Kings Vs Canucks Game Preview: Kings Desperate To Snap 4 Game Losing Streak
The Kings are finishing up their road trip in Vancouver as they take on the Canucks. They look to get their first win of the road trip tonight.
The Kings are 0-0-2 on their road trip so far, and they play their final road game of this 3-game trip tonight against the Vancouver Canucks. The Kings are coming into this game after a 3-2 shootout loss against the Calgary Flames. The Kings are currently on a 2-game point streak, having lost to Utah and Calgary in overtime.
The Canucks , on the other hand, are coming into this game having lost 5-3 against the Anaheim Ducks. Kings Projected Lines Here are the projected lines for the Kings tonight: Artemi Panarin - Anze Kopitar - Adrian Kempe Trevor Moore - Quinton Byfield - Alex Laferriere Joel Armia - Scott Laughton - Jared Wright Jeff Malott - Samuel Helenius - Mathieu Joseph Mikey Anderson - Drew Doughty Joel Edmundson - Brandt Clarke Brian Dumoulin - Cody Ceci Darcy Kuemper Anton Forsberg Canucks Projected Lines Here are the Canucks projected lines tonight: Liam Ohgren - Marco Rossi - Brock Boeser Drew O’Connor - Elias Pettersson - Evander Kane Max Sasson - Teddy Blueger - Linus Karlsson Jake DeBrusk - Aatu Raty - Nils Hoglander Elias Pettersson - Filip Hronek Marcus Pettersson - Tom Willander Zeev Buium - P. O Joseph Kevin Lankinen Nikita Tolopilo Line Changes and Injuries King's defenseman Drew Doughty did take part in the optional skate this morning and is expected to play after he missed practice for maintenance on Wednesday.
Adrian Kempe is also expected to play today after he missed practice on Wednesday. The Kings are likely to start Darcy Kuemper for the 2nd straight game, and the Canucks are likely to start Kevin Lankinen, who is also set to play his 2nd straight game. Key Factors With the Kings sitting 3 points back of the final wildcard spot, this is a must-win game for them as they cannot afford to lose any points.
The Kings have to get depth scoring from their bottom 6. Recently, Artemi Panarin has been the consistent offensive threat for the Kings in the last couple of games, and while that is a major positive, the other forwards have to step up as well if they want to make the playoffs. The Kings and Flames game was another example of the Kings failing to hold a lead when it mattered.