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Game day in Washington: the 0-4-2 Kings face a Capitals team that is 4-1 at home. Practice lines, Quinton Byfield’s plan, the goalie question and the penalty-kill problem.
The NHL’s only winless team starts a five-game trip Tuesday at Washington. Zach Dooley calls it potentially direction-defining, and Mats Zuccarello is traveling.
Alex Laferriere scored 31 seconds in, but Marat Khusnutdinov broke a third-period tie and Boston beat the winless Kings 4-1 before LA’s five-game trip.
The winless Kings host the Bruins before a five-game road trip. Drew Doughty calls it the biggest game of the year, and Adrian Kempe says he has to score.
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.
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.