Overview
- Seattle closes a four-game homestand looking to end a six-game losing streak after a 4-1 defeat to Minnesota on Monday.
- Rookie Berkly Catton was placed on injured reserve with an upper-body injury, and Ben Meyers was recalled from AHL Coachella Valley but was listed as a projected scratch.
- Pregame reports indicated Los Angeles would start Anton Forsberg opposite Seattle's Joey Daccord.
- Special teams loom large with the Kraken owning the NHL’s 32nd-ranked penalty kill and the Kings carrying the 32nd-ranked power play.
- Los Angeles enters on a two-game winning run, including a 4-2 win at Utah, while continuing to rank among the league’s stingiest defenses in goals allowed.