GAMEDAY: LA Kings vs. Vegas Golden Knights

What you need to know ahead of tonight's game against the Vegas Golden Knights -

When: Wednesday, January 14 @ 7:00 PM PST
Where: Crypto.com Arena - Los Angeles, CA

Watch: FanDuel Sports Network
Listen: ESPN LA 710, ESPN LA App & LA Kings App

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5️⃣ Things To Know For Today's Game

1. The Kings continue on a three-game homestand as they look to return to the win column tonight against the Vegas Golden Knights, who currently sit atop the Pacific Division.
2. When these teams last met back in October, the Kings scored what is still a season-high six goals in a thrilling, 6-5 victory at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. In that game, the Kings both lost and overturned a two-goal lead and eventually prevailed via the shootout.
3. The Los Angeles power play remained hot against Dallas, with the lone goal scored in that game coming from forward Quinton Byfield on the man advantage. Since the NHL returned from holiday break, the Kings have seven power-play goals in nine games played, tied for the sixth-most in the league in that timeframe.
4. For Byfield, his goal on Monday evening extended his scoring streak to three games. The 6-5 centerman has six points (3-3-6) over his last six games played in total. Byfield had two points against Vegas when these teams met earlier this season and he collected a career-high four assists in the last game the teams played at Crypto.com Arena.
5. The Kings are expected to be without Corey Perry tonight, as he deals with an illness in the family. Forwards Joel Armia, Trevor Moore and Anze Kopitar all skated this morning, apart from the team, but won't play tonight. Look for defenseman Jacob Moverare to check back in and for the Kings to dress 11 forwards and 7 defensemen.

Tonight's Expected 👑 Lineup ⬇️

Malott – Laferriere – Kempe

Foegele – Byfield – Ward

Fiala – Turcotte – Kuzmenko

Lee – Helenius

Anderson – Doughty

Edmundson – Clarke

Dumoulin – Ceci

Moverare

Kuemper

Forsberg

Players to Watch

Kings - Andrei Kuzmenko: Kuzmenko was one of two players with multiple points in a 6-5 Kings victory over Vegas back in October, including a power-play goal in the first period. Kuzmenko has eight career points (5-3-8) from eight games played against the Golden Knights, one of four NHL teams he is a point-per-game or better against throughout his career.

Golden Knights - Jack Eichel: Eichel collected a point on four of his team's five goals in a losing effort against the Kings in the aforementioned 6-5 Los Angeles victory. Eichel leads his team with 48 points on the season thus far and he is one of 10 players in the NHL with a 1.30 points-per-game pace or better during the 2025-26 campaign.

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