The Kings are in San Jose taking on the Sharks as they look to get their 1st win of the 2026-27 NHL season.
The Kings take on the San Jose Sharks tonight at 10:00 PM EST. The Kings are coming off an 8-4 loss to the Colorado Avalanche, and while the score isn't the best, there were some positives to take away from the game. While the Kings allowed 4 power-play goals to the team that was ranked 1st in goals per game, they also scored two short-handed goals. It is still very early in the season to worry about the Kings, but they are looking to bounce back tonight.
Projected Kings Lines
Here are the projected lines for the Kings tonight:
Artemi Panarin - Quinton Byfield - Adrian Kempe
Mats Zuccarello - Alex Turcotte - Alex Laferriere
Trevor Moore - Erik Haula - Scott Laughton
Corey Perry - Joel Armia
Brian Dumoulin - Drew Doughty
Joel Edmundson - Brandt Clarke
Mikey Anderson - Cody Ceci
Erik Gustafsson
Anton Forsberg
Darcy Kuemper
Projected Sharks Lines
Here are the projected lines for the Sharks tonight:
Mason Marchment - Macklin Celebrini - Will Smith
Ivar Stenberg - Alexander Wennberg - Collin Graf
Igor Chernyshov - Michael Misa - Tyler Toffoli
Barclay Goodrow - Zack Ostapchuk - Kiefer Sherwood
Darnell Nurse - Michael Kesselring
Nolan Allan - Jacob Trouba
Dmitry Orlov - Luca Cagnoni
Yaroslav Askarov
Alex Nedeljkovic
Game Notes
The Kings will dress 11 forwards and seven defensemen tonight. Corey Perry will make his season debut, and Erik Gustafsson will make his Kings debut. The goaltending matchup seems to be Anton Forsberg for the Kings and Yaroslav Askarov for the Sharks. Forsberg is set to make his season debut tonight after Darcy Kuemper started in the 8-4 loss to Colorado. Yaroslav Askarov is coming off a 4-3 overtime win over the Panthers.
Overall, the Kings will be looking to find more success against a conference rival. Kings vs. Sharks is tonight at 10:00 PM EST, and the Kings are looking to win their 1st of the season.
