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What you need to know ahead of the game against the Seattle Kraken:
When: Thursday, October 13 at 7:30 pm PT
Where: Crypto.com Arena (Los Angeles, CA)
Watch:
Bally Sports West
Listen:
Kings Audio Network on iHeart Radio
Tickets:
Kings vs. Kraken

Team Records:
Kraken: 0 - 0 - 1 (1 pts)
Kings: 0 - 1 - 0 (0 pts)
Kings Notes:
Brandt Clarke, the Kings first round pick in the 2021 NHL Draft (8th overall) is expected to make his NHL debut tonight against the Kraken.
Viktor Arvidsson (illness) will not play tonight. Brendan Lemieux is expected to make his season debut.
Kraken Notes:
Shane Wright, the fourth overall pick in the 2022 Draft made his NHL debut last night against the Anaheim Ducks. Wright logged 6:14 TOI in the 5-4 overtime loss.
Matthew Beniers, the second overall pick in the 2021 Draft notched two points (1-1=2) in the Kraken's season opener. Beniers now has 11 points (4-7=11) in 11 career NHL games.
Who to Watch:
Gabriel Vilardi, who scored the first Kings goal of the season. Vilardi also notched an assist in the Kings season opener on Tuesday night.
Andre Burakovsky, who comes over from the Stanley Cup winning Colorado Avalanche. In Burakovsky's first game with the Kraken, the left winger notched one goal.