A non-conference game between the Florida Panthers and the Los Angeles Kings is scheduled for Wednesday night.
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With almost 50,000 people under evacuation orders or advisories due to wildfires raging north of Los Angeles, the game will take place.
The defending champions, Florida (28-17-3, in the Atlantic Division), have a 5-4-1 record over their past ten games.
The Panthers defeated the Anaheim Ducks 5-2 on Tuesday night after Sam Reinhart ended a three-game goal drought. The West Coast trip consists of four games, this being the second. This season, the Panthers had a 15-8-1 road record.
In their 10th consecutive game against the Ducks, the Panthers earned a point thanks to goals and assists from Carter Verhaeghe.
Goals were added by Uvis Balinskis, Sam Bennett, and Evan Rodrigues. Sergei Bobrovsky recorded 28 saves, while Mackie Samoskevich and Tomas Nosek each contributed two assists.
With 1:11 left in the first period, Verhaeghe extended the Panthers’ lead to 3-1 by stealing the puck from Anaheim defenseman Jacob Trouba behind the Ducks’ goal and placing it in the top right corner of the net. Only Tampa Bay and Ottawa have scored more goals in the opening period than Florida, which has done so four times this season.
Aleksander Barkov Jr. has contributed five assists in the last ten games, while Matthew Tkachuk has 14 goals and 27 assists for the Panthers.
Bobrovsky has a 2.83 goals-against average and is 19-11-0-2 in 32 games.
In the Pacific Division, the Kings (25-14-5) are 14-3-1 at home and 6-4 in their last ten games.
Among those losses was the Kings’ heartbreaking 5-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday night, which ended their nine-game winning streak at home on a night when they paid tribute to local first responders and firemen.
On Tuesday, January 21, 2025, in Anaheim, California, Florida Panthers center Sam Reinhart (13) celebrates with teammates and defenseman Niko Mikkola (77) following a goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Anaheim Ducks. (Photo by Jessie Alcheh for AP)
David Rittich made 27 saves, while Adrian Kempe scored the Los Angeles goal.
Over the past ten games, Phillip Danault has contributed five assists, while Anze Kopitar has scored 12 goals and provided 31 assists for the Kings.
Darcy Kuemper has 13-4-0-5 with a 2.10 goals-against average after starting 23 games in goal. Rittach is 11-10 with a 2.65 goals-against average and has made 20 starts.
The game The two teams will play their first game of the season on Wednesday.
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