11/7 - The Week That Was, The Week That Is

The Week That Was

Onto the Windy City, the Kings picked up a point in an overtime loss at the United Center versus the Chicago Blackhawks. The low scoring affair yielded just two regulation goals. Scoring the lone Kings goal was Blake Lizotte who potted his third and fourth goals of the season this past week.

Concluding the week that was, was a home game against the Florida Panthers that had everything. In a high scoring affair, the Kings came out victorious 5-4 despite trailing by a goal twice in the game. Up by a goal in the final minutes of the game, with a Panthers net empty the Kings took exception to a Matthew Tkachuk high stick on Jonathan Quick. Mere seconds later, a scrum would ensue and Tkachuk would be handed a goalie interference penalty and a game misconduct that would see him ejected from the game. Tkachuk's high stick on Quick later resulted in the NHL suspending the Panthers forward for two games without pay.

Notable News From The Week That Was:
- Kevin Fiala (1-4=5) led the Kings in assists and points. - Arthur Kaliyev, Carl Grundstrom, Gabriel Vilardi and Blake Lizotte each tied for the Kings lead in goals with two. - On Sunday, November 6th, the Kings loaned Quinton Byfield to the Ontario Reign. Byfield has missed six consecutive games due to an illness. - Jonathan Quick went 2-0-1 in his three starts. - The Kings power play went 3-for-14 in the four games and currently ranks 23rd in the NHL (19.7%). - The Kings penalty kill went 8-for-11 in the four games and currently ranks 19th in the NHL (76.8%).

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The Week That Is

The Kings upcoming week will consist of three more home games, two of which will be on ESPN+/Hulu. All three games this week will be rematches from earlier in the season as the Kings will return the favor as the home team this time around. Having gone up against the Minnesota Wild, Chicago Blackhawks and the Detroit Red Wings already this season, the Kings hold a combined 2-0-1 record versus the three teams with all of those games being one-goal games.
The week begins Tuesday night with another early season clash against Kevin Fiala's former team the Minnesota Wild. The Kings defeated the Wild in Minnesota on October 15th in an eventful 7-6 regulation win. The night was highlighted by Fiala's return to Minnesota for the first time since being traded from the Wild to the Kings this past offseason. As for the game itself, the Kings jumped out to a 3-0 first period lead and would go on to put up a touchdown in the game. The victory resulted in the first points of the season for the Kings. The Wild enter Tuesday's tilt at Crypto.com Arena having earned points in six of their last eight games but could be without four of the forwards.
Two nights later, the Kings are set to host another Central Division opponent, the Chicago Blackhawks. The Kings played the Blackhawks just two games ago in Chicago where they fell in overtime 2-1. Now 14 games into the regular season, six of those games have come against Central Division opponents. In those six games, the Kings hold a record of 3-2-1. After Thursday, the Kings do not play a Central Division team until December 1st when they host the Arizona Coyotes.
The Kings will conclude a four-game home stand on Saturday night against the Eastern Conference Detroit Red Wings. Through 12 games this season, the Red Wings have been led by the former 2013 Kings draft pick Dominik Kubalik. Kubalik currently leads his team in goals (6) and is tied for the team lead in points (15). Being that the Red Wings are in the Eastern Conference, this will be the team's last meeting this season.
Upcoming games this week:
- 11/8 vs. Minnesota Wild @7:30 - 11/10 vs. Chicago Blackhawks @7:30 - 11/12 vs. Detroit Red Wings @7:30