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Los Angeles Kings vs Toronto Maple Leafs · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview vs Maple Leafs · WED · DEC 30 · 9:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
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WED · DEC 30 · 9:00 PM CT
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Los Angeles Kings
Kings
0–1–1
VS
Toronto Maple Leafs
Maple Leafs
1–2–0
Upcoming
WED · DEC 30 · 9:00 PM CT
ABTV
Los Angeles Kings
Home · Kings
0–1–1
1 PTS
VS
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The read
Sergei Bobrovsky has not had an answer for Corey Perry: 11 goals on 75 shots. But Darcy Kuemper has had trouble with Toronto, a .865 save percentage on 229 shots.
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Toronto Maple Leafs
Away · Maple Leafs
1–2–0
2 PTS
Kings
GOALIES
Maple Leafs
Darcy Kuemper
Darcy Kuemper
Expected
.724 SV% · 8.08 GAA · 0W
.767 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Sergei Bobrovsky
Sergei Bobrovsky
Expected
.887 SV% · 3.06 GAA · 0W
.852 SV% L5 · Cooling
Kings
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Maple Leafs
L1
Artemi Panarin · Quinton Byfield · Adrian Kempe
L1
Kirill Marchenko · Auston Matthews · Jack Roslovic
L2
Mats Zuccarello · Alex Turcotte · Alex Laferriere
L2
Gavin McKenna · John Tavares · William Nylander
L3
Trevor Moore · Erik Haula · Joel Armia
L3
Easton Cowan · Nick Paul · Colton Sissons
L4
Scott Laughton · Corey Perry
L4
Brandon Duhaime · Teddy Blueger · Bo Groulx
D1
Brian Dumoulin · Drew Doughty
D1
Jake McCabe · Chris Tanev
D2
Joel Edmundson · Brandt Clarke
D2
Morgan Rielly · Darren Raddysh
D3
Mikey Anderson · Cody Ceci
D3
Oliver Ekman-Larsson · Troy Stecher
PP1
Mats Zuccarello · Quinton Byfield · Adrian Kempe · Artemi Panarin · Brandt Clarke
PP1
Kirill Marchenko · John Tavares · William Nylander · Darren Raddysh · Auston Matthews
PP2
Alex Turcotte · Erik Haula · Alex Laferriere · Erik Gustafsson · Drew Doughty
PP2
Easton Cowan · Nick Paul · Gavin McKenna · Jack Roslovic · Morgan Rielly
PK1
Erik Haula · Joel Armia · Mikey Anderson · Drew Doughty
PK1
Teddy Blueger · Brandon Duhaime · Jake McCabe · Chris Tanev
PK2
Scott Laughton · Trevor Moore · Joel Edmundson · Cody Ceci
PK2
Nick Paul · Colton Sissons · Oliver Ekman-Larsson · Darren Raddysh
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
Maple LeafsProjected lines
L1
Kirill Marchenko · Auston Matthews · Jack Roslovic
L2
Gavin McKenna · John Tavares · William Nylander
L3
Easton Cowan · Nick Paul · Colton Sissons
L4
Brandon Duhaime · Teddy Blueger · Bo Groulx
D1
Jake McCabe · Chris Tanev
D2
Morgan Rielly · Darren Raddysh
D3
Oliver Ekman-Larsson · Troy Stecher
PP1
Kirill Marchenko · John Tavares · William Nylander · Darren Raddysh · Auston Matthews
PP2
Easton Cowan · Nick Paul · Gavin McKenna · Jack Roslovic · Morgan Rielly
PK1
Teddy Blueger · Brandon Duhaime · Jake McCabe · Chris Tanev
PK2
Nick Paul · Colton Sissons · Oliver Ekman-Larsson · Darren Raddysh
Zach Dooley · Oct 3 · 8:39 PM CT Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:08 AM CT
Kings
INJURY REPORT
Maple Leafs
Otto Salin
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 6
Dakota Joshua
IR · Abdomen · Expected back Oct 24
Jakub Dvorak
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 6
Max Domi
IR · Back (surgery) · Expected back Nov 21
Jan Jenik
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 6
Cade Webber
IR · Elbow · Expected back Oct 31
Kevin Fiala
IR · Left lower leg (surgery) · Expected back Oct 17
Elvis Merzlikins
IR · Shoulder (surgery) · Expected back Mar 30
William Villeneuve
IR · Knee (surgery) · Expected back Oct 31
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
Maple LeafsInjury report
Dakota Joshua
IR · Abdomen · Expected back Oct 24
Max Domi
IR · Back (surgery) · Expected back Nov 21
Cade Webber
IR · Elbow · Expected back Oct 31
Elvis Merzlikins
IR · Shoulder (surgery) · Expected back Mar 30
William Villeneuve
IR · Knee (surgery) · Expected back Oct 31
Zach Dooley · Oct 3 · 8:39 PM CT Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:08 AM CT
STORYLINE
The Kings lost their last game in overtime and are 0-1-1 in their first 2 games. The Maple Leafs lost their last game and are 1-2-0 in their first 3 games.

Matchup Intel

Sergei Bobrovsky has not had an answer for Corey Perry: 11 goals on 75 shots. But Darcy Kuemper has had trouble with Toronto, a .865 save percentage on 229 shots.

John Tavares has made a habit of hurting the Kings: 8 points in the last 4 meetings. Nick Paul is 3 goals shy of 200 career goals.

The numbers behind it
Matchup
Corey Perry has 11 goals on Sergei Bobrovsky (75 shots).
(Los Angeles)
11 goals on Sergei Bobrovsky
Matchup
Artemi Panarin has 12 goals on Sergei Bobrovsky (63 shots).
(Los Angeles)
12 goals on Sergei Bobrovsky
Goaltending
Darcy Kuemper has struggled against Toronto — a .865 save % on 229 shots.
.865 SV% vs TOR
Player
John Tavares has 8 points in his last 4 games against Los Angeles. See the games →
(Toronto)
8 pts, last 4 vs LAK
Player
Adrian Kempe has 5 points in his last 4 games against Toronto. See the games →
(Los Angeles)
5 pts, last 4 vs TOR
Milestone
Nick Paul is 3 goals shy of 200 career goals.
197 career goals