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

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview @ Kings · WED · DEC 30 · 9:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
Upcoming
WED · DEC 30 · 9:00 PM CT
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Toronto Maple Leafs
Maple Leafs
1–2–0
@
Los Angeles Kings
Kings
0–1–1
Upcoming
WED · DEC 30 · 9:00 PM CT
ABTV
Toronto Maple Leafs
Away · Maple Leafs
1–2–0
2 PTS
VS
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The read
Darcy Kuemper has not had an answer for John Tavares: 8 goals on 28 shots. But Adrian Kempe has made a habit of hurting the Maple Leafs: 5 points in the last 4 meetings.
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Los Angeles Kings
Home · Kings
0–1–1
1 PTS
Maple Leafs
GOALIES
Kings
Sergei Bobrovsky
Sergei Bobrovsky
Expected
.887 SV% · 3.06 GAA · 0W
.852 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Darcy Kuemper
Darcy Kuemper
Expected
.724 SV% · 8.08 GAA · 0W
.767 SV% L5 · Cooling
Maple Leafs
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Kings
L1
Kirill Marchenko · Auston Matthews · Jack Roslovic
L1
Artemi Panarin · Quinton Byfield · Adrian Kempe
L2
Gavin McKenna · John Tavares · William Nylander
L2
Mats Zuccarello · Alex Turcotte · Alex Laferriere
L3
Easton Cowan · Nick Paul · Colton Sissons
L3
Trevor Moore · Erik Haula · Joel Armia
L4
Brandon Duhaime · Teddy Blueger · Bo Groulx
L4
Scott Laughton · Corey Perry
D1
Jake McCabe · Chris Tanev
D1
Brian Dumoulin · Drew Doughty
D2
Morgan Rielly · Darren Raddysh
D2
Joel Edmundson · Brandt Clarke
D3
Oliver Ekman-Larsson · Troy Stecher
D3
Mikey Anderson · Cody Ceci
PP1
Kirill Marchenko · John Tavares · William Nylander · Darren Raddysh · Auston Matthews
PP1
Mats Zuccarello · Quinton Byfield · Adrian Kempe · Artemi Panarin · Brandt Clarke
PP2
Easton Cowan · Nick Paul · Gavin McKenna · Jack Roslovic · Morgan Rielly
PP2
Alex Turcotte · Erik Haula · Alex Laferriere · Erik Gustafsson · Drew Doughty
PK1
Teddy Blueger · Brandon Duhaime · Jake McCabe · Chris Tanev
PK1
Erik Haula · Joel Armia · Mikey Anderson · Drew Doughty
PK2
Nick Paul · Colton Sissons · Oliver Ekman-Larsson · Darren Raddysh
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
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
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:08 AM CT Zach Dooley · Oct 3 · 8:39 PM CT
Maple Leafs
INJURY REPORT
Kings
Dakota Joshua
IR · Abdomen · Expected back Oct 24
Otto Salin
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 6
Max Domi
IR · Back (surgery) · Expected back Nov 21
Jakub Dvorak
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 6
Cade Webber
IR · Elbow · Expected back Oct 31
Jan Jenik
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 6
Elvis Merzlikins
IR · Shoulder (surgery) · Expected back Mar 30
Kevin Fiala
IR · Left lower leg (surgery) · Expected back Oct 17
William Villeneuve
IR · Knee (surgery) · Expected back Oct 31
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
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
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:08 AM CT Zach Dooley · Oct 3 · 8:39 PM CT
STORYLINE
The Maple Leafs lost their last game and are 1-2-0 in their first 3 games. The Kings lost their last game in overtime and are 0-1-1 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

Darcy Kuemper has not had an answer for John Tavares: 8 goals on 28 shots. But Adrian Kempe has made a habit of hurting the Maple Leafs: 5 points in the last 4 meetings.

Nick Paul is 3 goals shy of 200 career goals. Darcy Kuemper has had trouble with the Maple Leafs, a .865 save percentage on 229 shots.

The numbers behind it
Matchup
John Tavares has 8 goals on Darcy Kuemper (28 shots).
(Toronto)
8 goals on Darcy Kuemper
Matchup
Corey Perry has 11 goals on Sergei Bobrovsky (75 shots).
(Los Angeles)
11 goals on Sergei Bobrovsky
Goaltending
Darcy Kuemper has struggled against Toronto — a .865 save % on 229 shots.
.865 SV% vs TOR
Player
Auston Matthews has 5 points in his last 4 games against Los Angeles. See the games →
(Toronto)
5 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