Just the Facts
| Los Angeles Kings | Stats | New York Rangers |
|---|---|---|
| 2-7-1 (5 pts) | Record | 3-6-1 (7 pts) |
| 8.8% | Power Play % | 21.9% |
| 75.0% | Penalty Kill % | 75.8% |
| 1.80 | Goals For/Game | 2.40 |
| 3.60 | Goals Against/Game | 3.40 |
| 27.5 | Shots For/Game | 31.6 |
| 30.4 | Shots Against/Game | 34.4 |
| Iafallo (7) | Points Leader | Zibanejad (9) |
| Toffoli, Kopitar (3) | Goals Leader | Zibanejad (5) |
| Iafallo, Doughty (5) | Assists Leader | Zuccarello, Pionk (6) |
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Los Angeles Kings
#LAKings lines via color coding:
Gray: Iafallo-Kopitar-Brown
Blue: Pearson-Carter-Toffoli
White: Kovalchuk-Amadio-Lewis-Kempe
Yellow: Clifford-Thompson-Wagner
Red: Vilardi— Jon Rosen (@lakingsinsider) October 27, 2018
No morning skate so your guess is as good as ours. Adrian Kempe appears to have the spot of shame as the extra on that third line, but despite some sections of the fan base clamoring for him to sit until he gets his mind wrapped around not taking penalties, it’s more than likely that Mike Amadio will be the odd man out. Defense is another big question mark; if Forbort draws back in, LaDue will probably come out. They seem to like Sean Walker a lot, and he hasn’t looked entirely out of place on that bottom pairing, aside from some “welcome to the NHL” type moments that we’d also be seeing with anyone else who’d draw in there.
Jack Campbell, of course, will get the start in net, with Peter Budaj backing him up.
New York Rangers
Vesey – Zibanejad – Zuccarello
Kreider – Hayes – Spooner
Namestnikov – Howden – Buchnevich
McLeod – Chytil – Fast
Staal – Pionk
Skjei – DeAngelo
Smith – Shattenkirk
Lundqvist
(Georgiev)