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Kings vs Golden Knights game day at T-Mobile Arena: Mats Zuccarello is out week-to-week, Quinton Byfield is back after a maintenance day, Jared Wright is recalled, Alex Turcotte is day-to-day, and both goalies are unconfirmed. Plus Vegas scouting and anniversary night.
Kings practice lines before Saturday at Vegas: Erik Haula, Alex Laferriere and Trevor Moore skated together while Quinton Byfield and Mats Zuccarello were absent with no update. Plus Brandt Clarke’s response, Joel Edmundson on his fight, Phil Housley on three days of practice, and Anton Forsberg projected in goal.
Kings vs Golden Knights preview: after 27 turnovers against Florida, the 0-2-1 Kings want better execution, not a new system. Anton Forsberg is projected in goal based on the rotation, Kevin Fiala is still targeting about Nov. 1, and Jack Eichel leads a 3-1-0 Vegas team on Saturday.
Kings vs Panthers game day for the home opener: Mats Zuccarello takes a maintenance day, Kevin Fiala skates in his rehab, Laviolette likes the 11-7, the goalie is not yet confirmed (projections split on Kuemper and Forsberg), and Florida arrives without Barkov and Ekblad.
Kings home opener Tuesday vs Florida at Crypto.com Arena: Los Angeles is 0-1-1 after Colorado and San Jose, the 60th-anniversary Fan Festival and retro mask giveaway are set, and Kuemper is only projected until Laviolette confirms.
Kings lose to Sharks 5-4 in overtime at SAP Center: Igor Chernyshov scores twice including the 3:18 OT winner, the Kings go 2-for-3 on the power play with goals from Kempe and Byfield, Haula and Panarin rally them from 4-2 down, Forsberg makes 20 saves, and LA is 0-1-1 before Tuesday’s home opener.
Kings at Sharks game day: after an extensive video session and a tougher Friday practice, Laviolette targets rush defense against a fast San Jose team. Perry and Gustafsson are options to draw in, Kuemper is projected but unconfirmed, Ceci’s strong start, and the new alternate-captain rotation.
With one practice before Saturday’s Kings vs Sharks game at SAP Center, Peter Laviolette wants fewer penalties, a tighter penalty kill and better rush coverage. Plus what to keep from Denver, Friday’s lineup questions and a scouting report on a Sharks team fresh off an OT win over Florida.
Game-day preview for the Kings season opener at Ball Arena: the April sweep rematch, MacKinnon and the Avalanche, the Kuemper-Forsberg decision, Byfield’s 1C chance, Doughty on D-activation, and Laviolette’s all-about-points mandate.
Five months after Colorado’s sweep, the Kings return to Ball Arena with Drew Doughty as captain. Monday’s practice lines, the Gustafsson-Clarke pairing, Edmundson and Perry updates, and the Kuemper-Forsberg question ahead of Wednesday’s TNT opener.