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

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview @ Canucks · TUE · MAR 23 · 9:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
Upcoming
TUE · MAR 23 · 9:00 PM CT
Rogers Arena
ABTV
Los Angeles Kings
Kings
0–1–1
@
Vancouver Canucks
Canucks
2–1–0
Upcoming
TUE · MAR 23 · 9:00 PM CT
ABTV
Los Angeles Kings
Away · Kings
0–1–1
1 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Jake DeBrusk has solved Darcy Kuemper before, 6 goals on 30 shots. But Adrian Kempe has quietly owned this matchup, 6 points in the last 4 meetings.
Rogers Arena
Vancouver Canucks
Home · Canucks
2–1–0
4 PTS
Kings
GOALIES
Canucks
Darcy Kuemper
Darcy Kuemper
Expected
.724 SV% · 8.08 GAA · 0W
.767 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Kevin Lankinen
Kevin Lankinen
Likely · 4757-kevin-lankinen
.789 SV% · 8.66 GAA · 1W
.822 SV% L5 · Cooling
Kings
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Canucks
L1
Artemi Panarin · Quinton Byfield · Adrian Kempe
L1
Marco Rossi · Elias Pettersson · Linus Karlsson
L2
Mats Zuccarello · Alex Turcotte · Alex Laferriere
L2
Liam Ohgren · Paul Cotter · Brock Boeser
L3
Trevor Moore · Erik Haula · Joel Armia
L3
Drew O'Connor · Aatu Raty · Brendan Gallagher
L4
Scott Laughton · Corey Perry
L4
Arshdeep Bains · Max Sasson · Jonathan Lekkerimaki
D1
Brian Dumoulin · Drew Doughty
D1
Zeev Buium · Filip Hronek
D2
Joel Edmundson · Brandt Clarke
D2
Jamie Oleksiak · Tom Willander
D3
Mikey Anderson · Cody Ceci
D3
Elias Nils Pettersson · Luke Schenn
PP1
Mats Zuccarello · Quinton Byfield · Adrian Kempe · Artemi Panarin · Brandt Clarke
PP1
Jonathan Lekkerimaki · Elias Pettersson · Brock Boeser · Filip Hronek · Marco Rossi
PP2
Alex Turcotte · Erik Haula · Alex Laferriere · Erik Gustafsson · Drew Doughty
PP2
Brendan Gallagher · Linus Karlsson · Liam Ohgren · Zeev Buium · Tom Willander
PK1
Erik Haula · Joel Armia · Mikey Anderson · Drew Doughty
PK1
Elias Pettersson · Drew O'Connor · Jamie Oleksiak · Filip Hronek
PK2
Scott Laughton · Trevor Moore · Joel Edmundson · Cody Ceci
PK2
Paul Cotter · Brock Boeser · Elias Nils Pettersson · Luke Schenn
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
CanucksProjected lines
L1
Marco Rossi · Elias Pettersson · Linus Karlsson
L2
Liam Ohgren · Paul Cotter · Brock Boeser
L3
Drew O'Connor · Aatu Raty · Brendan Gallagher
L4
Arshdeep Bains · Max Sasson · Jonathan Lekkerimaki
D1
Zeev Buium · Filip Hronek
D2
Jamie Oleksiak · Tom Willander
D3
Elias Nils Pettersson · Luke Schenn
PP1
Jonathan Lekkerimaki · Elias Pettersson · Brock Boeser · Filip Hronek · Marco Rossi
PP2
Brendan Gallagher · Linus Karlsson · Liam Ohgren · Zeev Buium · Tom Willander
PK1
Elias Pettersson · Drew O'Connor · Jamie Oleksiak · Filip Hronek
PK2
Paul Cotter · Brock Boeser · Elias Nils Pettersson · Luke Schenn
Zach Dooley · Oct 3 · 8:39 PM CT Thomas Drance · Oct 3 · 8:41 PM CT
Kings
INJURY REPORT
Canucks
Otto Salin
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 6
Jake DeBrusk
DAY-TO-DAY · Illness
Jakub Dvorak
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 6
Jack Thompson
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 11
Jan Jenik
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 6
Akil Thomas
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 11
Kevin Fiala
IR · Left lower leg (surgery) · Expected back Oct 17
Mackenzie MacEachern
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Thatcher Demko
IR · Hip (surgery) · Expected back Dec 21
Filip Chytil
IR · Shoulder · Expected back Oct 8
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
CanucksInjury report
Jake DeBrusk
DAY-TO-DAY · Illness
Jack Thompson
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 11
Akil Thomas
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 11
Mackenzie MacEachern
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Thatcher Demko
IR · Hip (surgery) · Expected back Dec 21
Filip Chytil
IR · Shoulder · Expected back Oct 8
Zach Dooley · Oct 3 · 8:39 PM CT Thomas Drance · Oct 3 · 8:41 PM CT
STORYLINE
The Kings lost their last game in overtime and are 0-1-1 in their first 2 games. The Canucks won their last game and are 2-1-0 in their first 3 games.

Matchup Intel

Jake DeBrusk has solved Darcy Kuemper before, 6 goals on 30 shots. But Adrian Kempe has quietly owned this matchup, 6 points in the last 4 meetings.

Paul Cotter is 3 goals shy of 100 career goals.

The numbers behind it
Matchup
Jake DeBrusk has 6 goals on Darcy Kuemper (30 shots).
(Vancouver)
6 goals on Darcy Kuemper
Player
Adrian Kempe has 6 points in his last 4 games against Vancouver. See the games →
(Los Angeles)
6 pts, last 4 vs VAN
Matchup
Luke Schenn has 18 shots on Darcy Kuemper without a goal.
(Vancouver)
0/18 vs Darcy Kuemper
Player
Quinton Byfield has 5 points in his last 4 games against Vancouver. See the games →
(Los Angeles)
5 pts, last 4 vs VAN
Milestone
Paul Cotter is 3 goals shy of 100 career goals.
97 career goals
Milestone
Drew O'Connor is 3 goals shy of 100 career goals.
97 career goals