2021-22 Regular Season Pregame Game 2: Minnesota Wild Vs LA Kings

Good Evening Hockey Fans! Welcome to tonight’s Western Conference matchup as the Minnesota Wild are in town to battle your Los Angeles Kings. Tonight’s game is a 7:30 PST start time from Staples Center. Both teams broadcasts can be streamed on the Bally Sports App. For the Kings broadcast you can tune into Bally 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

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Kings Record Before The Game

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Pregame Notes: Kings forward Brendan Lemuix was placed on COVID protocol for tonight's game, due to Lemuix being placed on COVID protocol the Kings called up Rasmus Kupari. 

Pregame Stats: The Kings come into tonight’s game with a total Corsi percentage of 65.6% which ranks them 25th in the league. 

Pregame Stats: The Wild come into tonight’s game with a total Corsi percentage of 56.06% which ranks them 28th in the league. 

Tonight’s Lineup For The Minnesota Wild

Kirill Kaprizov-Joel Eriksson Ek-Mats Zuccarello

Jordan Greenway-Ryan Hartman-Marcus Foligno

Victor Rask-Fredrick Gaudreau-Kevin Fiala 

Nico Sturm-Nick Bonino-Nick Bjugstad 

Defense Pairings 

Alex Goligoski-Jared Spurgeon 

Jonas Brodin-Matt Dumba

John Merrill- Dmitry Kulikov  

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

Scratches For Tonight’s Game: Jordie Benn, Rem Pitlick

Players On Injury Reserve: Matthew Boldy (Ankle injury, duration of the injury 5 weeks) 

COVID 19 Protocol: None

Tonight's Starting Lineup For Your Kings

Viktor Arvidsson-Anze Kopitar-Dustin Brown 

Alex Iafallo-Phillip Danault-Adrian Kempe

Vladimir Tkachev-Gabriel Vilardi-Arthur Kaliyev

Trevor Moore-Blake Lizotte-Rasmus Kupari 

Defense Pairings

Mikey Anderson-Drew Doughty 

Tobias Bjornfot-Matt Roy

Alex Edler-Sean Walker

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

 
Scratches For Tonight's Game: Olli Maatta, Carl Grundstrom, 

Players On The Injury Reserve List: Andreas Athanasiou (Undisclosed injury, duration day to day), Lias Andersson (Groin injury Duration of injury unknown)

COVID Protocol: Brendan Lemiuex