GAMEDAY: LA Kings @ Dallas Stars

What you need to know ahead of tonight's game against the Dallas Stars -

When: Monday, December 15 @ 5:00 PM PST
Where: American Airlines Center - Dallas, TX

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

5️⃣ Things To Know For Today's Game

1. The Kings begin a three-game roadtrip tonight, as they visit the Dallas Stars for the final time this season.
2. Per Kings Head Coach Jim Hiller this morning, forwards Quinton Byfield and Phillip Danault will not play tonight in Dallas. Both players have the flu, per Hiller. Danault missed Saturday's game against Calgary and well and with Byfield joining him out of the lineup, the Kings will be without two of their top-three centers in tonight's game.
3. After consecutive overtime defeats, the Kings will head back on the road where they've continually been one of the NHL's best teams this season. Los Angeles ranks tied for second in the NHL this season in road winning percentage (.735) and road points (25). Facing difficult opposition, they'll look to keep that form going with the trip this week.
4. Goaltender Darcy Kuemper is expected to get the start tonight, coming off one of his finest performances of the 2025-26 season. Kuemper made 36 saves, one shy of a season high, and his play throughout the game against the Flames was the primary reason the Kings were able to force overtime and earn a point.
5. Saturday's performance continued a long run of high-caliber play from Kuemper. Since November 1, Kuemper has a 1.86 goals-against average and a .929 save percentage, which rank second and fourth in the NHL respectively during that time. He's also fourth in the NHL in goals saved above average at 10.79 during that span.

Tonight's Projected 👑 Lineup ⬇️

Laferriere - Kopitar - Kempe

Fiala - Turcotte - Moore

Foegele - Laferriere - Armia

Malott - Helenius - Perry

Anderson - Doughty

Edmundson - Clarke

Dumoulin - Ceci

Kuemper

Forsberg

Players to Watch

Kings - Adrian Kempe: Kempe scored the overtime game-winning goal in Dallas when these teams bet in late-October. Kempe had two points in total in that game, a 3-2 Kings victory. Kempe enters tonight's action on a four-game point streak, extended with a goal on Saturday against Calgary. Kempe has eight points in total (4-4-8) over his last seven games played and leads the Kings with 28 points this season.

Stars - Wyatt Johnston: Johnston led Dallas in the first game of the season versus the Kings, as he collected a goal and an assist in the overtime defeat. Johnston has scored six goals over his last seven head-to-head matchups versus Los Angeles and he has nine points (6-3-9) from 10 career games played against the Kings.

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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