Pheonix Copley will get the start against Arizona, his first since a tough outing against the Carolina Hurricanes.
After two days off, the Los Angeles Kings head back into Crypto.com Arena to take on the Arizona Coyotes on Tuesday night.
The Kings will need to find their finish Tuesday, after struggling to convert on chances against the Boston Bruins on Saturday.
On the bright side, it's better to have chances that you can't finish than to not get chances at all.
Still, they need more, specifically from some of their big-name forwards.
One goal, an empty netter, between Adrian Kempe and Kevin Fiala and just one goal from Quinton Byfield simply isn't good enough, even this early in the season.
Again, the chances are there, so I don't expect these struggles to continue.
Pheonix Copley will get the start against Arizona, his first since a tough outing against the Carolina Hurricanes.
In what feels like the 20th time this season, the Kings once again come up against the Coyotes. They should have an advantage up the middle against two young centers in Barrett Hayton and Logan Cooley.
But those are two skilled players the Kings will have to keep an eye on.
Kings Milestone Watch:
- F Blake Lizotte 7 points from 100
- D Mikey Anderson 1 game from 200
- F Trevor Lewis 3 games from 900; 10 goals from 100
- F Anze Kopitar 3 games from 1,300; 5 goals from 400
- G Pheonix Copley 10 wins from 50
Projected 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
Arizona Coyotes Projected Lines Per DailyFaceoff.com:
Forwards:
Clayton Keller - Barrett Hayton - Nick Schmaltz
Matias Maccelli - Logan Cooley - Jan Jenik
Zach Sanford - Nick Bjugstad - Lawson Crouse
Alexander Kerfoot - Jack McBain - Liam O'Brien
Defense:
J. J. Moser - Sean Durzi
Travis Dermott - Mathew Dumba
Juuso Valimaki - Troy Stecher
Goalies:
Connor Ingram
Karel Vejmelka