- LA Kings Insider
4/15 Preview - Optional Morning Skate, Kopitar On + Talbot's Workload & Play, What's On The Line Tonight
WHO: Los Angeles Kings (43-26-11) vs. Minnesota Wild (38-33-9) WHAT: NHL REGULAR-SEASON GAME WHEN: Monday, April 15 @ 6:30 PM Pacific WHERE: Crypto.com Arena – Los Angeles, CA HOW TO FOLLOW: VIDEO: ESPN – AUDIO – iHeart Radio – TWITTER: @DooleyLAK & @LAKings TONIGHT'S MATCHUP: Two games remaining for the LA Kings, who host the Minnesota Wild for the penultimate home game of the 2023-24 regular season. HEAD-TO-HEAD: Forwards Kevin Fiala (1-3-4) and Adrian Kempe (1-3-4) lead the Kings this season with four points from the first two head-to-head matchups. Forward Pierre-Luc Dubois has two goals from the three games, the only King with multiple goals versus Minnesota this season. KINGS VITALS: The
- Whittier Daily News
Dubois gave Kings a lift, but likely to see fewer minutes when Kopitar returns
As the Kings hurled toward a probable third consecutive playoff matchup with the Edmonton Oilers, they prepared for their penultimate game of the regular season, which will offer them a chance to sweep the season series from the Minnesota Wild. Following their 3-1 win against the Ducks Saturday, Kings interim coach Jim Hiller repeated the same thing he said in response to a question about resting captain Anze Kopitar against the Ducks (which he did) regarding Kopitar's status in Games 81 and 82. In Kopitar's stead Saturday slotted the ballyhooed offseason acquisition Pierre-Luc Dubois, in the middle of the No. 1 line and operating in a new position for him as a King, but a very familiar one for him as a Winnipeg Jet and Columbus Blue Jacket, the netfront of the top power-play unit.
- LA Kings Insider
With 2 Games Left, Playoff Destinations Coming Into Focus + Notes on Kopitar, Grundstrom, Wright, Reign
Two games left and the picture is beginning to come into focus. Last night's combination of results gave the Kings a pretty good sense of direction heading into the final two games of the season. A Kings victory over Anaheim, combined with a Vancouver win over Edmonton and all of a sudden, all roads seemingly lead back to Edmonton. The trilogy is in sight, but not a certainty. It's not a certainty, but that's definitely what the numbers are telling us. Per PlayoffStatus.com, the Kings have a greater than three-quarters chance of facing the Oilers in the first round of the playoffs, in the ever-so-familiar 2/3 matchup in the Pacific Division. Depending on the result of this afternoon's Vegas –
All Players
| No | Player | P |
|---|---|---|
| 44 | D | |
| 33 | RW | |
| 81 | D | |
| 55 | RW | |
| 29 | G | |
| 24 | C | |
| 30 | G | |
| 8 | D | |
| 80 | C | |
| 5 | D | |
| 22 | LW | |
| 84 | D | |
| 91 | RW | |
| 34 | RW | |
| 9 | C | |
| 11 | C | |
| 78 | RW | |
| 61 | C | |
| 46 | C | |
| 12 | LW | |
| 43 | D | |
| 31 | G | |
| 3 | D | |
| 21 | D | |
| 39 | G |