Overview
- Game starts at 6 p.m. PT at Crypto.com Arena and airs on FDSN West, KTTV 11 and Victory+.
- Anaheim remains tied with Vegas for the Pacific lead after taking seven of its past 16 points, dropping to tied-24th in scoring since Dec. 11 despite a strong season-long output.
- Los Angeles enters with a 13.5% power play, its second-worst rate since the NHL began tracking the stat in 1977, and is averaging 2.50 goals per game with a 1-4-1 home mark in December.
- The Kings have lost four of five since Darcy Kuemper went on injured reserve; after trading Phillip Danault, their five centers have combined for six five-on-five goals in 36 games.
- Projected top lines feature Moore–Kopitar–Kempe for the Kings and Kreider–Granlund–Terry for the Ducks, and LA is 12-1-2 in the last 15 meetings with Anaheim.