage on 133 shots.

Macklin Celebrini has made a habit of hurting the Kings: 7 points in the last 4 meetings. San Jose won the first meeting 5-4 back on Oct 3.

The numbers behind it
Matchup
Tyler Toffoli has 5 goals on Darcy Kuemper (53 shots).
(San Jose)
5 goals on Darcy Kuemper
Player
Macklin Celebrini has 7 points in his last 4 games against Los Angeles. See the games →
(San Jose)
7 pts, last 4 vs LAK
Goaltending
Yaroslav Askarov has struggled against Los Angeles — a .880 save % on 133 shots.
.880 SV% vs LAK
Matchup
Joel Edmundson has 15 shots on Yaroslav Askarov without a goal.
(Los Angeles)
0/15 vs Yaroslav Askarov
Series
Second meeting of the season — San Jose took the first 5-4 on Oct 3. See the games →
0-1 series, LAK