8:07 pm
October 23

Kings @ Blues

Who will WIN this matchup?

Los Angeles Kings (1-2-1)

@ St. Louis Blues (3-0-0)

 

Starting Goalies:

Cal Petersen (LAK): Confirmed

Jordan Binnington (STL): Confirmed

 

Current odds:

Los Angeles Kings: (+155)

St. Louis Blues: (-175)

 

• The St. Louis Blues will stage their home opener against the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday without their two key offseason acquisitions. Winger Pavel Buchnevich will conclude his two-game NHL suspension for a head-butting incident, and winger Brandon Saad landed on the COVID-19 shelf after a positive test.

• Meanwhile, the Kings will play without cornerstone defenseman Drew Doughty, who sustained a lower-body injury in a 3-2 overtime loss to the Dallas Stars on Friday night. Doughty had to be helped off the ice after taking a leg-to-leg hit from Stars defenseman Jani Hakanpaa. Kings coach Todd McLellan said Doughty would be evaluated again Saturday.

• St. Louis winger Kyle Clifford will make his season debut on Saturday after sitting out the first three games as a healthy scratch. The Blues swept their three-game road trip to open the season, defeating the Colorado Avalanche, Arizona Coyotes and Vegas Golden Knights by the combined score of 15-8. Jordan Binnington (3-0-0, 2.67 goals-against average) has settled in as the lead goaltender again, and Jordan Kyrou (two goals, five assists) has paced the offense.

• Goaltender Jonathan Quick started Friday, so the Kings are likely to come back with Calvin Peterson (1-1-0, 2.04 GAA) against the Blues.

5/10
Confidence
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