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

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview @ Penguins · THU · DEC 17 · 6:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
Upcoming
THU · DEC 17 · 6:00 PM CT
PPG Paints Arena
ABTV · SN-PIT
Los Angeles Kings
Kings
0–1–1
@
Pittsburgh Penguins
Penguins
2–0–0
Upcoming
THU · DEC 17 · 6:00 PM CT
ABTV · SN-PIT
Los Angeles Kings
Away · Kings
0–1–1
1 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Kris Letang is still looking for his first goal on Darcy Kuemper after 33 shots. But Arturs Silovs has been a wall against the Kings, a .938 save percentage on 32 shots.
PPG Paints Arena
Pittsburgh Penguins
Home · Penguins
2–0–0
4 PTS
Kings
GOALIES
Penguins
Darcy Kuemper
Darcy Kuemper
Expected
.724 SV% · 8.08 GAA · 0W
.767 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Arturs Silovs
Arturs Silovs
Expected
.886 SV% · 2.47 GAA · 2W
.920 SV% L5 · Locked in
Kings
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Penguins
L1
Artemi Panarin · Quinton Byfield · Adrian Kempe
L1
Nicholas Robertson · Sidney Crosby · Rickard Rakell
L2
Mats Zuccarello · Alex Turcotte · Alex Laferriere
L2
Egor Chinakhov · Tommy Novak · Evgeni Malkin
L3
Trevor Moore · Erik Haula · Joel Armia
L3
Andrei Kuzmenko · Ben Kindel · Hendrix Lapierre
L4
Scott Laughton · Corey Perry
L4
Connor Dewar · Blake Lizotte · Filip Hallander
D1
Brian Dumoulin · Drew Doughty
D1
Declan Carlile · Erik Karlsson
D2
Joel Edmundson · Brandt Clarke
D2
Samuel Girard · Kaedan Korczak
D3
Mikey Anderson · Cody Ceci
D3
Trevor van Riemsdyk · Kris Letang
PP1
Mats Zuccarello · Quinton Byfield · Adrian Kempe · Artemi Panarin · Brandt Clarke
PP1
Ben Kindel · Tommy Novak · Rickard Rakell · Erik Karlsson · Sidney Crosby
PP2
Alex Turcotte · Erik Haula · Alex Laferriere · Erik Gustafsson · Drew Doughty
PP2
Andrei Kuzmenko · Hendrix Lapierre · Egor Chinakhov · Kris Letang · Evgeni Malkin
PK1
Erik Haula · Joel Armia · Mikey Anderson · Drew Doughty
PK1
Filip Hallander · Connor Dewar · Samuel Girard · Kris Letang
PK2
Scott Laughton · Trevor Moore · Joel Edmundson · Cody Ceci
PK2
Ben Kindel · Rickard Rakell · Trevor van Riemsdyk · Erik Karlsson
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
PenguinsProjected lines
L1
Nicholas Robertson · Sidney Crosby · Rickard Rakell
L2
Egor Chinakhov · Tommy Novak · Evgeni Malkin
L3
Andrei Kuzmenko · Ben Kindel · Hendrix Lapierre
L4
Connor Dewar · Blake Lizotte · Filip Hallander
D1
Declan Carlile · Erik Karlsson
D2
Samuel Girard · Kaedan Korczak
D3
Trevor van Riemsdyk · Kris Letang
PP1
Ben Kindel · Tommy Novak · Rickard Rakell · Erik Karlsson · Sidney Crosby
PP2
Andrei Kuzmenko · Hendrix Lapierre · Egor Chinakhov · Kris Letang · Evgeni Malkin
PK1
Filip Hallander · Connor Dewar · Samuel Girard · Kris Letang
PK2
Ben Kindel · Rickard Rakell · Trevor van Riemsdyk · Erik Karlsson
Zach Dooley · Oct 3 · 8:39 PM CT Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:19 AM CT
Kings
INJURY REPORT
Penguins
Otto Salin
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 6
Bryan Rust
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 5
Jakub Dvorak
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 6
Justin Brazeau
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Jan Jenik
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 6
Ryan Graves
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 24
Kevin Fiala
IR · Left lower leg (surgery) · Expected back Oct 17
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
PenguinsInjury report
Bryan Rust
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 5
Justin Brazeau
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Ryan Graves
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 24
Zach Dooley · Oct 3 · 8:39 PM CT Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:19 AM CT
STORYLINE
The Kings lost their last game in overtime and are 0-1-1 in their first 2 games. The Penguins have won 2 straight and are 2-0-0 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

Kris Letang is still looking for his first goal on Darcy Kuemper after 33 shots. But Arturs Silovs has been a wall against the Kings, a .938 save percentage on 32 shots.

Nick Robertson is 2 goals shy of 100 career goals.

The numbers behind it
Matchup
Kris Letang has 33 shots on Darcy Kuemper without a goal.
(Pittsburgh)
0/33 vs Darcy Kuemper
Matchup
Ryan Graves has 20 shots on Darcy Kuemper without a goal.
(Pittsburgh)
0/20 vs Darcy Kuemper
Milestone
Nick Robertson is 2 goals shy of 100 career goals.
98 career goals
Goaltending
Arturs Silovs has a .938 save % against Los Angeles (32 shots).
.938 SV% vs LAK