{ "blocks": [ { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "The Los Angeles Kings host the Philadelphia Flyers in their second game of a five-game homestand. This is also the second game for the Flyers on their five-game road trip." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Both teams come into this contest on the second night of a back-to-back where, this season, the Kings are 4-1-0 and the Flyers are 1-5-0. Philadelphia’s most recent second-half loss came at the hands of LA at home, ten days ago, on December 19^th, 2024, where the Kings turned it on in the third period scoring four goals in the last twenty minutes, final score 7-3." } }, { "id": "uora9k4l-h7yevsnj", "type": "embed", "data": { "service": "twitter", "source": "https://twitter.com/LAKings/status/1869943692167131641", "embed": "https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?id=1869943692167131641", "caption": "" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Yesterday, the Kings recorded a 4-3 overtime victory over the Edmonton Oilers and the Flyers defeated the Anaheim Ducks 3-1." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "A few weeks back, rumors circulated that LA and Philadelphia could be making a trade with one another, but those rumblings seem to have murmured. Nevertheless, this is a good chance for each club to scout the other in the event an offer is still on the table." } }, { "type": "header", "data": { "text": "PHILLY DANAULT", "level": 2 } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "In eighteen career games against the Flyers, Kings Forward Phillip Danault has recorded thirteen points (3G, 10A) with a +8 rating. Danault’s calling card has always been his ability to battle in the faceoff circle and his numbers against Philadelphia reflect that – a 57.3% success rate in two hundred seventy-four battles." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "In their last meeting, Danault registered an assist and a -1." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Against the Flyers, Danault has averaged 17:33 TOI. That’s tied for his sixth-most (with the New York Rangers) versus any NHL team he’s faced. By comparison, both the Winnipeg Jets and Nashville Predators are tied for second with Danault averaging 17:41 TOI." } }, { "type": "header", "data": { "text": "PETER OUT", "level": 2 } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "On June 6th, 2023, the Kings finalized a three-team trade with the Flyers and Columbus Blue Jackets. The noteworthy exchange between LA and Philadelphia was the cap dump of Goaltender Cal Petersen." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Petersen had signed a three-year extension with the Kings on September 22nd, 2021 worth $15M ($5M AAV) beginning in the 2022-23 season. He’d only see ten games in the NHL, that season, with a 3.75 GAA and a .868 SV% on a 5-3-2 record, before being put on the waivers with the intent of sending him down to the American Hockey League’s (AHL) Ontario Reign." } }, { "type": "quote", "data": { "text": "

“The idea here is that Cal can go down [to Ontario] and play in games and get that structure that we believe in, [then] come back up and help us.” – LA Kings General Manager Rob Blake

", "alignment": "left" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Petersen would not return to LA." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "To get out from under his contract, Kings General Manager Rob Blake sent a package of players (Petersen, Sean Walker, and Helge Grans) along with a 2024 second-round draft pick which bounced from the Flyers to the Chicago Blackhawks and finally the New York Islanders." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": " Since the trade, Petersen has only played in five NHL games including a 4-2 win over the Kings on November 11th, 2023." } }, { "id": "07bb7tp1-9zribof0", "type": "embed", "data": { "service": "twitter", "source": "https://twitter.com/NHLFlyers/status/1724146034123681952", "embed": "https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?id=1724146034123681952", "caption": "" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "A netminder once thought to be Jonathan Quick’s predecessor, Petersen never quite lived up to his hype coming out of college where he Captained the Notre Dame Fighting Irish." } }, { "id": "im1gywhl-z7nrmayz", "type": "embed", "data": { "service": "twitter", "source": "https://twitter.com/Buccigross/status/574212340171870208", "embed": "https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?id=574212340171870208", "caption": "" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "The Flyers' goaltending hasn't been great, this season. Samuel Ersson, Aleksei Kolosov, and Ivan Fedotov have a combined 12-14-4 record, 3.37 GAA and an .878 SV%. If that trend continues, Philadelphia may take a flyer on Petersen." } }, { "type": "header", "data": { "text": "FLY BY", "level": 2 } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Kings Forward Quinton Byfield heads into this contest riding a four-game point streak against the Flyers with one goal and five assists." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Puck drop is slated for 6:05 PM PST. You can watch the game on television via FanDuel Sports Network or listen live with the ESPN LA app." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": " Related Videos: LA Kings Weekly Preview" } }, { "type": "video", "data": { "url": "https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/video-migration/FyLFyviy.mp4", "streached": true, "controls": true, "caption": "THNKeithFriesWeek5Video", "image": { "url": "https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/video-migration/FyLFyviy-poster.jpg" }, "cdn": { "service": "jwplayer", "playlistUrl": "https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/FyLFyviy.m3u8", "sources": [ { "file": "https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/FyLFyviy.m3u8", "type": "application/vnd.apple.mpegurl" }, { "file": "https://cdn.jwplayer.com/videos/FyLFyviy-TREaY2md.mp4", "type": "video/mp4", "height": 180, "width": 320, "label": "180p", "bitrate": 153768, "filesize": 1057155, "framerate": 60 }, { "file": "https://cdn.jwplayer.com/videos/FyLFyviy-AMFhNdzY.mp4", "type": "video/mp4", "height": 270, "width": 480, "label": "270p", "bitrate": 180723, "filesize": 1242477, "framerate": 60 }, { "file": "https://cdn.jwplayer.com/videos/FyLFyviy-B0ZYrEQ2.mp4", "type": "video/mp4", "height": 720, "width": 1280, "label": "720p", "bitrate": 289064, "filesize": 1987316, "framerate": 60 }, { "file": "https://cdn.jwplayer.com/videos/FyLFyviy-GyUA0PMc.m4a", "type": "audio/mp4", "label": "AAC Audio", "bitrate": 115716, "filesize": 781085 }, { "file": "https://cdn.jwplayer.com/videos/FyLFyviy-wjLaB1kt.mp4", "type": "video/mp4", "height": 1080, "width": 1920, "label": "1080p", "bitrate": 404163, "filesize": 2778625, "framerate": 60 }, { "file": "https://cdn.jwplayer.com/videos/FyLFyviy-D1601XTG.mp4", "type": "video/mp4", "height": 360, "width": 640, "label": "360p", "bitrate": 198767, "filesize": 1366524, "framerate": 60 }, { "file": "https://cdn.jwplayer.com/videos/FyLFyviy-BAniOZ04.mp4", "type": "video/mp4", "height": 540, "width": 960, "label": "540p", "bitrate": 244961, "filesize": 1684113, "framerate": 60 } ] } } } ] }

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