The Los Angeles Kings are red hot, riding a five-game winning streak after defeating the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday.
The Los Angeles Kings are red hot, riding a five-game winning streak after defeating the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday.
Standing in their way are the Pittsburgh Penguins who are 2-0 on their California trip.
This will also be Pheonix Copley's first start in seven games after he was pulled last time out against the Arizona Coyotes.
Overall, the Penguins have been just okay this season, while the Kings have announced themselves as one of the league's premier teams early this season.
This will be the Kings' second game in as many nights though which will present an extra layer of difficulty.
Outside of the change in net, there aren't any expected changes for the Kings.
Projected Los Angeles Kings 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:
Pheonix Copley
Cam Talbot
Projected Pittsburgh Penguins Lines:
Forwards:
Jake Guentzel - Sidney Crosby - Bryan Rust
Reilly Smith - Evgeni Malkin - Rickard Rakell
Drew O'Connor - Lars Eller - Radim Zohorna
Matt Nieto - Noel Acciari - Vinnie Hinostroza
Defense:
Ryan Graves - Kris Letang
Marcus Pettersson - Erik Karlsson
Pierre-Olivier Joseph - Ryan Shea
Goalies:
Magnus Hellberg
Tristan Jarry