Overview

• Taylor Ward scored his third of the preseason in the third period as Los Angeles held on for a 3-2 win at Idaho Central Arena.
• Andrei Kuzmenko opened the scoring and Andre Lee added his first of the preseason, while Cameron Hebig netted both Mammoth goals.
• The Kings improved to 4-1-0 in exhibition play and will face the Mammoth again Thursday at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City.
• Hiller has outlined a plan for veterans to largely play the final two exhibitions, with some younger players appearing in up to six games.
• Sammy Helenius and Kyle Burroughs have skated in every preseason game, and Mayors Manor reports indications that Jeff Malott is tracking to make the opening-night roster.