Game #81: Ducks vs. Kings Gameday Preview

The Hockey News' Derek Lee previews the Ducks' matchup against the Kings.

In their season series finale, the Ducks will face off against the Los Angeles Kings tonight in Los Angeles. The series record currently stands at 1-1-1 for the Ducks after a 3-1 win on Tuesday in Anaheim.

"(The Kings) got a couple chances in those first 10 minutes where they controlled and then we kind of came back," said head coach Greg Cronin after that game.

"I think when we got those chances at the end of the first period, we felt a little bit more confident about our ability to generate offensive pressure."

"(The game) did have like a playoff feel in terms of the pace," said Alex Killorn, who scored one of the Ducks' three goals in that game. "I thought our team played great against a really good team."

Fast Facts:
-Trevor Zegras, who also scored one of the goals in that Tuesday night win against the Kings, is one assist away from 100 career assists. He has six assists in his last seven games.
-Lukáš Dostál is 1-1-0 in his career against the Kings with a .936 SV% and 2.51 GAA.
-Jakob Silfverberg has 20 points in 42 career games against the Kings. He scored against the Kings the last time these two teams faced off against each other.
-The Ducks are 3-7-0 in the second game of back-to-backs (SEGABABA). They are coming off a 6-3 loss last night to the Calgary Flames.

Ducks Projected Lines

Alex Killorn - Leo Carlsson - Troy Terry
Frank Vatrano - Trevor Zegras - Ryan Strome
Sam Colangelo - Isac Lundeström - Jakob Silfverberg
Ross Johnston - Ben Meyers - Brett Leason

Cam Fowler - Olen Zellweger
Jackson LaCombe - Radko Gudas
Urho Vaakanainen - Gustav Lindström

Lukáš Dostál

Kings Projected Lines

Quinton Byfield - Pierre-Luc Dubois - Adrian Kempe
Trevor Moore - Phillip Danault - Viktor Arvidsson
Kevin Fiala - Blake Lizotte - Trevor Lewis
Alex Laferriere - Akil Thomas - Arthur Kaliyev

Mikey Anderson - Drew Doughty
Vladislav Gavrikov - Matt Roy
Andreas Englund - Jordan Spence

David Rittich