GAMEDAY: LA Kings vs. Chicago Blackhawks

What you need to know ahead of tonight's game against the Chicago Blackhawks -

When: Thursday, December 4 @ 7:00 PM PST
Where: Crypto.com Arena - Los Angeles, CA

Watch: ESPN+ / Hulu
Listen: ESPN LA 710, ESPN LA App & LA Kings App

5️⃣ Things To Know For Today's Game

1. Tonight's game begins a two-game set between the Kings and Blackhawks at Crypto.com Arena, which will conclude the season series between the two clubs after a 3-1 Kings victory in Chicago on October 26.
2. Forwards Alex Laferriere and Kevin Fiala, along with defenseman Joel Edmundson, found the back of the net for the Kings in that win over the Blackhawks in October. Laferriere's goal marked his fifth in seven career games against Chicago, tied for the second-most in the NHL in that span, one shy of Nashville's Steven Stamkos for the league lead.
3. The Kings are expecting reinforcements in the lineup tonight, with defenseman Drew Doughty and forward Warren Foegele both set to return to action against the Blackhawks. Doughty has missed the last seven games with a lower-body injury, while Foegele has missed the last three games with an upper-body injury. Good to see both players back in action tonight!
4. Forward Trevor Moore collected an assist in Tuesday's defeat against Washington, his fifth helper over his last six games played, as his production has seen an uptick since moving to a line with forward Anze Kopitar. Moore now has 10 points on the season, as he became the tenth member of the Kings to hit double figures in scoring on the season to date.
5. Additionally, forward Phillip Danault will be in tonight's lineup as well for the Kings. Danault missed practice yesterday with a maintenance day, per Head Coach Jim Hiller. Hiller confirmed this morning that Danault will play tonight against the team that selected him in the 2011 NHL Draft.

Tonight's Projected 👑 Lineup ⬇️

Moore - Kopitar - Kempe

Fiala - Byfield - Armia

Laferriere - Danault - Kuzmenko

Foegele - Turcotte - Perry

Anderson - Doughty

Edmundson - Clarke

Dumoulin - Ceci

Kuemper / Forsberg

Players to Watch

Kings - Adrian Kempe: Kempe enters tonight's action with goals in back-to-back games, as he buried the only Los Angeles goal on Tuesday against Washington. Kempe collected an assist in the 3-1 Kings win in Chicago earlier this season, giving him eight helpers versus the Blackhawks over the past three seasons, tied for the third most in the NHL in that span.

Blackhawks - Connor Bedard: Bedard has burst onto the scene offensively this season and he enters tonight's game ranking third in the NHL with 38 points. Bedard also ranks inside the NHL's Top-10 in goals (17, T-4), assists (21, T-10) and power-play goals (13, T-3) on the season thus far. The Kings have held Bedard to three points (2-1-3) in seven career games played versus Los Angeles.

For a full game preview of today's action, as well as coverage of the 2025-26 LA Kings season, visit LAKingsInsider.com.

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