The Coyotes won 6-1 against the St. Louis Blues on Saturday and have outscored opponents 13-4 during their winning streak. The Kings won 2-0 against the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday for their second straight home win. Forward Brendan Leipsic will make his Kings debut after being claimed off waivers from the Vancouver Canucks on Monday. Leipsic has 30 points (eight goals, 22 assists) in 81 NHL games.
Players to watch
Coyotes goaltender Adin Hill will try for his fourth consecutive win. Hill has allowed one goal on 60 shots since replacing Antti Raanta in the third period of a 4-3 win at the Minnesota Wild on Nov. 27. Kings forward Dustin Brown has seven points (five goals, two assists) in his past five games.
They said it
"It's going to be exciting for both of us. We've played each other in an exhibition game before, but this is definitely a higher level than an exhibition game." -- Coyotes forward Mario Kempe on playing against his brother, Kings forward Adrian Kempe, for the first time in an NHL game "It's a little surreal. I've been in a couple locker rooms now. It's a little different every time, but hopefully this situation works out." -- Kings forward Brendan Leipsic
Coyotes coach Rick Tocchet said there is no timetable for Grabner, who was injured against the Blues. "I think there's some positive news there, but you can't really do any testing until the blood kind of gets out of his eye," Tocchet said. … Lewis had surgery Tuesday and will miss an additional four to five weeks. Lewis has already missed 10 games after sustaining the injury in practice Nov. 16.
Stat pack
Keller has four points (two goals, two assists) in his past two games. … Schmaltz has four points (one goal, three assists) in his past two games. … The Kings have scored two or fewer goals in 10 of their past 13 games. Los Angeles is the lowest-scoring team in the NHL, averaging 2.11 goals per game.
