The Los Angeles Kings will face the Winnipeg Jets on Friday after a five-day postponement due to devastating California wildfires. The Kings have been impacted by the fires currently ravaging the Los Angeles area, leading to a postponement of Wednesday's game against the Calgary Flames. The team will now face the Jets before traveling to Calgary on Saturday.
The Kings’ Tanner Jeannot celebrates his goal with teammates during the second period against the Philadelphia Flyers on Dec. 19, 2024, in Philadelphia. It was a challenge to focus on the ice with fires raging around the Los Angeles area, which led to Wednesday’s postponement.
After an unexpectedly long break of five days, the Kings will face the Winnipeg Jets before traveling to Calgary for a meeting with the Flames on Saturday. They were slated to play Calgary at home Wednesday in a match that will be made up later in the season. They’ll have four divisional games on their journey: in addition to Calgary, they’ll visit Edmonton, Vancouver and Seattle.At Crypto.com Arena, they’ve compiled a points percentage 43 ticks higher than that of any other team .
Their penalty kill has actually been significantly better on the road, tying for third in the NHL , whereas at home they’re near the middle of the pack . That’s come in handy, too, since they’ve been shorthanded 3.33 times per game on the road but averaged 2.65 penalty kills at home.
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