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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.
The Kings lose to the Avalanche 8-4 in Peter Laviolette’s debut. Dumoulin, Armia, Moore and Panarin scored, two of them shorthanded, but Colorado’s four power-play goals and MacKinnon’s two goals and fight decided it. Kuemper made 21 saves; next up is Saturday at San Jose.
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.
Kings finalize a 23-man roster after Sunday demotions, ride a 6–2 Crypto.com finale into Wednesday’s Opening Night rematch at Colorado on TNT.
Twenty-nine left. One Saturday dress rehearsal. The Los Angeles Kings spent Thursday cutting camp from a sprawl to a manageable…
Zero-and-two. Then the freeway. The Los Angeles Kings dropped a 6-3 decision to the Utah Mammoth on Tuesday night at…
Puck drop downtown. Tuesday, September 22, 2026 — Crypto.com Arena, 7:00 p.m. PT — Los Angeles Kings versus Utah Mammoth…
Ontario is in the books. Downtown is next. The Los Angeles Kings host the Utah Mammoth on Tuesday, September 22,…
Ontario got its answer. The Los Angeles Kings opened the 2026-27 preseason with a 4–2 Empire Classic loss to the…