Carolina Hurricanes @ LA Kings: Lineups, Game Preview and How to Watch

Feb 1, 2025; Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; Carolina Hurricanes center Seth Jarvis (24) checks Los Angeles Kings defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov (84) during the third period at Lenovo Center. (James Guillory-Imagn Images)

What - Game 69 (42-22-4)
When - 4 p.m., Saturday, March 22
Where - Crypto.com Arena; Los Angeles, CA
How to Watch - FanDuel Sports Network South, FanDuel Sports Network West

The Carolina Hurricanes aim to extend their win streak to nine games as they take on the LA Kings (37-21-9) this afternoon in a weekend matinee.

The Canes enter this afternoon's match on an eight-game winning streak, most recently defeating the San Jose Sharks 3-1 on Thursday.

During the streak, the Hurricanes have not allowed more than two goals against and are outscoring opponents 27-10.

It'll be a little tougher for the team tonight though as they'll be without Jordan Staal, Shayne Gostisbehere and Andrei Svechnikov.

The Kings are coming off of a 3-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday and are winners of six of their last seven games.

While goals have been a bit hard to come by for LA this season, they're getting some tremendous goaltending by Darcy Kuemper in a bounce back year for the veteran netminder.

Streaks

Carolina is on an eight-game winning streak
Seth Jarvis (4g, 2a) has points in six straight games.
Taylor Hall (2g, 3a) has points in four consecutive games.
Sebastian Aho (2g, 1a), Jackson Blake (2a) and Shayne Gostisbehere (3a) have points in back-to-back games.
Pyotr Kochetkov (0.948 Sv%) has won each of his last five starts.

Milestone Watch

Seth Jarvis is two points away from 200 career points.
Jordan Martinook is three assists away from 100 assists as a Carolina Hurricane.
Jordan Staal is three goals short of 300 career goals.
Jaccob Slavin needs five points to reach the 300 career points milestone.
Brent Burns pased former teammate Patrick Marleau for the fifth-longest iron man streak in San Jose on Thursday, playing in his 911th straight game.
Mark Jankowski played in his 400th career NHL game on Thursday as well.

The timing was essentially perfect for Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Brent Burns Thursday night, as he reached yet another milestone.

thehockeynews.comBrent Burns Puts Up Vintage Performance In Milestone Game Back In San JoseThe timing was essentially perfect for Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Brent Burns Thursday night, as he reached yet another milestone.

Game Notes

Carolina is 0-1-0 this season against LA, having lost 4-2 on Feb. 1 at Lenovo Center.

Key Matchups

Projected Starting Goalies

Pyotr Kochetkov: 25-11-3; 0.908 Sv%; 2.37 GAA
Darcy Kuemper: 23-9-7; 0.919 Sv%; 2.13 GAA

Leading Scorers

Goals - Seth Jarvis (27) / Adrian Kempe (28)
Points - Sebastian Aho (65) / Adrian Kempe (55)

Power Play

Carolina - 17.9% (27th)
LA - 15.3% (28th)

Penalty Kill

Carolina - 84.8% (1st)
LA - 81.5% (9th)

Hurricanes Projected Lineup

Seth Jarvis - Sebastian Aho - Jackson Blake
Taylor Hall - Jesperi Kotkaniemi - Jack Roslovic
Jordan Martinook - Mark Jankowski - Eric Robinson
Juha Jaaska - Tyson Jost - Logan Stankoven

Jaccob Slavin - Brent Burn
Dmitry Orlov - Jalen Chatfield
Sean Walker - Scott Morrow

Pyotr Kochetkov
Frederik Andersen

Injuries and Scratches: Jordan Staal (LBI), Shayne Gostisbehere (illness), Andrei Svechnikov (UBI), William Carrier (LBI), Tyson Jost (LBI), Jesper Fast (neck)

The Carolina Hurricanes won their eighth consecutive game Thursday night with a 3-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks at SAP Center.

thehockeynews.com3 Takeaways: Hurricanes Rally For 3-1 Victory In San JoseThe Carolina Hurricanes won their eighth consecutive game Thursday night with a 3-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks at SAP Center.

Kings Projected Lineup

Andrei Kuzmenko - Anze Kopitar - Adrian Kempe
Kevin Fiala - Quinton Byfield - Alex Laferriere
Warren Foegele - Phillip Danault - Trevor Moore
Tanner Jeannot - Samuel Helenius - Alex Turcotte

Mikey Anderson - Drew Doughty
Vladislav Gavrikov - Jordan Spence
Joel Edmundson - Brandt Clarke

Darcy Kuemper
David Rittich

Injuries and Scratches: Kyle Burroughs, Joe Hicketts, Jacob Moverare, Akil Thomas

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