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St. Louis Blues vs Los Angeles Kings · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
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St. Louis Blues
Blues
1–1–0
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Los Angeles Kings
Kings
0–1–1
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St. Louis Blues
Away · Blues
1–1–0
2 PTS
VS
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The read
Joel Hofer has had trouble with Los Angeles, a .861 save percentage on 101 shots. But Darcy Kuemper has not had an answer for Robert Thomas: 4 goals on 17 shots.
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Los Angeles Kings
Home · Kings
0–1–1
1 PTS
Blues
GOALIES
Kings
Joel Hofer
Joel Hofer
Expected
.1000 SV% · — GAA · 1W
.921 SV% L5 · Locked in
VS
Darcy Kuemper
Darcy Kuemper
Expected
.724 SV% · 8.08 GAA · 0W
.767 SV% L5 · Cooling
Blues
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Kings
L1
Dylan Holloway · Robert Thomas · Jimmy Snuggerud
L1
Artemi Panarin · Quinton Byfield · Adrian Kempe
L2
Pavel Buchnevich · Mason McTavish · Connor McMichael
L2
Mats Zuccarello · Alex Turcotte · Alex Laferriere
L3
Jake Neighbours · Dalibor Dvorsky · Jonatan Berggren
L3
Trevor Moore · Erik Haula · Joel Armia
L4
Zachary Dean · Pius Suter · Dillon Dube
L4
Scott Laughton · Corey Perry
D1
Philip Broberg · Colton Parayko
D1
Brian Dumoulin · Drew Doughty
D2
Theo Lindstein · Brandon Carlo
D2
Joel Edmundson · Brandt Clarke
D3
Cam Fowler · Adam Jiříček
D3
Mikey Anderson · Cody Ceci
PP1
Jimmy Snuggerud · Robert Thomas · Dylan Holloway · Cam Fowler · Mason McTavish
PP1
Mats Zuccarello · Quinton Byfield · Adrian Kempe · Artemi Panarin · Brandt Clarke
PP2
Jake Neighbours · Pavel Buchnevich · Dalibor Dvorsky · Connor McMichael · Adam Jiříček
PP2
Alex Turcotte · Erik Haula · Alex Laferriere · Erik Gustafsson · Drew Doughty
PK1
Pius Suter · Pavel Buchnevich · Philip Broberg · Colton Parayko
PK1
Erik Haula · Joel Armia · Mikey Anderson · Drew Doughty
PK2
Robert Thomas · Connor McMichael · Cam Fowler · Brandon Carlo
PK2
Scott Laughton · Trevor Moore · Joel Edmundson · Cody Ceci
BluesProjected lines
L1
Dylan Holloway · Robert Thomas · Jimmy Snuggerud
L2
Pavel Buchnevich · Mason McTavish · Connor McMichael
L3
Jake Neighbours · Dalibor Dvorsky · Jonatan Berggren
L4
Zachary Dean · Pius Suter · Dillon Dube
D1
Philip Broberg · Colton Parayko
D2
Theo Lindstein · Brandon Carlo
D3
Cam Fowler · Adam Jiříček
PP1
Jimmy Snuggerud · Robert Thomas · Dylan Holloway · Cam Fowler · Mason McTavish
PP2
Jake Neighbours · Pavel Buchnevich · Dalibor Dvorsky · Connor McMichael · Adam Jiříček
PK1
Pius Suter · Pavel Buchnevich · Philip Broberg · Colton Parayko
PK2
Robert Thomas · Connor McMichael · Cam Fowler · Brandon Carlo
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
Jeremy Rutherford · Oct 3 · 7:42 PM CT Zach Dooley · Oct 3 · 8:39 PM CT
Blues
INJURY REPORT
Kings
Alexey Toropchenko
OUT · Upper body · Expected back Oct 10
Otto Salin
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 6
Tyler Tucker
IR · Left knee (surgery) · Expected back Nov 12
Jakub Dvorak
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 6
Felix Trudeau
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Jan Jenik
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 6
Logan Mailloux
IR · Hand (surgery) · Expected back Nov 25
Kevin Fiala
IR · Left lower leg (surgery) · Expected back Oct 17
BluesInjury report
Alexey Toropchenko
OUT · Upper body · Expected back Oct 10
Tyler Tucker
IR · Left knee (surgery) · Expected back Nov 12
Felix Trudeau
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Logan Mailloux
IR · Hand (surgery) · Expected back Nov 25
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
Jeremy Rutherford · Oct 3 · 7:42 PM CT Zach Dooley · Oct 3 · 8:39 PM CT
STORYLINE
The Blues lost their last game and are 1-1-0 in their first 2 games. The Kings lost their last game in overtime and are 0-1-1 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

Joel Hofer has had trouble with Los Angeles, a .861 save percentage on 101 shots. But Darcy Kuemper has not had an answer for Robert Thomas: 4 goals on 17 shots.

Adrian Kempe has made a habit of hurting the Blues: 5 points in the last 4 meetings.

The numbers behind it
Goaltending
Joel Hofer has struggled against Los Angeles — a .861 save % on 101 shots.
.861 SV% vs LAK
Matchup
Robert Thomas has 4 goals on Darcy Kuemper (17 shots).
(St. Louis)
4 goals on Darcy Kuemper
Matchup
Brandon Carlo has 19 shots on Darcy Kuemper without a goal.
(St. Louis)
0/19 vs Darcy Kuemper
Player
Adrian Kempe has 5 points in his last 4 games against St. Louis. See the games →
(Los Angeles)
5 pts, last 4 vs STL