The Los Angeles Kings are currently riding a dominant three-game winning streak where they've outscored their opponents 12-3, but they face a massive test on Wednesday against the Vegas Golden Knights.
The Los Angeles Kings are currently riding a dominant three-game winning streak where they've outscored their opponents 12-3, but they face a massive test on Wednesday against the Vegas Golden Knights.
This game comes 11 days after the Kings' last game against the Knights, a 4-3 shootout defeat.
Not much has changed in that short time, but the Kings do look like a more confident team.
They also head into Vegas undefeated on the road this season.
Depth scoring has been key for the Kings this season, but they'll hope the top line can continue their scoring after a strong performance against the Philadelphia Flyers.
Particularly Quinton Byfield who was dominant against the Flyers. If he can have a similar performance against Vegas, the Kings will be in a great position.
Another strong performance from Cam Talbot certainly wouldn't hurt things either.
Los Angeles Kings Projected Lines:
Forwards:
Quinton Byfield - Anze Kopitar - Adrian Kempe
Kevin Fiala - Pierre-Luc Dubois - Alex Laferriere
Trevor Moore - Phil Danault - Arthur Kaliyev
Carl Grundstrom - Blake Lizotte - Trevor Lewis
Defense:
Mikey Anderson - Drew Doughty
Vladislav Gavrikov - Matt Roy
Andreas Englund - Jordan Spence
Goalies:
Cam Talbot
Pheonix Copley
Vegas Golden Knights Projected Lines:
Forwards:
Ivan Barbashev-Jack Eichel - Jonathan Marchessault
Paul Cotter - Chandler Stephenson - Mark Stone
Pave; Dorofeyev - William Karlsson - Michael Amadio
Will Carrier - Brett Howden - Keegan Kolesar
Defense:
Alec Martinez - Alex Pietrangelo
Brayden McNabb - Shea Theodore
Ben Hutton- Brayden Pachal
Goalies:
Adin Hill
Logan Thompson