The Kings will return to Talbot for a second straight game on Wednesday despite struggling in their game-one loss to the Edmonton Oilers. The Oilers jumped out to a 4-0 lead less than halfway through game one en route to an eventual 7-4 victory where Talbot allowed six goals on 44 shots (.864 SV%). The Kings enter game two as +163 road underdogs.
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The Kings will return to Talbot for a second straight game on Wednesday despite struggling in their game-one loss to the Edmonton Oilers. The Oilers jumped out to a 4-0 lead less than halfway through game one en route to an eventual 7-4 victory where Talbot allowed six goals on 44 shots (.864 SV%). The Kings enter game two as +163 road underdogs.
The Kings will turn to Talbot between the pipes in their game one matchup on Monday night against the Edmonton Oilers. The veteran Talbot struggled in his last two games (1-1-0), allowing seven goals on 41 combined shots (.829 SV%) but overall was serviceable this season for the Kings, posting a 2.50 GAA and .913 SV% in 54 games (27-20-6). The Kings enter game one as +149 road underdogs.
Grundstrom has been out since February 13th but it looks like he'll dress on the Kings' fourth line in game 1 vs. Edmonton. The 26-year-old winger did play two games with Ontario (AHL) during an LTIR conditioning loan and tallied one goal and one assist.
Grundstrom has been out since February 13th but it looks like he'll dress on the Kings' fourth line in game 1 vs. Edmonton. The 26-year-old winger did play two games with Ontario (AHL) during an LTIR conditioning loan and tallied one goal and one assist.
The Kings will turn to Talbot for their regular season finale when they host the Blackhawks on Thursday. Talbot took the loss his last time out, allowing three goals on 28 shots in Monday's 3-1 defeat at the hands of the Wild. The 36-year-old netminder comes into tonight's action with a .915 SV% and a 26-20-6 record across 53 appearances. He has a great chance of closing out the regular season with a win as the Kings enter action as -450 favourites over the Blackhawks.
Turcotte has not played since March 19th due to the upper-body injury. Turcotte has four points (1G / 3A) in 20 games this season. Akil Thomas was reassigned to Ontario (AHL) in order to make room for Turcotte on the NHL roster.
Thomas impressed in his short stint with the Kings, scoring three goals and adding one assist across seven games while playing less than nine minutes a night. His demotion makes way for the return of Alex Turcotte (upper-body).
Moverare played just 8:31 in Saturday's game against the Ducks and will be the odd-man out on Monday. His absence makes way for the return of Anze Kopitar (undisclosed).
Kopitar did not play on Saturday but will return on Monday against the Minnesota Wild. Kopitar has four points (0G / 2A) in his last three games and 70 points (26G / 44A) in 79 games this season.
The Kings continue their fight for playoff positioning on Monday and will turn to Talbot between the pipes against the Minnesota Wild. Talbot has played well lately, allowing three or fewer goals in four straight (3-1-0), including saving 22 of 23 shots (.957 SV%) in his most recent outing, a 4-1 win over the Calgary Flames. The Kings enter action as -168 home favourites.
Kopitar did not play on Saturday and could miss a second straight game on Monday against the Minnesota Wild. Kopitar has four points (0G / 2A) in his last three games and 70 points (26G / 44A) in 79 games this season. On Saturday, Pierre-Luc Dubois centred the top line with Quinton Byfield and Adrian Kempe.
The Kings continue their fight for playoff positioning on Monday and will turn to Talbot between the pipes against the Minnesota Wild. Talbot has played well lately, allowing three or fewer goals in four straight (3-1-0), including saving 22 of 23 shots (.957 SV%) in his most recent outing, a 4-1 win over the Calgary Flames. The Kings enter action as -168 home favourites.
The Kings are coming off a disappointing 3-1 loss to the Anaheim Ducks but will turn to Talbot between the pipes for the third straight game. Talbot has allowed three or fewer goals in three straight (2-1-0), but was unsuccessful against the Ducks, allowing three goals on 27 shots (.889 SV%). The Kings enter action on Thursday as -186 home favourites against the Calgary Flames.