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Vegas Golden Knights vs Los Angeles Kings · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview @ Kings · THU · APR 8 · 9:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
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THU · APR 8 · 9:00 PM CT
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SCRIPPS · ABTV
Vegas Golden Knights
Golden Knights
1–1–0
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Los Angeles Kings
Kings
0–1–1
Upcoming
THU · APR 8 · 9:00 PM CT
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Vegas Golden Knights
Away · Golden Knights
1–1–0
2 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Darcy Kuemper has not had an answer for Mark Stone: 6 goals on 32 shots.
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Los Angeles Kings
Home · Kings
0–1–1
1 PTS
Golden Knights
GOALIES
Kings
Carter Hart
Carter Hart
Likely · 3874-carter-hart
.870 SV% · 3.06 GAA · 1W
.911 SV% L5 · Steady
VS
Darcy Kuemper
Darcy Kuemper
Expected
.724 SV% · 8.08 GAA · 0W
.767 SV% L5 · Cooling
Golden Knights
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Kings
L1
Ivan Barbashev · Jack Eichel · Mark Stone
L1
Artemi Panarin · Quinton Byfield · Adrian Kempe
L2
Brett Howden · William Karlsson · Mitch Marner
L2
Mats Zuccarello · Alex Turcotte · Alex Laferriere
L3
Trevor Connelly · Tomas Hertl · Victor Olofsson
L3
Trevor Moore · Erik Haula · Joel Armia
L4
Marc Gatcomb · Nic Dowd · Braeden Bowman
L4
Scott Laughton · Corey Perry
D1
Brayden McNabb · Shea Theodore
D1
Brian Dumoulin · Drew Doughty
D2
Parker Wotherspoon · Rasmus Andersson
D2
Joel Edmundson · Brandt Clarke
D3
Jeremy Lauzon · Noah Hanifin
D3
Mikey Anderson · Cody Ceci
PP1
Mark Stone · Tomas Hertl · Mitch Marner · Jack Eichel · Shea Theodore
PP1
Mats Zuccarello · Quinton Byfield · Adrian Kempe · Artemi Panarin · Brandt Clarke
PP2
Braeden Bowman · William Karlsson · Trevor Connelly · Rasmus Andersson · Victor Olofsson
PP2
Alex Turcotte · Erik Haula · Alex Laferriere · Erik Gustafsson · Drew Doughty
PK1
William Karlsson · Mitch Marner · Brayden McNabb · Shea Theodore
PK1
Erik Haula · Joel Armia · Mikey Anderson · Drew Doughty
PK2
Jack Eichel · Mark Stone · Jeremy Lauzon · Noah Hanifin
PK2
Scott Laughton · Trevor Moore · Joel Edmundson · Cody Ceci
Golden KnightsProjected lines
L1
Ivan Barbashev · Jack Eichel · Mark Stone
L2
Brett Howden · William Karlsson · Mitch Marner
L3
Trevor Connelly · Tomas Hertl · Victor Olofsson
L4
Marc Gatcomb · Nic Dowd · Braeden Bowman
D1
Brayden McNabb · Shea Theodore
D2
Parker Wotherspoon · Rasmus Andersson
D3
Jeremy Lauzon · Noah Hanifin
PP1
Mark Stone · Tomas Hertl · Mitch Marner · Jack Eichel · Shea Theodore
PP2
Braeden Bowman · William Karlsson · Trevor Connelly · Rasmus Andersson · Victor Olofsson
PK1
William Karlsson · Mitch Marner · Brayden McNabb · Shea Theodore
PK2
Jack Eichel · Mark Stone · Jeremy Lauzon · Noah Hanifin
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
Hannah Kirkell · as of Oct 2 Zach Dooley · Oct 3 · 8:39 PM CT
Golden Knights
INJURY REPORT
Kings
Raphael Lavoie
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Otto Salin
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 6
Lukas Cormier
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
Golden KnightsInjury report
Raphael Lavoie
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Lukas Cormier
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 6
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
Hannah Kirkell · as of Oct 2 Zach Dooley · Oct 3 · 8:39 PM CT
STORYLINE
The Golden Knights 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

Darcy Kuemper has not had an answer for Mark Stone: 6 goals on 32 shots.

The man to watch is Jack Eichel: 9 points in his last 4 against Los Angeles.

The numbers behind it
Matchup
Mark Stone has 6 goals on Darcy Kuemper (32 shots).
(Vegas)
6 goals on Darcy Kuemper
Matchup
Tomas Hertl has 8 goals on Darcy Kuemper (50 shots).
(Vegas)
8 goals on Darcy Kuemper
Player
Jack Eichel has 9 points in his last 4 games against Los Angeles. See the games →
(Vegas)
9 pts, last 4 vs LAK
Player
Ivan Barbashev has 5 points in his last 4 games against Los Angeles. See the games →
(Vegas)
5 pts, last 4 vs LAK