The Los Angeles Kings face the Vegas Golden Knights with both teams off to great starts to the season. The Kings have a 20-7-4 record and are in third place in the Pacific Division while the Golden Knights have a 21-10-5 record and are in second place in the Pacific Division. Both teams look to remain near the top of the Western Conference and the upcoming game should be a great one.
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The Kings are having a great season with their offense stepping up and scoring 3.53 goals per game. Anze Kopitar, Adrian Kempe, and Kevin Fiala have scored 28 goals and 60 assists to lead the top two lines but the rest of the offense has been great as well. Trevor Moore, Quinton Byfield, and Phillip Danualt have scored 33 goals and 37 assists while defensemen Drew Doughty and Jordan Spence have added seven goals and 21 assists from the point to put the offense over the top.
The offense has been great but the defense has carried the Kings, allowing only 2.37 goals per game. Drew Doughty and Michael Anderson have combined for 5.1 defensive point shares and 111 blocked shots while Matt Roy and Jordan Spence have combined for 3.2 defensive point shares to give the Kings two great defensive pairings. In addition, goaltender Cam Talbot has been great with a .925 save percentage and a 2.06 goals- against average on 603 shots with 13.6 goals saved above average.