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

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview @ Flyers · THU · JAN 28 · 6:30 PM CT ← Back to schedule
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THU · JAN 28 · 6:30 PM CT
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Los Angeles Kings
Kings
0–1–1
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Philadelphia Flyers
Flyers
0–1–2
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THU · JAN 28 · 6:30 PM CT
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Los Angeles Kings
Away · Kings
0–1–1
1 PTS
VS
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The read
Joseph Woll has had trouble with the Kings, a .836 save percentage on 67 shots. But Darcy Kuemper has not had an answer for Travis Konecny: 5 goals on 26 shots.
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Philadelphia Flyers
Home · Flyers
0–1–2
2 PTS
Kings
GOALIES
Flyers
Darcy Kuemper
Darcy Kuemper
Expected
.724 SV% · 8.08 GAA · 0W
.767 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Joseph Woll
Joseph Woll
Expected
.929 SV% · 2.87 GAA · 0W
.866 SV% L5 · Cooling
Kings
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Flyers
L1
Artemi Panarin · Quinton Byfield · Adrian Kempe
L1
Travis Konecny · Christian Dvorak · Matvei Michkov
L2
Mats Zuccarello · Alex Turcotte · Alex Laferriere
L2
Carl Grundstrom · Trevor Zegras · Owen Tippett
L3
Trevor Moore · Erik Haula · Joel Armia
L3
Tyson Foerster · Noah Cates · Porter Martone
L4
Scott Laughton · Corey Perry
L4
Alex Bump · Sean Couturier · Noel Acciari
D1
Brian Dumoulin · Drew Doughty
D1
Travis Sanheim · Rasmus Ristolainen
D2
Joel Edmundson · Brandt Clarke
D2
Cam York · Jamie Drysdale
D3
Mikey Anderson · Cody Ceci
D3
Nick Seeler · David Jiricek
PP1
Mats Zuccarello · Quinton Byfield · Adrian Kempe · Artemi Panarin · Brandt Clarke
PP1
Travis Konecny · Trevor Zegras · Matvei Michkov · Tyson Foerster · Jamie Drysdale
PP2
Alex Turcotte · Erik Haula · Alex Laferriere · Erik Gustafsson · Drew Doughty
PP2
Porter Martone · Noah Cates · Alex Bump · Owen Tippett · Cam York
PK1
Erik Haula · Joel Armia · Mikey Anderson · Drew Doughty
PK1
Sean Couturier · Christian Dvorak · Travis Sanheim · Cam York
PK2
Scott Laughton · Trevor Moore · Joel Edmundson · Cody Ceci
PK2
Noah Cates · Tyson Foerster · Nick Seeler · Rasmus Ristolainen
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
FlyersProjected lines
L1
Travis Konecny · Christian Dvorak · Matvei Michkov
L2
Carl Grundstrom · Trevor Zegras · Owen Tippett
L3
Tyson Foerster · Noah Cates · Porter Martone
L4
Alex Bump · Sean Couturier · Noel Acciari
D1
Travis Sanheim · Rasmus Ristolainen
D2
Cam York · Jamie Drysdale
D3
Nick Seeler · David Jiricek
PP1
Travis Konecny · Trevor Zegras · Matvei Michkov · Tyson Foerster · Jamie Drysdale
PP2
Porter Martone · Noah Cates · Alex Bump · Owen Tippett · Cam York
PK1
Sean Couturier · Christian Dvorak · Travis Sanheim · Cam York
PK2
Noah Cates · Tyson Foerster · Nick Seeler · Rasmus Ristolainen
Zach Dooley · Oct 3 · 8:39 PM CT Jordan Hall · Oct 4 · 11:13 AM CT
Kings
INJURY REPORT
Flyers
Otto Salin
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 6
Nikita Grebenkin
DAY-TO-DAY · Upper body
Jakub Dvorak
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 6
Rasmus Ristolainen
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Jan Jenik
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 6
Helge Grans
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 5
Kevin Fiala
IR · Left lower leg (surgery) · Expected back Oct 17
Denver Barkey
IR · Lower body · 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
FlyersInjury report
Nikita Grebenkin
DAY-TO-DAY · Upper body
Rasmus Ristolainen
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Helge Grans
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 5
Denver Barkey
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 10
Zach Dooley · Oct 3 · 8:39 PM CT Jordan Hall · Oct 4 · 11:13 AM CT
STORYLINE
The Kings lost their last game in overtime and are 0-1-1 in their first 2 games. The Flyers have lost 2 straight past regulation and are 0-1-2 in their first 3 games.

Matchup Intel

Joseph Woll has had trouble with the Kings, a .836 save percentage on 67 shots. But Darcy Kuemper has not had an answer for Travis Konecny: 5 goals on 26 shots.

The man to watch is Adrian Kempe: 5 points in his last 4 against Philadelphia.

The numbers behind it
Goaltending
Joseph Woll has struggled against Los Angeles — a .836 save % on 67 shots.
.836 SV% vs LAK
Matchup
Travis Konecny has 5 goals on Darcy Kuemper (26 shots).
(Philadelphia)
5 goals on Darcy Kuemper
Player
Adrian Kempe has 5 points in his last 4 games against Philadelphia. See the games →
(Los Angeles)
5 pts, last 4 vs PHI
Player
Alex Laferriere has 5 points in his last 4 games against Philadelphia. See the games →
(Los Angeles)
5 pts, last 4 vs PHI