RED WINGS (0-0-1) at KINGS (0-0-1) 10:30 p.m. ET; FS-W, FS-D, NHL.TV
The Game
Jack Campbell will start in goal for the Los Angeles Kings against the Detroit Red Wings at Staples Center on Sunday. Jonathan Quick sustained a lower body injury in practice Saturday and is day to day. Campbell went 2-0-2 with a 2.48 goals-against average and .924 save percentage in four starts for Los Angeles last season. The Kings, who are 4-1-0 in their past five games against the Red Wings, lost 3-2 in overtime to the San Jose Sharks on Friday. The Red Wings will try to avoid consecutive losses in their first two games for the second time in three seasons. Detroit, which lost 3-2 in overtime to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday, has lost its first two games twice in the past nine seasons (0-2-0 in 2009-10 and 2016-17).
Players to watch
Red Wings defenseman Dennis Cholowski, selected 20th in the 2016 NHL Draft, scored in his NHL debut against Columbus. He is the sixth defenseman in Red Wings history to score in his NHL debut. Kings forward Jaret Anderson-Dolan will make his NHL debut against the Red Wings. Anderson-Dolan, 19, was selected 41st in the 2017 NHL Draft.
They said it
"I think he can become the next power forward in this League. His size, his skill-set, his skating, you don't see that combination that much." -- Red Wings forward Thomas Vanek on Anthony Mantha "He works hard, reads the game well, good communicator, so we're confident he can step in and do the job." -- Kings coach John Stevens on Jack Campbell
Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill said Kronwall and Ericsson would not play during the two-game Southern California road trip, which concludes against the Anaheim Ducks at Honda Center on Monday. … Green did not travel with the team. … LaDue will make his season debut, replacing Fantenberg.
Stat pack
Anderson-Dolan will be the youngest player to play for the Kings since Craig Redmond in 1984-85. … Kovalchuk has 399 NHL assists. … DeKeyser needs one point for 100 in his NHL career (24 goals, 75 assists).
