Once Upon A Time In Las Vegas
The Los Angeles Kings will go on the road and take on the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena. Los Angeles has a record of 22-14-6. Vegas has a record of 27-12-2. Both of these teams faced each other twice this season with each team winning one matchup. The puck drops at 10 PM EST.
Los Angeles was a +130 underdog in their previous game and they lost 5-2 against the Boston Bruins. Phillip Danault and Sean Durzi each scored a goal. Pheonix Copley allowed four goals on 21 shots faced.
Los Angeles has been good on offense recently. They scored three or more goals in seven of the last 10 games. Los Angeles ranks 18th in goals per game and 10th in shots per game. Kevin Fiala leads the team with 39 points. Gabriel Vilardi leads the Kings with 16 goals. Anze Kopitar has 31 points. Viktor Arvidsson and Philip Danault each have 30 points. A total of 10 players each have 19 or more points on the season.
The defense has been very good but goaltending has been rocky for LA this season. They rank 24th in goals against per game and sixth in shots against per game. Pheonix Copley has a record of 9-2-0 with a 2.66 GAA and .901 SV%. Jonath an Quick has a record of 8-9-4 with a 3.40 GAA and a .884 SV%.