2020-21 Regular Season Pregame: Game 19 Los Angeles Kings Vs Minnesota Wild

Good Evening Hockey Fans! Tonight the LA Kings play game five on this six game road trip, the Kings play game one of a two game series, against the Minnesota Wild from the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul Minnesota. The game will have a 7:00 cst (5:00 pst) start time. 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 Spirts North while Bob Kurtz and Tom Reid will have the radio call on 100.3 FM KFAN: The Fan.

Kings Record Before The Game

(9-6-3)

Wild Record Before The Game

(10-6-0)

Pregame Notes: Dustin Brown comes into tonight’s game with 11 goals on the season and is still tied 5th in the NHL for goals.

Goaltender Comparisons: Jonathan Quick and Cal Petersen have combined a total of 2.88 goals against average and a .917 save percentage coming into tonight’s game for the Kings. Kaapo Kahkonen and Cam Talbot have combined for a total of 2.38 goals against average and a .918 save percentage for Minnesota 

Tonight's Starting Lineup For Your Kings

Alex Iafallo-Anze Kopitar-Dustin Brown 

Adrian Kempe-Gabriel Vilardi-Jeff Carter

Carl Grundstrom-Blake Lizotte-Trevor Moore

Andreas Athanasiou-Michael Amadio-Austin Wagner

Defense Pairings

Olli Maatta-Drew Doughty 

Tobias Bjornfot-Matt Roy

Kurtis MacDermid-Sean Walker

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

 
Scratches For Tonight's Game: Matt Luff, Austin Strand 

Taxi Squad Players: Forwards: Lias Andersson, Boko Imama, Drake Dymsha, Rasmus Kupari Defensemen: Mark Alt Goaltender Troy Grossneick 

Players On The Injury Reserve List: Martin Frk (Lower Body), Jaret Anderson-Dolan (Upper Body), Mikey Anderson (Lower Body)

COVID-19 Protocol: None

Tonight’s Lineup For The Minnesota Wild

Jordan Greenway-Joel Eriksson Ek-Kevin Fiala 

Kirill Kapizov-Victor Rask -Mats Zuccarello

Zach Parise-Ryan Hartman-Marcus Foligno

Nico Sturm-Nick Bonino-Nick Bjugstad 

Defense Pairings 

Ryan Suter-Jared Spurgeon 

Jonas Brodin-Matt Dumba

Carson Soucy-Ian Cole 

Tonight’s Starting Goalie Is Cam Talbot (Backup Is Kaapo Kahkonen)

Scratches For Tonight’s Game: Brad Hunt

Players On Injury Reserve: Alex Stalock (Upper Body Injury), Marcus Johansson (Upper Body)

Taxi Squad: Forwards: Luke Johnson, Gerald Mayhew, Kyle Rau Defensemen: Dakota Mermis, Matt Bartkowski Goaltender: Andrew Hammond

COVID 19 Protocol: None