2020-21 Regular Season Pregame: Game 14 Minnesota Wild Vs Los Angeles Kings

Good Evening Hockey Fans! Welcome to tonight’s Western Division matchup as the Minnesota Wild are in town to battle your Los Angeles Kings. Tonight’s game is a 7:00 PST start time from Staples Center. The Kings will play three games of this home stand instead of four that I mentioned earlier when they faced the Sharks last week, the first game of this series was postponed due to members of the Wild getting COVID-19. Both teams broadcasts can be streamed on Fox Sports Go. For the Kings broadcast you can tune into Fox Sports West for the call of tonight’s tv broadcast is Alex Faust and Jim Fox and for radio Nick Nickson and Daryl Evans can be heard on the Kings IHeartRadio Network. For Minnesota’s broadcast Anthony LaPanta and Mike Greenlay will have to call on Fox Sports North while Bob Kurtz and Tom Reid will have the radio call on 100.3 FM KFAN: The Fan.

Wild Record Before The Game

(6-5-0)

Kings Record Before The Game

(4-6-3)

Tonight’s Lineup For The Minnesota Wild

Zach Parise-Joel Eriksson Ek-Kevin Fiala 

Jordan Greenway-Marcus Johansson-Kirill Kapizov 

Marcus Foligno-Nick Bjugstad-Ryan Hartman 

Mats Zuccarello-Luke Johnson-Gerald Mayhew

Defense Pairings 

Ryan Suter-Calen Addison

Dakota Mermis-Matt Dumba

Matt Bartkowski-Louie Belpedio

Tonight’s starting goalie is Kaapo Kahkonen (backup is Andrew Hammond)

Scratches for tonight’s game: Ian Cole, Nico Sturm, Nick Bonino

Players on injury reserve/unfit to play list: Jared Spurgeon (Upper Body Injury), Alex Stalock (Upper Body Injury) 

COVID 19 Protocol: Victor Rask, Jonas Brodin, Carson Soucy, Brad Hunt, Cam Talbot 

Tonight's Starting Lineup For Your Kings

Alex Iafallo-Anze Kopitar-Dustin Brown 

Adrian Kempe-Gabriel Vilardi-Jeff Carter

Austin Wagner-Lias Andersson-Matt Luff

Carl Grundstrom-Jaret Anderson-Dolan-Trevor Moore

Defense Pairings

Mikey Anderson-Drew Doughty 

Tobias Bjornfot-Matt Roy

Olli Maatta-Austin Strand Kale Clague

Tonight's Starting Goalie For Your Kings is Jonathan Quick (Backup Goalie Is Cal Petersen)

 
Scratches For Tonight's Game: Andreas Athanasiou, Blake Lizotte, Michael Amadio, Kale Clague, Kurtis MacDermid

Taxi Squad Players: Forwards: Tyler Madden, Michael Eyssimont Defensemen: Austin Strand, Mark Alt Goaltender Troy Grosenick 

Players On The Injury Reserve List: Sean Walker (Face Injury) Martin Frk (Lower Body)

COVID-19 Protocol: None