The Kings will close out their four-game home stand this week with three tilts at Crypto.com Arena. In the three upcoming games, the Kings will face off against a familiar foe in the Seattle Kraken to begin the week, and will then see both the Arizona Coyotes and Carolina Hurricanes for the first time this season.
As mentioned, the Kings will host the Seattle Kraken to begin the week. Set to drop the puck on Tuesday, the Kings and Kraken will see each other for the third of four times this season. Having played each other just 10 days ago, the Kings will look to change the early season narrative versus the NHL's newest franchise. The Kings enter Tuesday's game with a record of 0-1-1 against the Kraken this season and have been outscored 8-3 in those two games. The Kraken are 10-1-1 in their last 12 games and are led by their newly signed 2022 Stanley Cup champion Andre Burakovsky. Burakovsky has notched 21 points (7-14=21) in 21 games this season.
Two days after the Kings host the Kraken, the Arizona Coyotes will come to town for one of their two trips to Los Angeles. Sitting at 7-10-3 and seventh in Central Division, the Coyotes game on Thursday will be game #10 of their season-long 13-game road trip. The Coyotes are currently 3-4-2 on their road trip and are led by former first-round pick Clayton Keller. Keller has notched 21 points (7-14=21) in 20 games this season.
The Kings will cap off their four-game home stand with a matchup against one of the Eastern Conference's best, the Carolina Hurricanes. The Hurricanes at 11-6-5 are tied for the most extra session losses in the NHL and have yet to win a game in either overtime or a shootout (0-5). Currently leading the Hurricanes in points is their 2017 first-round draft pick Martin Necas who has recorded 24 points (10-14=24) in 22 games this season. The Hurricanes biggest threat looks to be their team defense as they rank 2nd in the NHL in shots allowed per game, averaging just 25.9 SA/GP. On the contrast, the Kings rank 11th in the NHL in shots per game, averaging 32.6 SF/GP. Another key part to the game will be in the face-off department as both teams rank in the top 10 in the NHL in face-off win percentage, the Hurricanes 4th (53.1%) and the Kings ninth (52.4%).
Upcoming games this week:
- 11/29 vs. Seattle Kraken @7:30
- 12/1 vs. Arizona Coyotes @7:30
- 12/3 vs. Carolina Hurricanes @7:30
