Overview
- The Kings resume with back-to-back home games at Crypto.com Arena, hosting the Golden Knights tonight and the Oilers tomorrow.
- Artemi Panarin is set to make his Kings debut on a line with center Alex Laferriere and Adrian Kempe, with potential time on both power-play units.
- Kevin Fiala will miss the remainder of the regular season with a broken leg sustained at the Olympics, creating LTIR flexibility that could facilitate additions before the March trade deadline.
- Vegas ruled out Jack Eichel and Noah Hanifin for tonight’s game, with Mitch Marner, Mark Stone, and Shea Theodore listed as questionable.
- Los Angeles has one of the league’s weakest offenses through 56 games and trails Edmonton by four points and Vegas by eight while remaining three points out of a playoff spot.